Trina Huynh, PharmD, BCPS
Thank you for your interest in University of California (UC), San Diego Health PGY2 Internal Medicine specialty residency program! All of our residency programs at UC San Diego Health are either ASHP-accredited or in the process of seeking ASHP accreditation and are fully committed to providing residents with a supportive learning environment and opportunities for professional growth in evidence-based patient care, teaching and research while also encouraging the resident’s sense of clinical responsibility and scholarly curiosity. Residents accepted into the UC San Diego Health PGY2 Internal Medicine residency program will have the benefit of participating within established clinical services to treat adult medicine patients in both an inpatient and outpatient setting as well as opportunities to incorporate transitions of care services to new or previously established services. This flexible program offers a wide variety of established electives as well as opportunities to implement new or update existing clinical rotations with a focus in adult medicine, cardiology, infectious disease, transplant, oncology, psychology. The sky is the limit! At this academic medical center, residents will also have many teaching opportunities both within a didactic setting at the UC San Diego Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and as a preceptor to other pharmacy residents and pharmacy students while on clinical rotations. Graduating residents will be described as advanced practitioners who are equipped to be fully integrated members of the interdisciplinary team while providing exemplary healthcare to adult medicine patients in both the inpatient and ambulatory care setting.
Program Summary
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Residency Positions Available Per Year
2 residents are accepted each year -
Stipend
The current annual stipend is approximately $56,500. -
Beginning Date
August 1st (matched residents must be licensed pharmacists in the State of California
before starting the residency year and no later than November 1st) -
Application Procedure
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Applicants must apply using PhORCAS at http://www.ashp.org/phorcas.
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Applicants must participate in the ASHP Match (administered by National Matching Service, Inc -
https://natmatch.com/ashprmp/ )
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Eligible applicants must have graduated from an accredited school of pharmacy with a Doctor of Pharmacy degree and successfully completed an ASHP accredited PGY1 pharmacy practice residency.
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Application Deadline
December 31
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Virtual Interview Dates
1/27/2022
1/28/2022
1/31/2022
Program Contact
Trina Huynh, PharmD, BCPS
PGY2 Internal Medicine Pharmacy Residency Program Director
Trhuynh@ucsd.edu
Program Overview
Program Overview Internal Medicine
Residency Program Purpose
PGY2 pharmacy residency programs build on Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) 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.
The residents will have the opportunity to attend various professional meetings throughout the year. The annual travel stipend is variable based on funding. In the past, residents have received a set stipend for the year which they can use at their discretion for registration, travel, accommodations, etc. The cost of attending Western States (or an equivalent conference) will be deducted from the travel stipend, along with any other conferences the resident chooses to attend. Attendance at ASHP’s Midyear Clinical Meeting and Western States Conference (or an equivalent conference to present their research) is mandatory.
Program Outcomes
PGY2 Internal Medicine Pharmacy residents completing this program will be advanced practitioners proficient in the areas of:
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Graduating residents will have gained valuable experiences as active members of health care teams and will have provided patient-centered, evidence-based, pharmacy care to their patients. They will have developed skills in creating patient-specific medication regimens and monitoring plans to obtain optimal outcomes. Residents will have become proficient in documenting and communicating medication-related matters to appropriate team members and will have assisted other health care professionals in ensuring appropriate follow-up care and ensuring continuity of care during patient transitions between care settings. Residents will understand and have had practice experience in all aspects of the distribution process to support safe and effective drug therapy.
By consistently using an efficient and comprehensive pharmacy practice methodology, graduating residents are leaders in medication safety and have enhanced patient outcomes by integrating patient- and disease-specific pharmacotherapy. Residents will have identified areas for improvement of the medication-use system and will have participated in the design and implementation of improvement recommendations. Graduating residents will have engaged in a practice-related investigation project utilizing project management skills. Residents will have gained experience with the IRB process as well as designing data collection and analysis tools. Residents will have worked with their preceptors and project PI’s to develop critical thinking skills when evaluating and discussing project results. Residents will have documented their work in a manuscript format suitable for publication and presented their project at a professional meeting.
Graduating residents will have effectively strengthened their knowledge, skills, and abilities in key areas of pharmacy practice management and leadership. These areas would include, among others, exploring their own professional growth, improving the quality of one’s own self-assessment, developing effective negotiation skills to resolve conflicts, and demonstrating a commitment to advocacy for the optimal care of patients. Additionally, residents will have participated in organizational committees and will have improved their understanding and application of decision-making processes.
Graduating residents will have become proficient in educating health care professionals, students and patients on medication-related topics and will have become leaders as drug information resources, specifically in the field of adult medicine and transitions of care.