PGY1 Pharmacy South Bay, California
The Kaiser Permanente South Bay PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program offers unique opportunities for residents to develop their health care skills within a large managed care setting. Our residents are able to gain experiences in outpatient, inpatient and ambulatory care pharmacy practice as well as pharmacy administration and management.
The purpose of the Kaiser Permanente Pharmacy Residency Program at the South Bay Medical Center is to provide residents with advanced training so they may develop into leaders of the pharmacy profession and become competent and caring clinicians. Residents will train in a collaborative, innovative and multidisciplinary environment where they will learn to provide high quality care to a diverse patient population in an integrated healthcare organization. The residents will gain skills in performance improvement, project management, and self-monitoring & development. Residents completing the program will possess marketable skills for current and future job opportunities in various areas of pharmacy practice.
Pharmacy Services
Kaiser Permanente Pharmacy Services in the South Bay Medical Center provides inpatient, home health, outpatient, and ambulatory care services to its members. The inpatient pharmacy provides drug distribution and clinical monitoring for our hospitalized patients, as well as an IV admixture service. Both the inpatient and home health pharmacists are actively involved in providing various clinical services such as therapeutic drug monitoring and TPN assessments. Kaiser Permanente South Bay Medical Center also supports a variety of ambulatory care pharmacy clinical programs, including Anticoagulation, Congestive Heart Failure (CHF), Primary Care Management, Medication Therapy Management (MTM), New Member Program, Renal Management, and an Oncology Infusion Center. Pharmacists take an active role in numerous committees, including but not limited to the Pharmacy & Therapeutics (P&T) Committee and Medication Treatment Appropriateness Committee (MedTAC). Pharmacy Services prides itself in being progressive and innovative in the delivery of pharmaceutical care. In addition to providing excellent pharmacy services to our members, Kaiser Permanente supports the profession of pharmacy via active involvement in professional organizations, community service, and interactive mentorships with pharmacy students and interns through various programs.
Learning Experiences
Required Learning Experiences
- Inpatient/Acute Care
- Clinical Acute Care
- Outpatient Pharmacy
- Ambulatory Care
- Anticoagulation
- Heart Failure
- Primary Care
- Oncology & Non-Oncology Infusion Services
Required Longitudinal Learning Experiences
- Drug Use Management/Drug Information
- Leadership: Pharmacy Administration/Practice Management
- Residency Project
Elective Learning Experiences
- Ambulatory Care
- Renal Care Management
- HIV/Infectious Disease
- Longitudinal Staffing
Requirements for Acceptance
- Must be licensed as an Intern Pharmacist in the state of California by the first day of residency program.
- Certifications (If applicable): BLS, ACLS
- 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
- Candidates must be registered in the National Matching Services, Inc. (NMS).
- Candidates must participate in the ASHP Matching Program.
- Application Deadline: January 3, 2025
Application Requirements
- Current Curriculum Vitae
- Letter of Intent (Why have you chosen to become a resident? What are your goals and expectations from a residency program? What is your career objective?)
- Three (3) letters of recommendation utilizing the form in PhORCAS
- Current California Pharmacy Intern License
- Official Pharmacy School Transcripts sent directly from applicant’s college or school of pharmacy via PhORCAS
- Recent sample of your work (i.e. presentation or journal article)
Interview Details
- Interview Required
- Interview Dates: February 2025
- Click here to link to the Virtual Information Session:
- November 18th, 2024 – 12p.m. – 1p.m. PST
- December 17th, 2024 – 12p.m. – 1p.m. PST
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Contact Information
Yong J. Kim, Pharm.D.
Clinical Pharmacy Director
Residency Program Coordinator
25825 South Vermont Avenue
Harbor City, California 90710
United States
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Yong.J.Kim@kp.org
(310) 517-2245
Ryan Martin , Pharm.D.
Administrative Coordinator IV
Administrative Specialist
25825 South Vermont Avenue
Harbor City, California 90710
United States
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Ryan.x3.Martin@kp.org
(310) 257-6639
Allison Dam, Pharm.D.
PGY1 Pharmacy Resident
Pharmacy Resident
25825 South Vermont Avenue
Harbor City, California 90710
United States
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Allison.X.Dam@kp.org
(310) 517-4079
Daisha Matthews, Pharm.D.
PGY1 Pharmacy Resident
Pharmacy Resident
25825 South Vermont Avenue
Harbor City, California 90710
United States
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Daisha.X.Matthews@kp.org
(310) 517-4079