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PGY2 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Residency Program

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.

Kansas City VA Ambulatory Pharmacy Services:

Clinical pharmacy services for primary care are provided by 22 pharmacists at the main campus, outlying CBOCs, and in Home Based Primary Care.  15 clinical pharmacist practitioners practice in multiple other specialty areas including geriatrics, behavioral health, cardiology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, infectious diseases, oncology, pulmonary, pain management, substance use disorders, and anticoagulation. 4 clinical technicians offer support to pharmacy practitioners in anticoagulation, pain, primary care and surgery.

Purpose:

PGY2 residency programs 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 PGY2 residency programs are prepared for advanced patient care or other specialized positions, and board certification (BCACP)

Program Overview:

The ASHP Accredited Ambulatory Care residency program at the Kansas City Veterans Affairs Medical Center offers training opportunities for the individual desiring to develop clinical competency in a variety of clinic settings within ambulatory care pharmacy practice. This 52-week training program offers a variety outpatient learning experiences designed to build the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary for the delivery of pharmaceutical care to patients in the ambulatory care setting.

Position details:

Duration:     52 weeks
Position(s):     1
Starting Date:     June 30, 2025
Estimated Stipend:     $52,058
Application Deadline:     January 2, 2025
Interview Required:     Yes

Benefits:

Benefits include health, annual leave (vacation), days off for illness/ appointments/family care and paid federal holidays.

Residency structure:

After a minimum 2-week orientation period, the residency is divided into nine rotations of varying length.  The rotations are arranged to combine required experiences along with electives to allow for growth of skills throughout the year.  The resident is simultaneously expected to prioritize and work on ongoing requirements in longitudinal clinical, didactic, management and residency project rotations.

The resident works closely with the residency director and the primary preceptor to develop goals and objectives that will assist the resident in expanding skills for current and future practice.  Regular meetings with the residency director ensure that short and long-term goals are fulfilled.

Ambulatory Care Residency Program Director

Lauri Witt

Lauri Witt PharmD, BCACP

PGY1/PGY2 Residency Program Director, Pulmonary Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner

VA Kansas City health care

Phone:

Email: lauri.witt@va.gov

Current resident:

Tim Jeffries

Tim Jeffries PharmD

St. Louis College of Pharmacy

VA Kansas City health care

Email: timothy.jeffries@va.gov

How to apply:

KCVA Pharmacy Residency Programs participate in the Pharmacy Online Residency Centralized Application Service (PhORCAS).  To apply, the following must be submitted through PhORCAS by the deadline to be considered for an on-site interview:

  • Letter of Intent
  • Curriculum vitae
  • Pharmacy school transcripts
  • Three completed references in PhORCAS

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