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 obtain 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.

Program Information

Psychiatric Pharmacy Orientation (1 month)
Acute Care Unit – 1 (1 month)
Addictions Unit – 1 (1 month)
Senior Care Unit – 1 (1 month)
General Adult Psychiatric Unit – 1 (1 month)
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Unit – 1 (1 month)
Consult-Liaison Psychiatry – 1 (1 month)
Emergency Department Psychiatry – 1 (1 month)
Co-Precepting – 1 (1 month)
Dual Service Psychiatry – 1 (1 month)

Can choose to repeat the following rotations:
- Acute Care Unit – 2 (1 month)
- Addictions Unit – 2 (1 month)
- Senior Care Unit –2 (1 month)
- General Adult Psychiatry Unit – 2 (1 month)
- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Unit – 2 (1 month)
- Consult-Liaison Psychiatry – 2 (1 month)
- Emergency Department Psychiatry –2 (1 month)
- Co-Precepting – 2 (1 month)
- Dual Service Psychiatry – 2 (1 month)
Psychiatric Pharmacy Practice Management (1 month)
VA Outpatient Psychiatry (1 month)

Longitudinal

Behavioral Medicine Clinic (1 year)
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)

Presenting & Education

Seminar Presentation (2 months)
Medication Education Groups (1 year)
Healthcare Professional Education (Lectures, Trainee Topic Discussions, Psychopharmacology Didactics) (1 year)

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)
Poster presentation at American Association of Psychiatric Pharmacists Annual Meeting