Pharmacy Informatics Residency—Combinedacy Informatics Residency—Combined PGY1 and PGY2 | Departme PGY1 and PGY2 | Department of Pharmacy Services | UC Davis Health

Residency Program Director

PGY1 Residency Purpose

The purpose of this postgraduate year one (PGY1) pharmacy residency program is to build upon Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) education and outcomes to develop pharmacist practitioners with knowledge, skills, and abilities as defined in the educational competency areas, goals, and objectives. Residents who successfully complete this PGY1 residency program will be skilled in diverse patient care, practice management, leadership, and education, and be prepared to provide patient care, seek board certification in pharmacotherapy (i.e., BCPS), and pursue advanced education and training opportunities including postgraduate year two (PGY2) residencies.

PGY2 Residency Purpose

The purpose of this PGY2 pharmacy residency program is to build upon Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) education and PGY1 pharmacy residency training to develop pharmacist practitioners with knowledge, skills, and abilities as defined in the educational competency areas, goals, and objectives for advanced practice areas. Residents who successfully complete this PGY2 residency program are prepared for advanced patient care or other specialized positions, and board certification in the advanced practice area, if available.

Program Overview

The PGY1/PGY2 Pharmacy Informatics Residency at UC Davis Health is a 24-month program designed to prepare pharmacists to become leaders in pharmacy informatics, health information technology, analytics, automation, and medication-use systems. In the first year, residents will complete the same requirements of the PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency, acute car setting, program while participating in additional pharmacy informatics-related activities and projects. Residents will gain exposure to the medication-use process across a large academic health system and develop foundational skills in pharmacy informatics, data analytics, medication-use technology, quality improvement, project management, and interdisciplinary collaboration.

In the second year, residents work closely with pharmacy informatics, analytics, automation, and health information technology teams to develop advanced skills in electronic health record optimization, clinical decision support, medication-use technology, pharmacy automation, operational reporting and analytics, inventory management systems, governance, and project leadership. Residents will participate in enterprise-wide initiatives focused on improving quality, safety, efficiency, and patient care through the effective use of technology and data. Additional opportunities exist to participate in interdisciplinary committees, research and quality improvement initiatives, teaching and precepting activities, professional presentations, and large-scale health system technology implementations.

The residency is designed to prepare graduates for a variety of pharmacy informatics and health information technology positions within integrated health systems, academic medical centers, and other healthcare organizations. Graduates will be equipped with the knowledge, skills, and experience necessary to lead technology-enabled improvements in medication-use systems and pharmacy practice.

Visit our Pharmacy Residency Programs webpage to learn more about our recruitment events

PGY1 Learning Experiences

Required & Elective

See the PGY1 Pharmacy (92900) Program Structure & Completion Requirements

The Resident Chair learning experience will be fulfilled by the resident serving as the Pharmacy Automation Oversight Committee Coordinator (52 weeks).

PGY2 Learning Experiences

See the PGY1/2 Pharmacy Informatics Program Structure & Completion Requirements in the Pharmacy Residency Manual.

UC Davis Health and Pharmacy Services

UC Davis Health is a nationally recognized leader in the provision of high-quality, patient-centered care, based in the Greater Sacramento area of Northern California. UC Davis Health has a Comprehensive Cancer Center, internationally recognized MIND Institute, and a nationally ranked pediatric hospital. The UC Davis Medical Center hospital has 660 beds and an ambulatory care service area spanning north to the Oregon border, east to Nevada, and down the Central Valley to Fresno, California, covering 65,000 square miles across 33 counties.

The Division of Pharmacy is a dynamic, integral, and critical part of patient care provided by UC Davis Health. As a department of greater than 700 professional, technical, and administrative support personnel, we focus on providing patient-centered medication management that optimizes outcomes through practice, education, research, and leadership through the continuum of care. We also have one of the largest pharmacy residency programs in the country with 47 resident positions in 8 different programs.

The Division of Pharmacy offers comprehensive pharmaceutical services (unit dose, IV admixtures, clinical services, infusion pumps, and teaching) throughout the health system complex 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The pharmacy services encompass inpatient pharmacy services as well as an expansive footprint in the ambulatory care space where we have clinical pharmacists embedded within our clinics and specialty care locations.

More about the Division can be found on our Webpage

Resident Personnel Policies:
The following policies are located in the Pharmacy Resident Manual

• Candidate Minimum Qualifications & Pre-employment requirements
• Early Commitment Policy
• Licensure
• Duty-hours & Moonlighting
• Professional, planned/unplanned, and extended leave
• Disciplinary & Corrective Action