--- title: "About the Residency Program at Sutter Health" description: "Learn more about the PGY1 Pharmacy Residency at Sacramento Medical Center." url: "https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/pharmacy-residency/sacramento-pgy-1/about" --- 1. [Home](https://www.sutterhealth.org/) / 2. [Education](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education) / 3. [Pharmacy](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/pharmacy-residency) / 4. [PGY-1 Pharmacy, Sacramento](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/pharmacy-residency/sacramento-pgy-1) / 5. About # About the Residency Program **Section menu** - [PGY-1 Pharmacy, Sacramento](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/pharmacy-residency/sacramento-pgy-1 "PGY-1 Pharmacy, Sacramento") - [About](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/pharmacy-residency/sacramento-pgy-1/about "About") - [Clinical Experience](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/pharmacy-residency/sacramento-pgy-1/details "Clinical Experience") - [Preceptors](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/pharmacy-residency/sacramento-pgy-1/preceptors "Preceptors") - [Residents](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/pharmacy-residency/sacramento-pgy-1/residents "Residents") - [Salary and Benefits](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/pharmacy-residency/sacramento-pgy-1/salary-and-benefits "Salary and Benefits") - [Frequently Asked Questions](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/pharmacy-residency/sacramento-pgy-1/faqs "Frequently Asked Questions") - [How to Apply](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/pharmacy-residency/sacramento-pgy-1/apply "How to Apply") - [PGY-1 Pharmacy, Sacramento](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/pharmacy-residency/sacramento-pgy-1 "PGY-1 Pharmacy, Sacramento") - [About](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/pharmacy-residency/sacramento-pgy-1/about "About") - [Clinical Experience](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/pharmacy-residency/sacramento-pgy-1/details "Clinical Experience") - [Preceptors](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/pharmacy-residency/sacramento-pgy-1/preceptors "Preceptors") - [Residents](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/pharmacy-residency/sacramento-pgy-1/residents "Residents") - [Salary and Benefits](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/pharmacy-residency/sacramento-pgy-1/salary-and-benefits "Salary and Benefits") - [Frequently Asked Questions](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/pharmacy-residency/sacramento-pgy-1/faqs "Frequently Asked Questions") - [How to Apply](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/pharmacy-residency/sacramento-pgy-1/apply "How to Apply") Sutter Medical Center Sacramento (SMCS) is part of the foundation of Sutter Health, Northern California and the Central Coast'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. ### Living in Sacramento California's capital city is home to rural, suburban and urban neighborhoods, all with the mild climate California is famous for. Our dynamic downtown center is a hub for arts, music, theater, minor league sports and one of the largest urban recreational parks in the country. [Get to Know the Area](https://www.visitsacramento.com/) ### Contact Us **Rebekah Mendonsa, PharmD, BCPS** Residency Program Director [Rebekah.Mendonsa@SutterHealth.org](mailto:Rebekah.Mendonsa@SutterHealth.org) **Gloria Choi, PharmD, BCCCP** Residency Program Coordinator [Gloria.Choi@SutterHealth.org](mailto:Gloria.Choi@SutterHealth.org) **Current Residents:** **Kevin Wallace Hatley, PharmD** PGY1 Resident [Kevin.WallaceHatley@sutterhealth.org](mailto:Kevin.WallaceHatley@sutterhealth.org) **Theresa Xiong, PharmD** PGY1 Resident [Theresa.Xiong@sutterhealth.org](mailto:Theresa.Xiong@sutterhealth.org)  [Apply Now](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/pharmacy-residency/sacramento-pgy-1/apply) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"MedicalOrganization","name":"Sutter Health","@id":"https://www.sutterhealth.org/#medicalorganization","url":"https://www.sutterhealth.org","logo":"https://www.sutterhealth.org/static/images/sutter-health-logo.svg","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","streetAddress":"2200 River Plaza Drive","addressLocality":"Sacramento","addressRegion":"CA","postalCode":"95833","addressCountry":"US"},"areaServed":{"@type":"AdministrativeArea","name":"California"},"sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/SutterHealth","https://www.instagram.com/sutterhealth/","https://x.com/SutterHealth","https://www.youtube.com/sutterhealth","https://www.linkedin.com/company/sutter-health","https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sutter_Health"]} ``` ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"WebPage","name":"About the Residency Program at Sutter Health","description":"Learn more about the PGY1 Pharmacy Residency at Sacramento Medical Center.","url":"https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/pharmacy-residency/sacramento-pgy-1/about","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/pharmacy-residency/sacramento-pgy-1/about#breadcrumblist"}} ``` ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/pharmacy-residency/sacramento-pgy-1/about#breadcrumblist","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://www.sutterhealth.org/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Education","item":"https://www.sutterhealth.org/education"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Pharmacy","item":"https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/pharmacy-residency"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"PGY-1 Pharmacy, Sacramento ","item":"https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/pharmacy-residency/sacramento-pgy-1"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":5,"name":"About"}]} ```