About the Residency Program

Sutter Medical Center Sacramento (SMCS) is part of the foundation of Sutter Health, Northern California's largest health system with 26 acute care hospitals. SMCS is a 532-bed tertiary medical center which is comprised of several facilities that include Ose Adams Medical Pavilion, Anderson Lucchetti Women's and Children's Center, Buhler Cancer Center, and Sutter Center for Psychiatry. SMCS PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program provides residents the opportunity to strengthen and solidify their clinical skills by providing patient care services across the continuum of care. Required rotations build strong clinical, operational, and management foundation in primarily acute care setting. Residents will continue to pursue their area of interest with elective rotations. Longitudinal rotations in research, project development, and operations will garner the skills to be an astute, well-rounded pharmaceutical healthcare provider.

Purpose Statement

The Sutter Medical Center Sacramento PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program builds upon Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) education and outcomes to develop pharmacist practitioners with knowledge, skills, and abilities as defined in the educational competency areas, goals, and objectives. Residents who successfully complete PGY1 residency programs will be skilled in diverse patient care, practice management, leadership, and education, and be prepared to provide patient care, seek board certification in pharmacotherapy (i.e., BCPS), and pursue advanced education and training opportunities including postgraduate year two (PGY2) residencies.