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Posted: 10-Oct-25

Location: Seattle, Washington

Type: Residency PGY-2

Salary: $78,660

Categories:

Clinical Pharmacist

Pharmacy

Job Setting:

Academia

Hospital/Institutional

Requirements:

Residency Required

Specialty Practice Areas:

Ambulatory Care

Inpatient Care

Psychiatry

Required Education:

PharmD

Additional Information:

2 openings available.

This is an ASHP accredited PGY2 specialized residency in psychiatric pharmacy at UW Medicine. This program provides 52 weeks of training, aimed at developing and refining the skills necessary to design, implement, and monitor effective therapeutic interventions for a broad range of patients diagnosed with neurologic and behavioral health disorders.   Residents have opportunities to provide direct patient care to a diverse patient population in multiple settings across the health system, with guidance and mentorship from experienced preceptors. Upon completion of the program, residents are equipped to obtain a position as a psychiatric clinical pharmacy specialist or faculty member and are prepared for board certification in psychiatric pharmacy.  

 The primary practice sites for this program are Harborview Medical Center and the Center for Behavioral Health and Learning at the UWMC-Northwest campus.  Throughout their training, residents will be provided numerous teaching opportunities in various interdisciplinary settings which includes providing a lecture to pharmacy students at the UW School of Pharmacy and a continuing education seminar to pharmacy colleagues. 

Please visit the UW Medicine Pharmacy Residency website for further information.

Applicants who are interested in UW Medicine Pharmacy Residency programs must apply through ASHP’s Pharmacy Online Residency Centralized Application Service (PhORCAS) and submit required documents for the specific program.

Qualifications of the resident:

• Completion of PharmD Degree from an ACPE-accredited College or School of Pharmacy
• Completion of an ASHP-accredited PGY1 residency 
• Must be eligible for licensure in the State of Washington
• Appointment to this residency program is contingent upon eligibility for employment according to the
  Federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, which requires employers to certify eligibility of
  employees not born in the United State. UW Medicine does not offer VISA sponsorship.
• UW Medicine COVID 19 vaccination policy requires all staff (including new hires) to provide
  documentation that they have received the 2-dose vaccination series AND a booster(s) or complete a
  declination process. This must be done prior to the official start date for new hires.

About UW Medicine

UW Medicine Department of Pharmacy Services offers several ASHP-accredited postgraduate PGY1 and PGY2 residencies. While the specific mix of offerings may vary from year to year, each residency provides twelve months of intense pharmacy practice training. Flexibility built into our programs allows each resident to tailor a program to fit their individual goals. Our goal is to help our residents develop the advanced skills and competencies needed to assume leadership roles within the profession. UW Medicine Pharmacy Residency Programs: UWMC – Montlake/UWMC – Northwest/Harborview Medical Center/Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center - PGY1 Pharmacy - Health System Pharmacy Administration & Leadership/M.S. (PGY1/2) - Ambulatory Care (PGY2) - Critical Care (PGY2) - Infectious Disease (PGY2) - Investigational Drugs & Research (PGY2) - Oncology (PGY2) - Pain Management and Palliative Care (PGY2) - Psychiatry (PGY2)

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