Lia Pop, PharmD, APh
PGY1 Community-Based Program Director
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Specialty Pharmacy Services
Phone: 909-558-4000, ext 58188
Email: [email protected]
The PGY1 Community Practice Residency with an emphasis in Specialty Pharmacy Services is fully accredited by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP).
Residents develop the knowledge, skills, and professional competencies needed to become advanced pharmaceutical care practitioners, with specialized training in specialty pharmacy. The program is tailored to individual interests and goals, providing a supportive environment for high-quality training and patient care.
The PGY1 program offers residents a variety of choices for elective rotations, providing for an engaging and diverse year of learning experiences. With a wide array of PGY2 programs, there is an enhanced opportunity for subsequent postgraduate training.
Be part of an inclusive environment that values different perspectives and supports mentorship, professional growth, and cultural humility — with a commitment to understanding the patients in our communities. Applicants from all backgrounds are welcome.
Post Graduate Year One (PGY1)
- Provide personalized pharmaceutical care services to promote ethical, caring, and patient focused outcomes in the community pharmacy setting.
- Function competently and in partnership with other providers.
- Enhance proficiency in written and verbal communication.
- Cultivate organizational and management skills to fulfill both academic and clinical practice requirements.
- Develop leadership skills.
- Provide appropriate consultation.
- Gain meaningful experience in the academic environment.
- Become competent in healthcare-related research.
- Patient care related activities such as medication therapy management, face-to-face patient interaction in ambulatory clinics
- Adverse Drug Reaction, Clinical Intervention and Proactive Risk Assessment reporting.
- Completion of all residency goals as Achieved in PharmAcademic
- Completion of Teaching Certificate Program.
- Mentorship for student professional organizations.
- Education through oral and written presentations for patients/caregivers and members of the community, health profession students, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals.
- Completion of a formal research project, including a written manuscript and presentation at Western States Conference, or comparable national/local setting.
- Completion of staffing requirement at the specialty pharmacy.
- Contribution of an article to the Department of Pharmacy Newsletter.
- Completion of Process Improvement Project
REQUIRED LEARNING EXPERIENCES
- Hematology/Oncology (12 weeks)
- Hematology/Oncology clinic (3 weeks)
- Pharmacy Administration & Leadership & Operations (5 weeks and then longitudinal)
- Infectious Diseases (4 weeks)
- Inflammatory Diseases (8 weeks)
- Community MTM (4 weeks)
- Integration (4 weeks)
- Teaching Certificate (longitudinal)
- Medication Therapy Management (MTM) (longitudinal)
- Research Project (longitudinal)
- Staffing (longitudinal)
- Pharmacotherapy clinic (longitudinal)
ELECTIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCES
The resident will choose one experience for a duration of 4 weeks:
- Stem Cell Transplant
- Pediatric Oncology Clinic
- Health Systems Administration
Residents will participate in the Loma Linda University School of Pharmacy Teaching Certificate Program. The goal of the program is to provide participants the experience and guidance necessary to understand and apply current strategies in pharmacy education. In order to earn the certificate, each participant must meet the following requirements:
- Attend the teaching seminars.
- Teach a minimum of one didactic lecture (one hour minimum.)
- Engage in a longitudinal teaching experience in the PY3 curriculum which includes developing and leading case discussions.
- Deliver one in-service to multi-disciplinary team.
- Present one poster at a professional meeting.
- Develop a teaching dossier.
- In addition, the resident will give one hour of accredited education to pharmacists.
Contact Information
Larisa Gunther, PharmD, BCPS
Director of Pharmacy
Specialty Pharmacy Services
Phone: 909-558-4705
Email: [email protected]
Ryan Huntsman, PharmD, MS
Pharmacy Residency Program Coordinator
Clinical Pharmacist
Specialty Pharmacy Services
Phone: 909-558-4000, ext 52478
Email: [email protected]