PGY1 Pharmacy Napa Solano, California

The Napa-Solano Service Area extends from Napa to Vacaville and consists of two medical centers (Vallejo and Vacaville) and two medical office buildings (Fairfield and Napa). Within these facilities, we provide health care for nearly 310,000 members. The Kaiser Permanente Napa-Solano Residency Program is a 52-week postgraduate program that provides training and experience in the provision of pharmaceutical care and pharmacy practice. The Kaiser Permanente Napa-Solano Residency Program builds on Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) education and contributes to the development of clinical pharmacists responsible for medication-related care of patients with a wide range of conditions. It provides eligibility for board certification and postgraduate year two (PGY2) pharmacy residency training.

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Pharmacy Services

Our facilities offer a comprehensive range of ambulatory care clinics including cardiovascular risk management (PHASE)/Accountable Population Managers. We also have multidisciplinary Heart Failure, Chronic Pain Management, Oncology, Hospice Care Services, Psychiatry, Hypertension, and Adult and Family Medicine clinics. In addition, we provide anticoagulation services to over 11,000 patients and utilize drug use management programs to promote cost-effective prescribing to maintain or improve quality of care.

There are five outpatient pharmacies in the Napa-Solano Area as well as a centralized filling pharmacy in Livermore, providing comprehensive prescription dispensing and consultation services. We pride ourselves on efficient team-filling of prescriptions with optimal use of ancillary staff, such as technicians and clerks, to support our pharmacists.

Inpatient pharmacy services include decentralized medication dispensing and the use of automated dispensing machines on patient care floors. The electronic health record system enables efficient medication provision and supports clinical monitoring for necessary interventions. Our inpatient clinical pharmacists are integrated into interdisciplinary teams and provide drug therapy recommendations, protocol-based dosing adjustments, pharmacokinetic and antibiotic monitoring. Clinical pharmacy services are provided in internal medicine, critical care, infectious diseases, and transitional care pharmacy.

Napa Valley At A Glance

Vallejo At A Glance

Fairfield At A Glance

Vacaville At A Glance

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Learning Experiences

Required Learning Experiences

• Anticoagulation
• Cardiovascular Risk Management (PHASE)
• Oncology
• Inpatient Pharmacy Operations & Internal Medicine
• Medication Adherence
• Orientation

Required Longitudinal Learning Experiences

• Administration 1 and 2
• Longitudinal Staffing – Anticoagulation, Cardiovascular Risk Management (PHASE) or Oncology
• CE Seminar and Precepting
• Research Project

Elective Learning Experiences

• Adult and Family Medicine
• Chronic Pain Management
• Drug Use Management
• Heart Failure
• Hypertension
• Hospice Care Services
• Infectious Disease
• Inpatient Pharmacy Administration
• Intensive Care Unit
• Psychiatry
• Regional Pharmacy Continuum (offered by regional office)
• Transitional Care Pharmacy
• Other elective learning experiences may be developed based on resident interest and preceptor availability

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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: 163313 and ASHP Program Code: 92700

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Application Requirements

• A sample of applicant’s written work (eg. PowerPoint presentation or published article) in the last 6 months
• Application Deadline: January 2, 2026
• Curriculum Vitae
• Letter of intent
• Official Pharmacy School transcripts
• Three letters of recommendations utilizing the PhORCAS Recommendation Form.  May include formal letter of recommendation (if available).

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Interview Details

• On-site Interview Required
• On-site interviews will be held in February of 2026
• Click here to link to the Virtual Information Session: 
  • November 21, 2025 –  12p.m. – 1p.m. PST

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