LACDMH’s Post-Graduate Year Two (PGY2) Psychiatric Pharmacy Residency is a one-year training program dedicated to honing Pharmacy Residents’ psychopharmacology expertise, practice of evidence-based medicine, provision of whole-person care, and readiness to join a multidisciplinary workforce that continues to improve care for Los Angeles County’s most vulnerable individuals and communities.
Residency Structure
Duration: 12 months
Position: 1
Rotation Blocks
Orientation (2 – 6 weeks)
Core Rotations (4 – 6 weeks each)
– Four (4) – Five (5) Ambulatory Care Psychiatry Blocks
– One (1) Inpatient Psychiatry Block
Two (2) Elective Rotations (4 – 6 weeks each)
Longitudinal Experiences
As pharmacy residents rotate through our practice sites, they will engage with a variety of underserved populations across Los Angeles County.
Learning Experiences
Our program includes core, elective, and longitudinal experiences in the following areas:
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- Addiction Psychiatry
- Ambulatory Care Psychiatry
- Child / Adolescent Forensic Psychiatry
- Geriatric Psychiatry
- Inpatient Psychiatry
- Pharmacotherapy Consult Service
- Pharmacy Administration
- Population Health Management
- Primary Care Integration
- Reproductive Psychiatry
- Street / Field-Based Psychiatry
Applicant Eligibility
Please review the following criteria carefully to ensure you meet eligibility
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- Apply through ASHP PhORCAS
- Be a US Citizen or US Resident
- Possess a PharmD Degree
- Possess a California RPh License by March 7, 2025
- To meet this deadline, applicants without a California RPh license are highly encouraged to submit their Pharmacist Examination for Licensure Application to the California State Board of Pharmacy as soon as possible, no later than December 1, 2024, to sit for the earliest available CPJE test date in 2025.
- Successfully complete an ASHP-accredited PGY1 Residency by June 30, 2025
Application Process
Application Deadline: January 2, 2025
ASHP Code: 92986
NMS Program Code: 676166
Required Application Materials
– Letters of Recommendation: 3
– Curriculum Vitae (CV)
– Letter of Intent
– Academic Transcripts
Virtual Open House (2024)
Applicants without a California RPh license are highly encouraged to attend Session 1
Session 1
Date: Saturday, November 16, 2024
Time: 10 AM – 12 PM PST
Register Here by Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Session 2
Date: Saturday, December 14, 2024
Time: 10 AM – 12 PM PST
Register Here by Wednesday, December 11, 2024
