Required Rotations
Each rotation is 1 month at Harborview Medical Center, unless otherwise specified.
- Orientation & Training (July)
- Project Month (December)
- Inpatient Adult Psychiatry – Acute Care (Mood and Personality Disorders)
- Inpatient Adult Psychiatry – Acute Care (Bipolar Disorder and Dual Diagnosis)
- Inpatient Adult Psychiatry Intensive Care Unit
- Inpatient Addiction Medicine Consult Service
- Outpatient Mental Health – VA Puget Sound @ Seattle VA Medical Center (shuttle service available)
- Inpatient Geriatric Psychiatry @ UWMC-NW campus (accessible via public transportation)
- Inpatient Psychiatric Consult Liaison
Elective Rotations
Resident to choose 3 from the following month-long experiences.
- Advanced Psychiatric Pharmacy Practice – Acute Care
- Ambulatory Clinic Rotation – Family Medicine
- Ambulatory Clinic Rotation – Chronic Pain Clinic
- Ambulatory Clinic Rotation – HIV at Madison Clinic
- Inpatient Child Adolescent Psychiatry-Acute Care at Children’s Hospital Seattle*
- Inpatient General Medicine
- Inpatient Neurology
- Long-term Inpatient Treatment at Western State Hospital*
Additional elective opportunities may be developed
based on resident interest and preceptor availability
*Resident must provide transportation and will not reimbursed for mileage or parking.
Sample Schedule
| Resident A | Resident B | |
| July (4 weeks) 7/5/2024 to 8/2/2024 |
Orientation & Training | Orientation & Training |
| August (4 weeks) 8/5/2024 to 8/30/2024 |
HMC Inpatient Psychiatry – Acute Care (Mood and Personality Disorders) |
Inpatient Adult Psychiatry-Acute Care (Bipolar Disorder and Dual Diagnosis) |
| September (4 weeks) 9/30/2024 to 9/27/2024 |
Inpatient Adult Psychiatry-Acute Care (Bipolar Disorder and Dual Diagnosis) | Outpatient Mental Health- VA Puget Sound |
| October (5 weeks) 9/30/2024 to 11/1/2024 |
Outpatient Mental Health- VA Puget Sound | Inpatient Adult Psychiatry Intensive Care Unit |
| November (5 weeks) 11/4/2024 to 12/6/2024 |
Long-term Inpatient Treatment at Western State Hospital | Research Rotation with Clayton |
| December (4 weeks) 12/9/2024 to 1/3/2025 |
Project Month | Project Month |
| January (4 weeks) 1/6/2025 to 1/31/2025 |
Inpatient Adult Psychiatry Intensive Care Unit | Pediatric Acute Care at Children’s Hospital |
| February (4 weeks) 2/3/2025 to 2/28/2025 |
Pediatrics at Children’s Hospital | HMC Inpatient Psychiatry – Acute Care (Mood and Personality Disorders) |
| March (4 weeks) 3/3/2025 to 3/28/2025 |
Inpatient Psychiatric Consult Liaison | Inpatient Addiction Medicine Consult Service |
| April (4 weeks) 3/31/2025 to 4/25/2025 |
Advanced Psychiatric Practice – Acute Care | Inpatient Psychiatric Consult Liaison |
| May (5 weeks) 4/28/2025 to 5/30/2025 |
Inpatient Addiction Medicine Consult Service | Inpatient Geriatric Psychiatry |
| June (4 weeks) 6/2/2025 to 7/3/2025 |
Inpatient Geriatric Psychiatry | Advanced Psychiatric Practice-Acute Care |
Required Longitudinal Research Project
44 week experience
- Complete a research project relevant to behavioral health
- Present a poster at Vizient Midyear and/or ASHP Midyear
- Deliver a platform presentation at the NWSRC (residency conference)
- Submit a final project manuscript in publication format
Other Required Experiences
- Prepare and present one pharmacist continuing education presentation
(10-12 week experience) - Complete one drug therapy committee assignment related to behavioral health
(8 week experience) - Teaching experience at UW School of Pharmacy
(10 week experience) - Attend all psychopharmacology/psychiatric pharmacy didactic educational sessions
(23 in total-every other week with SOP faculty) - Complete all longitudinal integrated service hours
(32 hours/4 weeks = 4-hour weekly evening clinical shift + 8-hour outpatient shift every other Saturday)
Other Program Requirements
- Completion of 100% (16 out of 16) of required disease states and conditions as outlined in the ASHP PGY2 Psychiatric Pharmacy Residency Appendix
- Obtain “Achieved for Residency” on a minimum of 28 out of 31 (90%) of all program objectives
- Completion of all Quarterly Self-Reflection and Self-Evaluations as part of the resident development plan (initial and quarterly thereafter)