PGY1 Pharmacy Diablo (Antioch, Dublin, Martinez, Pleasanton, Livermore, San Ramon, Walnut Creek), California

The PGY1 Residency Program at Kaiser Permanente, Diablo Service Area (Walnut Creek/Antioch) adheres to standards set by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) and provides thorough training in a variety of inpatient, ambulatory care, and outpatient specialties.

The purpose of the program is to build upon Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) education and outcomes to develop pharmacist practitioners with knowledge, skills, and abilities as defined in the ASHP educational competency areas, goals, and objectives. Residents who successfully complete PGY1 residency programs will be skilled in diverse patient care, practice management, leadership, and education, and be prepared to provide patient care, seek board certification in pharmacotherapy (i.e., BCPS), and pursue advanced education and training opportunities including postgraduate year two (PGY2) residencies.

Kaiser Permanente in the Diablo Service Area (Antioch/Walnut Creek)

Kaiser Permanente in the Diablo Service Area is the largest service area in Northern California, providing health care to over 490,000 members across Contra Costa and Alameda counties and encircling the beautiful Mount Diablo State Park. Our two medical centers are located at Antioch and Walnut Creek, with hospitals that are licensed for 150-beds and 233-beds, respectively. Along with our two medical centers, the Diablo Service Area encompasses seven additional medical office buildings in the surrounding areas: Delta Fair (Antioch), Dublin, Livermore, Martinez, Park Shadelands (Walnut Creek), Pleasanton, and San Ramon.

Walnut Creek At A Glance

Antioch At A Glance

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Pharmacy Services

Diablo Service Area pharmacy services consist of two inpatient pharmacies, three infusion/oncology pharmacies, eleven outpatient pharmacies, and a large team of ambulatory care pharmacists who provide a wide variety of care to the patients in our service area. Inpatient and outpatient pharmaceutical care services are provided 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Our medical centers take advantage of technology in delivering care, using electronic medical records and electronic medication administration records. Our prescribers use computer physician order entry, and nurses utilize bedside bar coding for medication safety.

Ambulatory care pharmacists participate in a wide range of clinical settings including primary care, anticoagulation (warfarin and DOACs), cardiovascular risk management, Medicare Medication Therapy Management, asthma, COPD, hepatitis C, oncology and oral chemotherapy, pain management and opioid tapering, HIV, osteoporosis, dementia, psychiatry, multiple sclerosis, psoriasis, hospice and home health, congestive heart failure, OBGYN, medication refills, chemical dependency, Care Plus clinic, weight loss management, and drug use management.

Inpatient clinical services include ID, anticoagulation, pain, NICU, transitions of care, and ICU.

Our service area provides many outstanding opportunities for pharmacists to practice in collaboration with physicians, nurses, and other health professionals under an integrated healthcare model. We are a teaching environment where CNU, Touro University, UCSF, and UOP pharmacy students complete rotations, and we also have an ASHP accredited PGY2 Oncology program offering an early commitment process for current PGY1 residents.

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Learning Experiences

Required Learning Experiences

• Acute Care
  • Hospital Operations (Staffing and General Acute Care)
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Intensive Care
• Outpatient Staffing and Management
• Primary Care

Required Longitudinal Learning Experiences

• Community Service
• Continuing Education Presentation
• Emerging Therapeutics Specialty Medication Use Evaluation
• Leadership and Professional Development
• Research Project
• Student Preceptorship

Elective Learning Experiences

• Acute Care
  • Infectious Disease
  • IP Pain Management
  • NICU

• Ambulatory Care
  • Anticoagulation Clinic
  • Asthma/COPD
  • Care Plus (Complex Chronic Conditions)
  • Chronic Pain Management
  • Congestive Heart Failure
  • Drug Use Management
  • Hepatitis C
  • HIV
  • Memory Center
  • Oncology
  • Pharmacy Continuum
  • Psychiatry and Chemical Dependency
• Other
  • Drug Information
  • Pharmacy Quality and Medication Safety
  • Teaching Certificate Program

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Requirements for Acceptance

• Must be licensed as an Intern Pharmacist in the state of California by the first day of residency program.
• Resident must be a licensed California pharmacist within 120 days from the program start date. Residents who are not licensed as a pharmacist within 120 days from the program start date will have their term of appointment extended by the number of days the resident is without licensure past the 120-day deadline up to a maximum of 45 days. Failure to obtain a California state pharmacist license within 165 days from the program start date will result in the resident being dismissed from the program and employment will be terminated.
• To be eligible for pharmacist licensure, candidates must be graduates or candidates for graduation from an ACPE accredited degree program (or one in the process of pursuing accreditation) or have a Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Examination Committee (FPGEC) certificate from the NABP.
• For more information regarding licensing in California, please visit www.pharmacy.ca.gov
• Certifications (If applicable): BLS, ACLS
• Candidates must be registered in the National Matching Services, Inc. (NMS).
• Candidates must participate in the ASHP Matching Program.
• Program NMS Code: 143013 and ASHP Program Code: 92701

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Application Requirements

• Statement of Interest/Letter of Intent
• Curriculum Vitae
• Official Pharmacy School transcripts, sent directly from the applicant’s college or school of pharmacy
• Three letters of references/recommendations utilizing the form in PhORCAS
• Application Deadline: January 3, 2025

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Interview Details

• Interviews are required and dates will be announced in January
• Visit our booth at the CSHP Seminar Residency Showcase on Friday, November 1st, 2024
• Click here to link to the Virtual Information Sessions: 
  • October 18, 2024 – 1p.m. – 2p.m. PST
  • November 19, 2024 – 12p.m. – 1p.m. PST

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