PGY1 Pharmacy San Rafael Area, California

The Kaiser Permanente San Rafael Area PGY1 residency program aims to build upon the Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) education and outcomes to develop pharmacist practitioners with knowledge, skills, and abilities as defined in the 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.

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Pharmacy Services

The Kaiser Permanente San Rafael Pharmacy Services department is comprised of talented pharmacists and supportive personnel in the inpatient, outpatient, and ambulatory care practice settings. Our hospital pharmacy includes a new USP 797/800 compliant IV clean room. In addition, we have five outpatient pharmacies and a new, state-of-the-art outpatient oncology infusion center pharmacy. By using enterprise-wide outpatient pharmacy computers and electronic medical record systems, we are able to provide world-class, integrated patient care for our members.

Each pharmacy service line maintains a strong, collaborative relationship with our group-practice physicians. The inpatient pharmacy department provides clinical services in acute and critical care medicine as well as an award-winning antimicrobial stewardship program. Ambulatory pharmacists provide clinical services that include cardiovascular risk reduction, medication therapy management, drug use management, chronic pain and harm reduction, fracture prevention, infectious diseases (Latent TB and PrEP), oncology, geriatric pharmacy, asthma, and anemia care, psychiatry, heart failure, and transitions of care pharmacy services. Our outpatient pharmacy services provide over 1.2 million prescriptions for our members each year. In addition, our pharmacists take an active role in a variety of interdisciplinary leadership committees at the medical center, including the Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee, Medication Safety Committee, and the Medical Center Drug Utilization Group.

At Kaiser Permanente San Rafael, pharmacy practice residents play an important role on our integrated healthcare team by providing pharmaceutical care for our members across the continuum of care. Our program’s success stems from our constant drive for performance excellence.

San Rafael At A Glance

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Learning Experiences

Required Learning Experiences

• Orientation (3 weeks)
• Acute Care & Critical Care Medicine (6 weeks)
• Inpatient Pharmacy Practice (4 weeks)
• Outpatient Pharmacy Practice (4 weeks)
• Cardiovascular Chronic Conditions Management (PHASE) (6 weeks)
• Medication Use Quality Improvement Project (2 weeks)

Required Longitudinal Learning Experiences

• Emerging Therapeutics Strategy Program MUE (36 weeks)
• Practice Management and Leadership (52 weeks)
• Residency Project (52 weeks)

Elective Learning Experiences

• Asthma & Erythropoietin Management (4 weeks)
• Chronic Pain (4 weeks)
• Drug Use Management (4 weeks)
• Geriatric Medicine (4 weeks)
• Hypertension Management (4 weeks)
• Oncology and Infusion (6 weeks)
• Pharmacy Desktop Medicine (4 weeks)
• Psychiatry (4 weeks)
• Advanced/repeat local rotations

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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: 130713 and ASHP Program Code: 92006

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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 (3) letters of reference/recommendation utilizing the form in PhORCAS
• Application Deadline: January 3, 2025
• Additional Information: Applications must be submitted via PhORCAS

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Interview Details

• The required virtual half-day interview will be scheduled for the week of 2/3/2025
• Click here to link to the Virtual Information Sessions:
  • October 7, 2024 – 1p.m. – 2p.m. – PST
  • November 4, 2024 – 12p.m. – 1p.m. PST
  • December 17, 2024 – 2p.m. – 3p.m. PST

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