Overview - Pharmacy Residency Program - PGY1

Program Structure

Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital’s residency is a 12 month (52 week) long program. Residency orientation occurs during the month of July for PGY1 residents.

Rotations

All PGY1 residents must complete the following required rotations:

• Orientation
• Critical Care
• Infectious Disease/Antimicrobial Stewardship
• Internal Medicine I and II
• Pharmacy Leadership
• Research

All PGY1 residents may select the following elective rotations:

• Any required rotation may be repeated
• Ambulatory Care
• Emergency Department
• Oncology
• Medical ICU
• Medication Use Policy and Safety
• Pediatrics
• Psychiatry
• Surgical ICU

Examination & Licensure

Residents are required to have or obtain licensure to practice pharmacy in the State of California. Incoming residents are expected to sit for the NAPLEX (if not licensed in another state) and CPJE as soon as possible after obtaining the authorization to test.

Residency Certificate Information

The following are requirements for certificate of completion from the PGY1 residency program:

1. All required and elective learning experiences
2. Research project manuscript
3. Western States Residency Conference presentation
4. Participation in medical emergencies (i.e. code stroke, code blue)
5. Completion of teaching and learning certificate
6. Medication use evaluation/quality improvement project
7. Drug therapy monograph, drug class review, or treatment guideline/protocol
8. All pharmacy service commitment weekends
9. All required presentations (1 ACPE Grand Rounds and 2 patient case presentations)
10. All evaluations
11. Attendance at all required meetings (therapeutics conference, CSHP Seminar, Midyear, Western States Residency Conference)
12. A completed residency notebook
13. Achievement of >50% of residency goals
14. Participation in recruitment activities

Advising

The PGY1 resident will have a residency advisor who will serve as a mentor throughout the residency year.