Sharp HealthCare PGY2 Psychiatric Pharmacy Residency
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Our PGY2 Psychiatric Pharmacy Residency Program is a comprehensive program, based at Sharp Grossmont Hospital with additional learning experiences at Sharp Mesa Vista Hospital. The PGY2 Resident will have an opportunity to gain hands-on clinical experience in interdisciplinary team-based care, in multiple diverse patient care settings. Residents will also obtain teaching certification, precept students, and be given the flexibility to personalize the residency experience to meet their career goals.
The program is currently in accreditation pre-candidate status.
Sharp Grossmont Hospital is a 562-bed facility and the home site for the PGY2. It is located in East San Diego County. It is the largest not-for-profit, full-service acute care hospital in the region and has been recognized as a Magnet® and Planetree® hospital for nursing and patient care excellence. Sharp Grossmont Hospital provide a range of comprehensive behavioral health services such as inpatient programs, intensive outpatient treatment programs, emergency and observation services, cognitive behavioral health therapy, substance use disorder and dual recovery treatment, and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).
Sharp Mesa Vista Hospital is a 149-bed facility that provides exceptional care through treatments and programs for a wide variety of age groups. Empowering patients is the cornerstone of their healing philosophy. The hospital provides similar behavioral health services as well as innovative programs for the maternal mental health and outpatient program resources such as eating disorders treatment and a transitional age youth (TAY) program.
About the program
Jessica Jones, PharmD, BCPP, APh is the Residency Program Director.
This PGY2 residency program will train pharmacists in interdisciplinary, behavioral health practice with a focus on the inpatient setting. Our resident will be joining a well-established and highly valued pharmacy team who consistently make a positive impact on the lives of our patients.
The PGY2 pharmacy resident will receive training to accelerate growth and competence in patient care, leadership skills, teaching skills, research and practice management skills through precepting pharmacy residents and students, conducting clinical research projects, and assisting in the integration and utilization of clinical pharmacists to improve patient care.
For those interested in further developing their teaching skills, participation in a teaching certificate program is available through the San Diego Pharmacy Residency Leadership Teaching Program.
You will participate in the development of your own residency plan, which will reflect your interests and build upon your previous experiences. Upon successful completion of our program, you will be equipped with the knowledge to become a valuable asset to the pharmacy community.
Learning Experiences
Our unique program aims to personalize your residency objectives and experiences, helping you develop confidence and competence in psychiatry, drug information, disease state management, research, and administrative management.
Required core learning experiences
- Adult Psychiatry I (4-6 weeks)
- Adult Psychiatry II (4-6 weeks)
- Consult Liaison Psychiatry (4-6 weeks)
- Geriatric Psychiatry (4-6 weeks)
- Inpatient Staffing (12 months)
- Intensive Outpatient Treatment (6 months)
- Orientation (1-5 weeks)
- Research / Advancing Practice (12 months)
- Substance Use Disorder (4-6 weeks)
Elective learning experiences
- Administration (4-6 weeks)
- Chronic Psychiatric Care (4-6 weeks)
- Emergency Medicine (4-6 weeks)
- Emergency Psychiatry (4-6 weeks)
- Neurocritical Care (4-6 weeks)
- Teaching Certification (12 months)
- Others available upon request
Additional Activities
- Committees
You will actively participate in committees such as Pharmacy and Therapeutics, Psychiatry Supervisory, Sharp Clinical Pharmacy Practice Council, Sharp Drug Formulary Committee and other supervisory and multidisciplinary committees as appropriate.
- Compensation
Your annual base stipend will be an estimate of $65,000 plus benefits. We coordinate with pharmacy managers to tailor all staffing to the needs of the residency program and the pharmacy department. Additional financial support for educational opportunities may be available. If there's a need we'll help provide financial support for approved educational opportunities.
- Educational opportunities
We'll provide you with ongoing educational opportunities through professional meetings and conferences (ASHP Midyear, AAPP Annual Meeting). Sharp also provides continuing pharmacy education and Six Sigma White and Yellow Belt certification opportunities.
- Presentations
Throughout the year, we provide numerous opportunities for our residents to present to medical and nursing staff, pharmacy students and pharmacy staff, in addition to the required rotational and formal seminar presentations.
- Projects
You are required to collaborate with system and site pharmacy leadership, your residency project preceptor and a co-investigator to select an area of interest also of high priority and Sharp. You will complete an in-depth, systematic study suitable for publication and presentation. Additional projects are completed as requested by the resident, preceptors, system and site pharmacy departments and as deemed beneficial for both your development and for Sharp.
- Teaching
At Sharp, we integrate teaching experiences into patient care activities and through the provision of educational support to pharmacy students and staff, nursing and medical staff members and others. As a resident, you will work closely with pharmacists in precepting pharmacy students on clinical learning experiences from various colleges of pharmacy — including Creighton University, Keck Graduate Institute, Touro University, University of California at Irvine, University of California at San Diego and Western University. Additionally, through the San Diego Pharmacy Residency Leadership Program, you will obtain a teaching certification upon completion and participate in preceptor development and various workshops.
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How to apply
Sharp HealthCare fosters a diverse and inclusive environment through the care we offer and the people we employ.
Applicants must have a Pharm.D. degree an ACPE-accredited program, must be enrolled in or have completed an ASHP Accredited PGY1 Residency and must have current or be eligible for licensure in California (licensure in California is required prior to start of the residency).
To be considered for an interview, you must complete and submit all application material via PhORCAS by January 2, 2026. If you have any questions, please contact: Jessica Jones, PharmD, BCPP, APh, Residency Program Director.
Complete applications should include the following in PhORCAS (National Matching Service code 01123):
- School of pharmacy transcript
- Curriculum Vitae
- Letter of Intent
- 3 References
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