VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Residency
About the PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency Program
Our residency is a 12 month, full-time program that provides two residents an intensive experience in delivering comprehensive pharmaceutical care—with expanded offerings on mental health services—to the Veteran population in South Texas. The residents will complete their training at Corpus Christi VA Outpatient Clinic and Corpus Christi Specialty Clinic, which are located near each other in Corpus Christi, Texas.
The purpose of the residency program is to prepare the pharmacist clinician to obtain a position as a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, or to continue residency training as a PGY-2 resident in a focused area of practice.
Residency Facts
Location: VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend Healthcare System (VATVCBHCS), Corpus Christi, TX
Application Deadline: January 4
Start Date: Last week of July
Number of Positions: 2
Estimated Stipend: $41,538
Residency Structure
|
Required |
|
(1 month) |
|
• Mental Health • Specialty Mental Health • Primary Care Mental Health Integration • Ambulatory Care • Anticoagulation • Practice Management (2 weeks) • Transitions of Care • Outpatient Staffing |
|
Electives |
|
(1 month) |
|
• General Medicine * • Advanced Ambulatory Care • Advanced Practice Management • Home Based Primary Care/Geriatrics • Pain Management |
|
Longitudinal |
|
(12 month) |
|
• Primary Care Mental Health Clinic (6 months) • Teaching and Learning Certificate • Project Management • Pharmacotherapy Discussion Series • Education and Professional Development • Practice Management |
How to Apply
All application materials should be submitted through ASHP PhORCAS.
- NMS code: 229313
- US citizenship
- Three letters of reference
- Personal statement
- Curriculum vitae
- Official pharmacy school transcript
Residency Contact Information
Kendra Saxvik, PharmD, BCPP
PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency Program Director
VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend HCS
Corpus Christi Specialty Clinic
kendra.saxvik@va.gov
2020-2021 Residents
Tanner Hull
Sarah A. Snavely, PharmD.
Education: Texas A&M University, Rangel School of Pharmacy, Class of 2020
Research Interests:
Psychiatric Pharmacy
Pediatric Pharmacy
Career Goals:
PGY-2 Residency in Psychiatric Pharmacy or Pediatric Pharmacy; Clinical Pharmacy Specialist