Pharmacy Residency Program

Our Residency

Our postgraduate year one (PGY1) pharmacy residency program builds on the Doctor of Pharmacy education and outcomes to contribute to the development of clinical pharmacists responsible for medication-related care of patients with a wide range of conditions, eligible for board certification, and eligible for postgraduate year two (PGY2) pharmacy residency training.

Pharmacists completing this residency will be competent practitioners, with the added benefit of experience in a world-class acute-care environment. As a part of the multidisciplinary team, they will manage drug therapy for common pediatric disease states and provide safe and cost-effective pharmaceutical care. The rotations will enable the pharmacy residents to gain exposure to a wide variety of pediatric subspecialties and prepare candidates to be pediatric pharmacists in acute-care settings or to advance to a PGY2 training in their area of choice.

Our Hospital

Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit institution that provides specialized pediatric health care.

Founded in 1901, CHLA is the oldest freestanding children’s hospital in California. Known back then as “the little house on Castelar Street”, the hospital admitted 14 patients during that first year of operation and opened the “surgery suite” in the pantry.

Currently CHLA has 413 active beds including more than 106 pediatric critical care beds, more than any other hospital in the Western United States. In the last year, we have had:

• 17,501 inpatient admissions
• More than 700,000 patient visits
• 94,908 Emergency Department visits
• 15,581 pediatric surgeries performed
• 2,385 patients transported via helicopter, Learjet and ambulance—one of the largest emergency transport programs in the nation
• 473 traumas treated

Educational Goals

• In collaboration with the health care team, provide safe and effective patient care to a diverse range of patients, including those with multiple co-morbidities, high-risk medication regimens, and multiple medications following a consistent patient care process.
• Ensure continuity of care during patient transitions between care settings.
• Prepare, dispense, and manage medications to support safe and effective drug therapy for patients.
• Demonstrate ability to manage formulary and medication-use processes, as applicable to the organization.
• Demonstrate ability to evaluate and investigate practice, review data, and assimilate scientific evidence to improve patient care and/or the medication-use system.
• Demonstrate leadership skills.
• Demonstrate management skills.
• Provide effective medication and practice-related education to patients, caregivers, health care professionals, students, and the public (individuals and groups).
• Effectively employ appropriate preceptor roles when engaged in teaching students, pharmacy technicians, or fellow health care professionals. 

Application Information

Deadline: January 3, 2025 (no applications will be accepted beyond this date)

Eligibility:

• Residents shall be graduates or candidates for graduation from an ACPE accredited degree program (or one in the process of pursuing accreditation) or have a Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Examination Committee (FPGEC) certificate from the NABP.
• Residents must have a valid California Intern or Pharmacist License prior to the start of residency.
• Residents must be eligible for licensure in California and be licensed by October 1st of their residency year.

Virtual Open House Date:

November 12, 2024 at 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Register for Virtual Open House

ASHP Residency Showcase

December 10, 2024 from 8 a.m. -11 a.m.