Psychiatric Pharmacy Residency Programs

UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA

Last updated: 11/04/2025

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Maximum Number of Positions

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

Program Details

• Primary Practice Site: University teaching hospital
• PGY2 Required Practice Settings: 75% Inpatient / 25% Outpatient
• ASHP Accreditation Status: Yes (code: PGY1: 23083 PGY2: 23054)
• NMS Participant: No
• Program Inception: 2014
• Application Deadline: January 2
• Starting Date: July 1
• Estimated Stipend: PGY1: $55,741 PGY2: $58,249
• Financial Support for AAPP Annual Meeting: Partial Support
• Fringe Benefits: 20 days PTO, health insurance including dental & eye care, life insurance, short- and long-term disability and more as seen in UPMC GME benefits guide https://dam.upmc.com/-/media/upmc/careers/gme/documents/benefits-summary.pdf?rev=5b3f58280a0b4cd4bf88865357ab97de&hash=C3FA9A0E69D6044D0855E7ABA891256A
• Interviews Required: Yes
• Offers pre-commitment: Yes

Special Requirements for Application

• PharmD
• Eligible for state licensure
• Curriculum vitae
• Letters of recommendation (3)

PGY2 Rotations offered

• Adult inpatient psychiatry
• Adult outpatient psychiatry
• Child and adolescent psychiatry
• Consultation liaison psychiatry
• Chronic, intermediate, or extended inpatient psychiatry
• Developmental disabilities
• Emergency psychiatry
• Geriatric psychiatry
• Neurology
• Pain management
• Psychopharmacology lab and PK
• Specialty clinic
• Substance abuse

PGY2 Features

• PGY2 Staffing Component: Yes, Required
• PGY2 Teaching Component: Yes, Optional
• PGY2 Teaching Certificate Program: Yes, Optional
• PGY2 Other Features: Mastery of Teaching Certificate, Resident Research Series, and PharmD teaching/precepting through University of Pittsburgh.
• PGY2 Preceptors: 5 BCPPs, 2 Other Pharmacists, 1 Non-Pharmacists

PGY1 Elective Rotations offered

• Psychiatry
• Neurology

PGY1 Special Features

Mental Health Focus for PGY1; Opportunity to early commit to PGY2; Mastery of Teaching Certificate, Resident Research Series, and PharmD teaching/precepting through University of Pittsburgh.

Program Philosophy

The philosophy of the residency program at UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital is to provide personalized training that will prepare graduates of the program to practice across all care settings, including acute inpatient, ambulatory behavioral health clinics, as well as academia. Training will focus on providing patient-centered care as part of an interdisciplinary team to ensure safe, effective and evidence-based pharmacotherapy for individuals with psychiatric and neuropsychiatric disorders. Upon successful completion of the residency program, graduates will be prepared for a rewarding career as a psychiatric clinical pharmacist and will have gained the knowledge and skills to become board certified in psychiatric pharmacy.

Site Special Features

Residency is part of an academic teaching medical center. The behavioral health division of UPMC includes over 400 inpatient psychiatric beds and more than 80 ambulatory programs.

Open House

When: November 11, 2025

Link: https://www.accp.com/meetings/snpha25/index.aspx

Instructions: SNPhA x ACCP Residency Showcase on November 11, 2025 7-8PM EST can be accessed following registration for the showcase via https://www.accp.com/meetings/snpha25/index.aspx UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital Open House on November 19, 2025 6-7 PM EST can be accessed via Teams Link: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ODRhNjZiNjAtYmM4Yy00ODk0LWFhOTQtZWQ1YjM4YTliYjQ4%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%228b3dd73e-4e72-4679-b191-56da1588712b%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22f5fd40ed-d432-443a-b75f-59a2110892fd%22%7d UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital Open House (as part of UPMC-wide Open House) on December 16, 2025 4-6PM EST with pre-registration available via https://forms.office.com/r/E0xcaLrPge