The USC Mann School offers two PGY1 pharmacy residency programs in the ambulatory care setting.
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency at Ambulatory Care Clinics of Los Angeles General Medical Center
This program provides residents with comprehensive ambulatory care training and prepares residents to manage a variety of chronic disease states through drug treatment modifications and monitoring, and disease and symptom assessment, identify and assess social determinants of health and interact with a wide range of patient populations, and implement or advance ambulatory care pharmacy services in various settings. Residents will also learn to manage care transitions between inpatient and outpatient, while providing therapeutic recommendations to interdisciplinary teams in the inpatient internal medicine service.
This program’s primary site is at the Los Angeles General Medical Center. Supporting sites include Keck Medicine of USC. Learn more about this program in the program manual.
Questions? Contact Michelle Chu, PharmD, MHA, BCACP, APh, residency program director, at lee118@usc.edu.
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency at Ambulatory Care Clinics of Los Angeles Jewish Health/UCI Senior Health Center
This program will provide a well-rounded experience in healthcare settings serving the geriatric population. The primary site will be Los Angeles Jewish Health which services older adults in long term care and the assisted living space. Learning experiences will include participating in drug regimen reviews, developing chronic disease management protocols, and participating in a variety of interprofessional activities with healthcare professionals in those settings.
UCI Medical Center will serve as a participating site. At UCI, the resident will be embedded in a primary care geriatric practice with activities including geriatric assessments, chronic disease management, screening for high-risk medications and reducing polypharmacy as well as assisting providers and staff with typical primary care clinic issues such as authorizing refills, drug information questions, and drug coverage issues.
This program’s primary site is at Los Angeles Jewish Health, with a supporting site at the UCI Health SeniorHealth Center. Learn more about this program in the program manual.
Questions? Contact Tatyana Gurvich, PharmD, BCGP, residency program director, at gurvich@usc.edu.