PGY1 - Pharmacy Residency Program

The application deadline is Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021, at 5 p.m.

Benefits

The benefits of being a pharmacy resident at UC Irvine Medical Center include:

• Salary: $50,000 for the year
• Two weeks paid vacation, 13 paid holidays and sick leave
• Professional leave and travel expense budget to attend select pharmacy conferences
• Medical, dental and vision insurance through a UCI Health-sponsored plan

Requirements

Candidates for the UCI Health Pharmacy Residency Program should have completed clinical clerkships and have general knowledge of institutional pharmacy practice.

Candidates must apply through the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Residency Matching Program. The PGY1 program code for UC Irvine Medical Center is 180013. Applicants should submit letter of intent, curriculum vitae and three reference letters.

Selection is based on professional competence, scholastic achievement, motivation, extracurricular activities, communication skills, letters of recommendation and overall understanding of the pharmacy profession.

To be considered for admission to the pharmacy residency program, all applicants must meet the following requirements:

• Be a PharmD graduate from an ACPE-accredited pharmacy school or college.
• Complete a personal, on-site interview with the residency program director, select preceptors and residents.
• Have a valid, current California pharmacy intern license before employment start date.
• Be licensed to practice pharmacy in California by the end of the first third of the residency year.
• Successfully complete a background check.
• Successfully complete the pre-employment process, which includes, but is not limited to, verification of all required licenses and certifications, including meeting the U.S. Office of Inspector General requirements and proof of a legal right to work in the United States.
• Successful complete a post-offer physical exam, which includes a drug and alcohol screen, a physical and a TB test.

UCI Health is an equal opportunity employer that is dedicated to fostering diversity in the workplace and offering a variety of opportunities for growth and development.

UCI Health adheres to state and federal equal employment opportunity laws and University policy, which prohibits discrimination based on a variety of characteristics. In addition to race and sex, these characteristics include color, national origin, religion, physical or mental ability, medical condition (cancer-related or genetic characteristics), pregnancy, ancestry, marital status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a covered veteran, service in the uniformed services and citizenship.

Learning experiences are offered in a wide variety of practice areas and are customized to the resident’s individual interests. Our preceptors — nearly half are board-certified pharmacotherapy specialists (BCPS) — provide expert training to our residents.

Required block learning experiences: 

Orientation Critical care Infectious diseases

Internal medicine  Leadership and practice management  Medication safety

Elective block learning experiences:

Anticoagulation clinic Critical care — medical ICU Critical care — neonatal ICU Critical care — neuroscience ICU Critical care — surgical ICU Emergency medicine

Informatics and automation  Investigational drugs Oncology — infusion center Pain/palliative care  Psychiatry Transplant

Required longitudinal learning experiences:

Practice management Research

Staffing Transitions of care