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Pharmacy PGY-1 Residency Program: Mission, Vission, and Purpose

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EKHCS Mission Statement:

"To fulfill President Lincoln’s promise to care for those who have served in our nation’s military and for their families, caregivers and survivors."

EKHCS Vision:

VA vision statement is "to provide veterans the world-class benefits and services they have earned– and to do so by adhering to the highest standards of compassion, commitment, excellence, professionalism, integrity, accountability, and stewardship."

PGY1 Purpose:

  • PGY1 residency programs build upon Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) education and outcomes to develop pharmacist practitioners with knowledge, skills, and abilities as defined in the educational competency areas, goals, and objectives. Residents who successfully complete PGY1 residency programs will be skilled in diverse patient care, practice management, leadership, and education, and be prepared to provide patient care, seek board certification in pharmacotherapy (i.e., BCPS), and pursue advanced education and training opportunities including postgraduate year two (PGY2) residencies.

     

  • This residency program aims to train pharmacists to provide pharmaceutical care, participate as a member of the health care team, and provide education of patients, health professionals and themselves. In addition, residents will learn to perform self-monitoring and demonstrate leadership through contributions to performance improvement. Residents will be encouraged to develop an approach to the profession that can lead to life-long learning and career satisfaction.
Leavenworth campus

Program Structure:

Required

  • Acute Medicine
  • Ambulatory Care
  • Anticoagulation
  • Geriatrics/Long-Term Care OR Home Based Primary Care
  • Orientation/Operations
  • Acute Psychiatry

Elective

  • Advanced Ambulatory Care
  • Adbanced Home Based Primary Care
  • Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Programs- Mental Health and PTSD
  • Cardiology
  • Infectious Disease/Antimicrobial Stewardship
  • Medication Safety/Quality/Regulatory
  • Pharmacogenomics
  • Rural Halth/Population Management
  • Substance User Disorder

Longituninal

  • Practice Management and Leadership
  • Projects
  • VA Teaching and Precepting Certificate

Requirements

  • Doctor of Pharmacy Degree from an ACPE-Accredited School of Pharmacy
  • Eligible for Pharmacy Licensure in any territory of the U.S.A
  • U.S. Citizen

Application Materials

  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Letter of Intent
  • Three Letters of Reference
  • Offical PharmD program transcripts

Application Deadline

Application Deadline: January 2nd

An interview is required for consideration.

Interview offeres are typically made early to middle of January and schedule thorugh February. 
Topeka campus

Program Benefits

Benefits

  • Stipend (&47,996)
  • Health and Life Insurance
  • Paid time off (13 sick days, 13 vacation days, 9 federal holidays)
  • Professional meetings support(if approved)
  • Dual appointment (if approved)

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