Psychiatric Pharmacy Residency Programs

VA-Temple,TX, Central Texas Veterans Healthcare System, Temple, TX

Last updated: 08/14/2025

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Maximum Number of Positions

• PGY1: 4
• PGY2 Psychiatry: 2
• PGY2 Neurology: 0

Program Details

• Primary Practice Site: VAMC
• PGY2 Required Practice Settings: 30% Inpatient / 50% Outpatient
• ASHP Accreditation Status: Yes (code: 74024)
• NMS Participant: No
• Program Inception: 2010
• Application Deadline: 01/08/2026
• Starting Date: 07/01/2026
• Estimated Stipend: HR to provide
• Financial Support for AAPP Annual Meeting: Full Support
• Fringe Benefits: Paid vacation and sick leave (13 days each), paid federal holidays, health insurance, and professional meeting support.
• Interviews Required: Yes
• Offers pre-commitment: Yes, Local CTX PGY1s and VA National Early Commitment

Special Requirements for Application

• PharmD
• Completion of PGY1 Residency OR equivalent experience
• Curriculum vitae
• Letters of recommendation (3)
• US Citizenship

PGY2 Rotations offered

• Adult inpatient psychiatry
• Adult outpatient psychiatry
• Consultation liaison psychiatry
• Chronic, intermediate, or extended inpatient psychiatry
• Geriatric psychiatry
• Neurology
• Pain management
• Substance abuse
• Other: Advanced Teaching with psychiatric faculty at the University of Texas College of Pharmacy

PGY2 Features

• PGY2 Staffing Component: No (or N/A)
• PGY2 Teaching Component: Yes, Optional
• PGY2 Teaching Certificate Program: Yes, Optional
• PGY2 Other Features: The residency program offers diverse clinical experiences across the continuum of VA mental health settings, including outpatient, inpatient, and residential treatment environments. Residents develop autonomy and gain experience by managing their own clinics by following their own panel of patients in the Longitudinal Resident’s Outpatient Mental Health Clinic. Leadership development is fostered through interdisciplinary committee involvement, management of the resident run Lithium Pharmacovigilance Program, completion of a clinical pharmacy management project, and assigned leadership positions. The program builds on project management skills acquired during the PGY1 year by encouraging the resident to take on a more active role as the project manager for their PGY2 residency project. Both clinical and didactic teaching opportunities are available within CTVHCS and through our affiliation with the University of Texas College of Pharmacy, including elective learning experiences and a teaching certificate programs. Additionally, residents have the opportunity to receive training and certification in providing non-pharmacological treatment modalities, such as Battlefield Acupuncture (BFA) and Alpha-Stim®.
• PGY2 Preceptors: 10 BCPPs, 6 Other Pharmacists, 0 Non-Pharmacists

PGY1 Elective Rotations offered

• Psychiatry
• Neurology

Program Philosophy

The PGY2 Psychiatric Pharmacy Residency Program at VA - Temple, TX - Central Texas Veterans Health Care System is committed to expanding upon the PGY1 residency training by offering a variety of learning experiences across a variety of mental health treatment settings and levels of acuity. We focus on helping residents develop their critical thinking skills, clinical problem-solving abilities, and autonomy as they prepare to transition from the role of trainee to practitioner.

Site Special Features

Veterans Affairs academic teaching facility servicing all of central Texas with facilities in Temple, Waco, and Austin.

Open House

When: VHA Virtual Residency Showcase October 8th, 11AM to 3PM CST

Instructions: Email Leah.Rickert@va.gov for link