Geriatric Pharmacy Residency (PGY-2)Teach - VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System
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VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System

 

Geriatric Pharmacy Residency (PGY-2)Teach

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PGY-2 Program
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About Reno

Program Director
Dawn R. Currie
VA Sierra Nevada HCS
975 Kirman Ave (119)
Reno, Nevada 89502
Tel: (775) 786-7200
Fax: (775) 785-7003
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The VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System offers a one year, ASHP accredited PGY2 residency in Geriatric Pharmacy. The program is currently in candidate status and will be pursuing ASHP accreditation in 2015-2016. Our goal is to produce highly skilled geriatric pharmacists able to excel in a variety of clinical practice settings. After completion of the residency, the resident will develop the capabilities to become a leader in their future practice site and in the profession, to serve as an authoritative resource for medication information, and prepared to pursue board certification in geriatric pharmacy.

The residency includes various rotations and experiences in the community living center (CLC), home-based primary care (HBPC), hospice and palliative care, community nursing home, inpatient mental health, ambulatory care, teaching, leadership, pharmaco-economics, and electives in other areas of interest. Our preceptors are motivated with strong clinical skills. At our site, pharmacists are considered an essential part of the team and work in a highly collaborative environment. All pharmacists have a scope of practice that includes prescriptive authority and active patient management in a variety of areas including geriatrics.  Our pharmacy practice model in ambulatory care was the winner of an ASHP Best Practices Award in 2002.

Interested applicants may review our brochure and application instructions. 

Additional Information

This program is affiliated with the Idaho State University College of Pharmacy, Roseman University of Health Sciences, and the University of Nevada School of Medicine.
 
The hospital is located minutes from Lake Tahoe, the Sierra Nevada Mountains, and world class skiing. Reno offers an ideal climate for outdoor activities, many opportunities for entertainment, and San Francisco, Napa Valley, and Yosemite National Park are within a three-hour drive.

Requirements

  • Graduate of an accredited school of pharmacy with a Pharm.D. degree
  • Completion of a PGY-1 Residency
  • United States Citizenship
  • Valid US Pharmacy License
  • Successfully pass pre-employment physical exam
  • This residency site agrees that no person at this site will solicit, accept, or use any ranking-related information from any residency applicant.

Benefits

The salary for PGY-2 residents is $44,522/year.  Benefits include health insurance, 13 days of vacation, 13 days of sick leave, 10 holidays, health/dental benefits.   

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