PGY2 Infectious Diseases Specialty Residency
Thank you for your interest and consideration in the University of California, San Diego Health PGY2 Infectious Diseases specialty residency program for your advanced infectious diseases training. All of our residency programs are committed to providing residents with a supportive learning environment and opportunities for professional growth in direct, evidence-based patient care, teaching and research while encouraging the resident’s sense of responsibility and scholarly curiosity. Residents accepted into the PGY2 ID residency program will enjoy the time-honored, robust, collaborative nature of this consulting service, will benefit from working with very knowledgeable, dedicated, and seasoned preceptors, and knowing that graduates from our program will be well-prepared and positioned for this highly demanding field of specialty pharmacy practice. This highly flexible program offers a huge range of electives that can be tailored to the resident’s strengths and interests, all in a growing, prosperous, intellectually stimulating academic healthcare environment.
Program Summary
UC San Diego Health and the UC San Diego Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences offer a one-year specialty residency in infectious diseases. Residents provide direct patient care to diverse and unique patient populations at technologically progressive hospital sites. Residents also participate in delivering didactic instruction at the UC San Diego Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences’ microbiology and infectious diseases therapeutics course series. In addition to hospital patient care and academic appointments, graduating residents are well prepared for pursuing positions in a diverse range of settings, including the institutional, academic, pharmaceutical industry, antimicrobial stewardship pharmacist, as an infectious diseases clinical specialist.
Residency Positions Available Per Year
1 resident is accepted each year
Beginning Date
The residency is expected to begin on the last Monday of July or first Monday of August, depending on the Human Resources orientation schedule. (Matched residents must be licensed pharmacists in the State of California before starting the residency year and no later than November 1.)
Application Deadline
January 2
Virtual Interview Dates
Tentatively planned for Jan. 30 and Feb. 1, 2024.
Application Procedure
Eligible applicants must have graduated from an accredited school of pharmacy with a Doctor of Pharmacy degree and successfully completed a PGY1 pharmacy practice residency.
Program Contact
Nina M. Haste, Pharm.D., Ph.D., BCPS AQ-ID, BCIDP
PGY2 Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Residency Director
Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Stewardship Pharmacist Specialist
nhaste@health.ucsd.edu
Overview of Infectious Diseases Program
Residency Program 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.