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PGY2 Medication - Use Safety & Policy Oakland Regional Offices, California

The Kaiser Permanente Northern California Postgraduate Year-2 (PGY-2) Medication-Use Safety and Policy (MUSP) program is accredited by ASHP. This program is based in Northern California (NCAL) at the Regional Offices in Oakland, with projects and assignments that include National, NCAL, and local medical center scope. This program provides residents with extensive training and work experience that contributes to their overall development as pharmacists and leaders in the fields of medication safety, evidence-based medicine, and policy management.

The PGY2 MUSP resident is an integral member of the Kaiser Permanente Northern California Pharmacy Quality & Medication Safety (PQMS) Team. Activities include ongoing identification of medication-use safety risks and the implementation of risk reduction strategies and identified best practices (e.g., ISMP Targeted Medication Safety Best Practices). The identification of risk may include proactive risk assessments (e.g., Failure Mode and Effects Analysis) and retrospective assessments after an error has been identified (e.g., Root Cause Analysis). In addition to reviewing medication events, including medication errors, near miss events, and adverse drug reactions, residents will also engage in data analysis of aggregate regional or national data to identify trends and potential improvement opportunities. Residents will also participate in multidisciplinary committees/workgroups, policy development (e.g., High Alert Medication Policy).

The resident will be involved in efforts to promote a Culture of Safety, including Just Culture, Surveys on Patient Safety Culture, High Reliability Organization (HRO) efforts and performance improvement activities. They will also be afforded opportunities to provide educational training, including a formal lecture at a local school of pharmacy and precepting learning experiences for interns and PGY1 residents.


Pharmacy Services

Kaiser Permanente serves over twelve million members nationwide with 4.4 million members in Northern California alone. The Northern California Pharmacy Quality & Medication Safety (PQMS) team is based at the regional offices in Oakland, California. The Northern California regional team provide support for health care professionals spanning twenty-one medical centers and 178 pharmacies.

Oakland At A Glance


Area Information

The regional offices are in Oakland, California next to Lake Merritt. Oakland is the third largest city in the San Francisco Bay Area and the eighth largest city in California. Oakland is also the principal city of the Bay Area Region known as the East Bay. The city is situated directly across the bay, 6 miles east of San Francisco, and approximately 50 miles southeast of the Napa Valley.


Learning Experiences

Required Learning Experiences

  • Data Management
  • Drug Inquiry
  • Drug Shortages
  • Drug Use Management
  • Orientation
  • Pharmacy Informatics
  • Pharmacy Regulatory Compliance
  • Risk Management
  • Teaching Seminar

Required Longitudinal Learning Experiences

  • Emerging Therapeutics MUE
  • Medication Safety
  • Operational Service
  • Pharmacy Administration
  • Research Project Management

Elective Learning Experiences

  • Regional Pharmacy Continuum of Care
  • Data Management – Advanced (including opportunities to learn skills in SQL coding)
  • Additional elective experiences may be available based on preceptor availability and resident’s interest

Requirements for Acceptance

  • Must have completed an ASHP accredited or candidate-status PGY1 residency prior to start of program.
  • Must be licensed as an Intern Pharmacist in the state of California by the first day of residency program if not already licensed as a pharmacist in California.
  • 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: 757477 and ASHP Program Code: 92162

Application Requirements

Program-Specific Application Materials to be Uploaded into PhORCAS

  • Statement of Interest/Letter of Intent
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Official Pharmacy School transcript
  • Three (3) letters of recommendation
  • Application Deadline: January 15, 2025

Interview Details

**This residency agrees that no person at this residency will solicit, accept, or use any ranking-related information from any residency applicant**

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Current Pay Rate

$36.04 per hour

Contact Information

Laura Morodomi, PharmD, CPPS
PGY2 Med-Use Safety & Policy
Residency Program Director

1 Kaiser Plaza
Oakland, California 94612
United States
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Laura.Morodomi@kp.org
(209) 986-5168

Alex Akerlund, PharmD
PGY2 Med-Use Safety & Policy Resident
Pharmacy Resident

1 Kaiser Plaza
Oakland, California 94612
United States
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Alexander.F.Akerlund@kp.org
(916) 807-8899

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