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 offers a one-year specialty residency in infectious diseases that balances antimicrobial stewardship, clinical care, research, and teaching opportunities tailored to the individual. Residents provide direct patient care to diverse and unique patient populations. 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
Interview Dates
Late January - February
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.
Applicants must applying using PhORCAS.
Eligible applicants must have:
- Graduated from an ACPE-accredited school of pharmacy or be a graduate of an international school of pharmacy who meets the following qualifications:
- Holds a current, valid Visa that extends through the entire residency appointment and does not require sponsorship
- Holds a valid full, unrestricted pharmacist license in the State of California
- Successfully completed an ASHP-accredited PGY1 pharmacy practice residency
All applicants must be enrolled in the Resident Matching Program. To facilitate this enrollment process and for further information, please visit Resident Matching Program. Applications will be accepted when PhORCAS opens and due by January 2.
Applications should be submitted through PhORCAS and include the following:
- Letter of intent: Please address the following items in your letter of intent and how you will play a role in these items. Your letter of intent should be no more than 2 pages in length. Address where you feel infectious diseases pharmacy will be in 5 years and address your vision of an infectious diseases pharmacist practicing at the top of their license.
- Current Curriculum Vitae with all experiential completed and anticipated rotations as well as pharmacy work experience.
- Three (3) electronic references are required. At least two (2) of the letters should be from preceptors or supervisors who can directly comment on your clinical and practice skills. Note: Please have recommendation writers complete the electronic reference form within PhORCAS with detailed characteristic and narrative comments. One to two areas of improvement or constructive feedback that the recommender feels the candidate should continue to work on as a PGY2 resident should be identified. No separate letter of recommendation is required.
- Letter of endorsement from PGY1 Residency Program Director (if RPD is not one of the preceptor references listed above).
Program Contact
Nina M. Haste, Pharm.D., Ph.D., 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.