PGY2 Psychiatric Pharmacy Residency

Purpose

PGY2 pharmacy residency programs build on Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) education and PGY1 pharmacy residency programs to contribute to the development of clinical pharmacists in specialized areas of practice. PGY2 residencies provide residents with opportunities to function independently as practitioners by conceptualizing and integrating accumulated experience and knowledge and incorporating both into the provision of patient care or other advanced practice settings. Residents who successfully complete an accredited PGY2 pharmacy residency are prepared for advanced patient care, academic, or other specialized positions, along with board certification, if available.

Program Structure

The PGY2 Psychiatric Pharmacy Residency at MUSC is a one-year post-graduate training program designed to develop essential knowledge and skills for to prepare residents to work in a variety of psychiatric pharmacy practices and attain board certification following program completion. The residency program provides the flexibility to adapt to the resident's specific learning needs and goals. The training is provided through month-long clinical rotations and longitudinal experiences that extend throughout the year.

This residency program focuses on the treatment of neuropsychiatric illness. The training site is a 100-bed psychiatric hospital within the MUSC Health System. Rotations include general adult psychiatry, acute adult psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry, geriatric psychiatry, substance use disorder, consult liaison, and emergency department psychiatry. Longitudinal rotations also include outpatient experiences in PharmD Injection Clinic, Behavioral Medicine Clinic, and ID Psychiatry Clinic. Residents will also be exposed to day treatment programs for children, adolescent, adult and geriatric patients. The residency will ultimately provide residents the opportunity to develop skills and expertise to serve as a competent psychiatric clinical pharmacy specialist in inpatient, outpatient, or academic positions.

Required Learning Experiences:

1. Psychiatric Pharmacy Orientation (1 month, July)
2. Acute Care Unit – 1 (1 month)
3. Addictions Unit – 1 (1 month)
4. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry – 1 (1 month)
5. Consult-Liaison Psychiatry – 1 (1 month)
6. Emergency Department Psychiatry – 1 (1 month)
7. General Adult Psychiatric Unit – 1 (1 month)
8. Senior Care Unit – 1 (1 month)

Other Residency Experiences:

• Longitudinal:
  • CPMP/Behavioral Medicine Clinic (6 months)
  • ID Psych Clinic (6 months)
  • Mental Health Medication Management and Injection Clinic (1 year)
  • Psychiatric Pharmacy Practice (Staffing, On Call) (1 year)
• Projects:
  • Medication Use Evaluation (6 months)
  • Research Project (1 year)
  • Presentations and Education:
  • Seminar Presentation (PGY2 Psychiatric Pharmacy) (2 months)
  • Patient Education (inpatient and outpatient groups) (1 year)
  • Healthcare Professional Education (Lectures, Trainee Topic Discussions, Psychopharm) (12 months)
• Co-Precepting:
  • Acute Care Unit – 1 (1 month)
  • Addictions Unit – 1 (1 month)
  • Child and Adolescent Psychiatry – 1 (1 month)
  • Emergency Department Psychiatry – 1 (1 month)
  • General Adult Psychiatric Unit – 1 (1 month)
  • Senior Care Unit – 1 (1 month)
• Dual Service Psychiatry:
  • Acute Care Unit + Addictions Unit– 1 (1 month)
  • Dual Service Child and Adolescent Psychiatry – 1 (1 month)
  • Emergency Department Psychiatry + General Adult Psychiatric Unit – 1 (1 month)
  • Dual Service General Adult Psychiatric Unit – 1 (1 month)
• Elective Learning Experiences:
  • Can choose to repeat the following rotations:
    • Acute Care Unit – 2 (1 month)
    • Addictions Unit – 2 (1 month)
    • Child and Adolescent Psychiatry – 2 (1 month)
    • Co-Precepting – 2 (1 month)
    • Consult-Liaison – 2 (1 month)
    • Emergency Department Psychiatry –2 (1 month)
    • General Adult Psychiatry – 2 (1 month)
    • Senior Care Unit –2 (1 month)
    • Psychiatric Pharmacy Practice Management (1 month)
• Additional program-specific completion requirements:
  • Up to 34, 4-hour weekend shifts (average of every 3rd weekend over 52 weeks)
  • Up to 24, 4-hour Friday afternoon shifts (average of every 2nd Friday over 52 weeks)
  • Up to 9 weeks on call (average of every 6th week over 52 weeks)
  • Attendance and poster presentation at AAPP Annual Meeting (yearlong project presentation)

Core Preceptors:

• Amy Hebbard, PharmD, BCPP
• Brianne Mosley, PharmD, BCPS, BCPP
• Dan McGraw, PharmD, BCPP
• Jordan Haygood, PharmD, BCPP
• Christine Rarrick, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, BCPP
• Sophie Robert, PharmD, BCPP