Our program is unique in that the resident will be exposed to a variety of practice environments throughout our integrated, not-for-profit healthcare system. The resident will have the opportunity to work on system wide initiatives that will support our 25 Acute Care Facilities, 36 Ambulatory Surgery Centers, 17 Outpatient Infusion Centers, 4 Retail Pharmacies, and 5 Medical Foundations. These environments include:

• Sutter Health System Office
• Small and Large Acute Care Hospital Settings
• Sutter Health Medical Foundations
• Sutter Select and Sutter Health Plus Health Plans

Pharmacy Practice Experience

PGY-1 Rotations:

Required:

• General Medicine
• Introduction to Hospital Operations
• Antimicrobial Stewardship and Infectious Diseases
• Pediatrics and Neonatal ICU
• Medical ICU

Electives:

• Oncology Inpatient
• Oncology Infusion
• Outpatient Hematology/Oncology
• Emergency Medicine
• Pharmacy Administration
• System Clinical Pharmacy Administration
• Medication Safety
• Cardiac Intensive Care
• Pediatric Intensive Care
• Neonatal Intensive Care
• Transitions of Care
• Psychiatry

Longitudinal Experiences:

• Hospital Operations and Staffing
• Pharmacy Practice Research
• Medication Use Evaluation
• Teaching Certificate: Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Program (STLP) with UCSF

PGY-2 Rotations:

Required:

• Clinical Pharmacy Administration – Ambulatory Care
• Strategic Sourcing and Pharmacy Contracting
• Health System Pharmacy Leadership
• Pharmacy Administration – Acute Care Valley Area
• Pharmacy Management – Hospital Based
• Formulary Management & Clinical Programs
• Finance and Resource Management
• Managed Care
• Medication Safety

Electives:

• Infusion Pharmacy Management
• System Clinical Administration

Longitudinal Experiences:

• Hospital Operations
• Pharmacy Informatics and Technology
• Residency Project
• Human Resource Management

Optional Activity:

• Enrollment in a Master’s Program

Presentation Opportunities and Professional Meetings

• Residency project presented at Western States conference
• Present resident-led projects at team leadership meetings
• Recruitment events: CSHP Seminar and ASHP Midyear