Psychiatric Pharmacy Residency Programs

VA Northern California Health Care System , Sacramento, CA

Last updated: 08/28/2025

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Maximum Number of Positions

• PGY1: 4
• PGY2 Psychiatry: 1
• PGY2 Neurology: 0

Program Details

• Primary Practice Site: VAMC
• PGY2 Required Practice Settings: 10% Inpatient / 90% Outpatient
• ASHP Accreditation Status: Yes (code: 92123)
• NMS Participant: Yes (code: 723466)
• Program Inception: 2015
• Application Deadline: 01/16/2025
• Starting Date: 07/12/2026
• Estimated Stipend: 57,456
• Financial Support for AAPP Annual Meeting: Varies/TBD
• Fringe Benefits: Thirteen days paid vacation and sick leave/year; paid federal holidays; authorized education leave to attend professional meetings; health insurance; BLS recertification; free parking.
• Interviews Required: Yes
• Offers pre-commitment: Yes, available to current PGY-1 residents at our site and other VA facilities

Special Requirements for Application

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

PGY2 Rotations offered

• Administration
• Adult inpatient psychiatry
• Adult outpatient psychiatry
• Neurology
• Pain management
• Substance abuse

PGY2 Features

• PGY2 Staffing Component: No (or N/A)
• PGY2 Teaching Component: No (or N/A)
• PGY2 Teaching Certificate Program: No (or N/A)
• PGY2 Other Features: Specific experiences include Outpatient Mental Health, Inpatient Mental Health, Primary Care Mental Health Integration, Substance Use Disorders, Pain Management, and Neurology. The resident will also precept APPE pharmacy students and PGY1 residents, provide in-services to VA staff, present didactics and journal clubs throughout the year, and complete a year-long residency project to be presented at the AAPP annual meeting.
• PGY2 Preceptors: 5 BCPPs, 3 Other Pharmacists, 0 Non-Pharmacists

PGY1 Elective Rotations offered

• Psychiatry
• Neurology

Program Philosophy

Our residency program offers direct patient care activities in many areas as well as teaching, research, and administrative opportunities. Core rotations emphasize pharmacist-provided direct patient care in adult outpatients, and the pharmacist role on the interdisciplinary team in both inpatient and outpatient settings. The resident will function as a mid-level provider with increasing independence and responsibilities as the residency year progresses.

Site Special Features

Residency involves practice at Veteran's Administration clinics and hospital

Open House

When: 10/8/2025 4-5pm PST

Link: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/2735081623754?p=cGlQXewRPJPuUBF4Lk

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