About Us

​Accreditation History

The PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency Program conducted by Riverside University Health System is accredited by ASHP.

RUHS PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency Program acquired ASHP Accreditation Candidate Status during the inaugural class (2016-2017). Subsequently, our program had received ASHP Accreditation after the accreditation survey that took place in the spring of 2017. 

Department of Pharmacy

RUHS Pharmacy Service is open 24 hours per day, 7 days per week under the supervision of the Director of Pharmacy, Davalyn Tidwell. Services provided include pharmaceutical care for patients, technical support, education and research. RUHS pharmacy utilizes a de-centralized automated dispensing system, as well as a centralized unit-dose system with barcode medication administration. RUHS pharmacy also provides IV additive service, patient-specific TPN compounding, and chemotherapy preparations for inpatient units and ambulatory infusion center. All inpatient medication orders are placed through a computerized provider order entry system.

RUHS Pharmacy provides comprehensive inpatient and outpatient medication distribution and clinical services. Clinical pharmacists work with a variety of collaborative practice agreements and P&T approved protocols to provide optimized pharmaceutical care. Pharmacists also have an integral role in improving compliance to CMS Core Measures and disease state management Quality Measures as part of the multidisciplinary care team.

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In addition to our long tradition of providing rotations for pharmacy students, we are now in the national matching process to select four PGY1 pharmacy residents each year. Residents will join our exceptional team of pharmacists and work hand-in-hand with preceptors to provide optimized medication management for our diverse patient population and have the opportunity to discuss patient cases in both formal and informal settings, e.g. multidisciplinary team bedside rounds and in presentations.

Our program aims to provide residents with quality educational conferences and teaching opportunities, offer exposure to a wide variety of patients and foster a collegial environment that is conducive to developing skills in life-long learning. Upon completion of the PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program, residents will be eligible for board certification and for postgraduate year two (PGY2) pharmacy residency training in a focused area of practice. Most importantly, residents will be prepared to function as general clinical pharmacy practitioners in a multidisciplinary institutional setting to optimize pharmaceutical care.

We welcome you to join us!

Christina Qi, Pharm.D., BCCCP, BCPS
Residency Program Director
Pharmacy Academic Coordinator

Curriculum

Core Experiences

• Acute Care Medicine (4 weeks)
• Ambulatory Care (5 weeks)
• Anticoagulation (longitudinal)
• Critical Care (6 weeks)
• Health Inequities & Structural Competency (longitudinal seminar)
• Infectious Diseases (4 weeks)
• Parenteral Nutrition (1 weeks + longitudinal)
• Pediatrics (5 weeks)
• Pharmacy Operations (longitudinal)
• Practice Management (longitudinal)
• Psychiatric Pharmacy (6 weeks)
• Research Project (2 weeks plus longitudinal)

Elective Experiences (Two Elective Blocks with 5 Weeks Each) 

• Advanced Ambulatory Care
• Cardiology
• Emergency Medicine
• Hematology/Oncology
• Informatics and Technology
• Infusion Center Pharmacy (Oncology / Rheumatology)
• Investigational Drug Services
• Managed Care
• Medication Safety
• Pharmacy Administration
• Transitions of Care
• Extension of a Required Learning Experience

Elective Teaching Certificate (Longitudinal)

Educational Resources

Residents are required to attend the following educational conferences:

ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting and Exhibition

Western States Conference for Pharmacy Residents, Fellows and Preceptors

A total of 10 days are built into residents' schedules for required conferences. Residents will attend the required conferences in its entirety unless specified otherwise by the Residency Program Director (RPD). Residents are expected to attend the presentations of all other RUHS pharmacy residents at the Western States Conference. Travel and registration are reimbursed for required meeting attendance. Residents may request leave for additional educational meetings up to one week duration. Travel is not reimbursed for additional educational meetings. Requests must be submitted 4 weeks in advance, and approval is granted solely at the discretion of the RPD.

Prospective Residents

POSITION TITLE: PGY-1 Pharmacy Resident (12-Month Trainee Appointment)

Total # of Positions: 4

How to Apply:

• ASHP Program Code # 92117
• Submit application through PhORCAS
• Application due date: January 3
• Register with ASHP Resident Matching Program
• National Matching Services Code # 235613
• Onsite interview 

Applicant For The Pharmacy Residency Program Must

• Have received or be a candidate of a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from an ACPE-accredited School of Pharmacy or have a Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Committee (FPGEC) certificate from the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP)  
• Be licensed or eligible for licensure in the state of California  
• Be a citizen of the U.S.A. or hold a visa allowing for completion of the residency year 
• Submit application materials through PhorCAS  
• Adhere to the rules of the ASHP Pharmacy Resident Matching Program (RMP)
• Be a highly motivated individual who desires advanced training and enhanced level of professional competence in pharmacy practice
• Visa sponsorship is not available

Application Materials Must Include

• Official transcript from the School of Pharmacy
• Three letters of recommendation
• Letter of intent that specifies your interests and goals
• Curriculum Vitae

Applications must be received by the designated PhorCAS deadline to be considered for the residency program. Residents for the PGY1 program are selected through the matching program.

After applications have been reviewed by the Residency Program Director and the Selection Committee (members of Residency Advisory Committee) through a set of predetermined selection criteria, qualified applicants will be invited for an on-site interview at their own expense.   

Criteria for Selection to the RUHS PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency Include

• Communication skills, maturity and self confidence
• Leadership, awareness and time management
• Motivation, professional interest and integrity
• Knowledgebase
• Critical thinking and clinical reasoning
• Scholastic achievements
• Work experiences

These criteria will be evaluated through applicants' CVs, interviews, references, school transcripts and recommendation letters.  The interview panel will reconvene upon completion of the interview process to discuss and review feedback from interview scores and rank prospective candidates based on these predetermined criteria. Final ranking will be submitted to the ASHP Resident Matching Program.

Phase II match and Scramble shall follow the same selection process with a condensed virtual interview.