Come join Michigan's number 1 hospital and be the Leaders and Best! The University of Michigan Health Residency program is one of the first residency programs in the country and has received countless awards throughout the years, including the ASHP Residency Excellence Award!

Why come to Michigan? Here are some notable aspects of our program:

• All residents receive adjunct clinical faculty appointments at the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy and teach 1 course in the Fall or Winter semester, which provides endless opportunities to refine your didactic and precepting skills. We also provide an optional teaching certificate. 
• A Residency Wellness Program aimed at helping you build your resiliency skills with dedicated time off from residency to practice wellness activities.
• A dedicated pharmacy department and residency program Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) committee focused on creating a department and residency class where everyone feels valued and can thrive in our organization.
• All residents will have 2 opportunities to publish manuscripts through their longitudinal research project and a writing project (case series/review article).
• Residents are provided with an assigned mentor and select an additional mentor to help ensure success during the year.
• Over 160 preceptors with >90 different rotation options for you to customize your experience!

Program Specific Information:

The PGY-2 Psychiatric Pharmacy Residency at UMHS is a one-year post-graduate training program designed to develop essential knowledge and skills for contemporary health-system pharmacy practice at a major academic medical center, community-based hospital, or other mental health facility (e.g. VA, state hospital, community mental health center). The residency program provides the flexibility to adapt to the resident’s specific learning needs and goals. The training is provided through concentrated clinical rotations and longitudinal experiences. 

Program Purpose:

The purpose of the PGY-2 Psychiatric Pharmacy residency program at UMHS is to prepare psychiatry specialists who are qualified to practice in a variety of mental health environments including, but not limited to: inpatient psychiatry (acute, general adult, substance use disorders, geriatric, child/adolescent), emergency psychiatry, consult liaison psychiatry and outpatient clinics. Residents will have integral involvement in psychopharmacology stewardship.  Through extensive training in this broad range of experiences, residents will develop expertise to identify, prevent, and resolve medication-related problems in patients with complex and treatment-refractory symptoms;  participate as active members of multidisciplinary healthcare teams; demonstrate precepting and leadership skills; and provide interprofessional and pharmacy education related to psychopharmacology topics.

Requirements:

Eligibility for or holding an active pharmacist and controlled substance license in Michigan, academic transcripts, successful completion of a PGY1 residency program, three letters of reference in the standard PhORCAS form, letter of intent, and curriculum vitae.

An interview is required and will be scheduled between late January and early February. 

Please direct any questions to Amy VandenBerg, PharmD, BCPP; Psychiatric Pharmacy Residency Program Director (amberg@med.umich.edu). 

We hope that you will consider the University of Michigan Health for your residency training experience!

Check out our residency website for rotation opportunities, graduation requirements, and much more! 

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About University of Michigan Health

The vision of the University of Michigan Health is to create the future of health care through discovery and to become the national leader in health care, health care reform, biomedical innovation, and education. As part of this world-class organization, the Department of Pharmacy Services has high standards for service, education, and research. Our department has a rich history of excellence and residency training; you have the opportunity to join a world-class team to provide exceptional patient care! The University of Michigan medical campus, located in the heart of Ann Arbor, Michigan includes an adult-based University Hospital, a pediatrics/women's-based C.S. Mott Children's Hospital and Von Voigtlander Women's Hospital, the Rogel Cancer Center, and the Cardiovascular Center with a total of 1000 licensed beds, with 244 dedicated to pediatric care. We are a level 1 adult and pediatric trauma center with a burn unit. University Hospital is a 577-bed tertiary care teaching complex. We are closely affiliated with the College of Pharmacy, which is within walking distance of the medical center. We have approximately 30 health centers and 120 outpatient clinics, many located on t...he main medical campus. University of Michigan Health maintains the first university-owned hospital in the United States and the oldest College of Pharmacy in a state-supported institution. We currently have 15 Pharmacy Residency Programs with 31 Pharmacy Residents, and 1-3 Fellows annually. All Pharmacy Residency Programs are fully accredited by ASHP. At UMH, you will have the opportunity to learn from some of the leading practitioners in the world. The University of Michigan Pharmacy Residency program is committed to the recruitment, training, and support of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) and those from all diverse backgrounds and experiences.

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