Pharmacy PGY2 Ambulatory Care Residency Program
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KDHCD Outpatient Pharmacy Services
Kaweah Delta Health Care District (KDHCD) is an integrated health care
delivery system anchored around a 448-bed community-based teaching hospital.
With a complement of ancillary services and ambulatory clinics, KDHCD
provides a broad array of primary and specialty care to a largely rural
and medically underserved community. The Outpatient Pharmacy Department
provides services to the community through our in-house retail and home
infusion pharmacies, as well as our ambulatory clinics.
- Pharmacists in the retail pharmacy are optimizing adherence to medications
at discharge with our Meds-to-Beds concierge medication delivery program.
- The home infusion specialists ensure adequate care for in-home IV medication
administration and end of life care in conjunction with Kaweah Delta Home
Health and Hospice services.
- Clinical Pharmacy Specialists are working in innovative, team-based models
as credentialed members of the KDHCD Medical Staff providing advanced
pharmaceutical care in the areas of primary care and family medicine,
advanced chronic disease and population health, and pain management.
KDHCD PGY2 Ambulatory Pharmacy Residency
Kaweah Delta Health Care District (KDHCD) is a community-based teaching
institution committed to producing PGY2 trained Ambulatory Care Clinical
Pharmacy Specialists that exhibit the core characteristics of leadership,
evidence-based practice and service to the community. The KDHCD PGY2 Ambulatory
Care Residency program will build on the skills and knowledge gained in
accredited PGY1 training programs. The program will provide advanced professional
practice and management activities where residents will gain in-depth
experience in a more independent role leading to advanced practice skills
and knowledge of the integration of pharmacy services with the comprehensive
needs of individual practice settings. Upon completion, residents will
have gained the skills and experience needed to establish advanced and
innovative services in the ambulatory clinic environment; leverage population
health and novel payment strategies to support ambulatory pharmacy services;
become a leader within the healthcare team; and, effectively advocate
for the delivery of quality care and outcomes.
Required Rotations
- Family Medicine (8 weeks)
- Chronic Disease Management and Population Health (8 weeks)
- Anticoagulation Management (2 weeks + longitudinal)
- Pain Management (4 weeks)
- Administration/Pharmacy Practice Management (4 weeks)
Elective Rotations - Choose 2 to 3
- Advanced Pain Management
- Palliative Care and/or Hospice
- Cardiology
- Medication Safety
- Care Transitions
- Nephrology
Kaweah Delta Family Medicine Center
Kaweah Delta Family Medicine Center is the formal clinic training site
for the Kaweah Delta Family Medicine Residency providing primary care
for an underserved population. Our clinical pharmacists provide direct
patient care, patient education, and practice based and didactic instruction
to the family medicine residents.
Kaweah Delta Chronic Disease Management Center
Kaweah Delta Chronic Disease Management Center (CDMC) is a referral-based,
high-risk clinic for patients with type-2 diabetes, COPD, tobacco cessation,
heart failure, anticoagulation, pain management, and other disease states
requiring resource-intensive multidisciplinary care.
Rural Health Clinics
Kaweah Delta has four Rural Health Clinics that provide internal medicine,
family medicine, women’s health, pediatric care, and specialty services
to rural areas of Tulare County.
Visalia Medical Clinic
A KDCHD affiliate, the largest medical office in Visalia providing pediatric,
adult, and specialty medicine.
PRECEPTORS
Clint Brown, Pharm D
Clint Brown, PharmD is an interim Outpatient Pharmacy Manager at Kaweah
Delta Health Care District. He serves as preceptor for PGY1 pharmacy residents
and pharmacy students from University of California, San Francisco. Dr.
Brown completed his PGY1 pharmacy residency in 2009 with the Veterans
Affairs Ambulatory Clinic in Pocatello, Idaho. He received his doctor
of pharmacy degree from Idaho State University in 2008. In 2014 Dr. Brown
and the Pharmacy Pain Management Service were recipients of the Best Practice
Award from the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) for
their work with implementing a pharmacy driven pain management service
in the inpatient setting and also received recognition from the California
Society of Health-System Pharmacists (CSHP) highlighting this service
as an Innovative Pharmacy Practice. Email address:
clbrown@kdhcd.org
Kelly Mendoza, MS, PharmD, BCPS, Clinical Pharmacist – Pain Management
Kelly Mendoza, MS, PharmD, BCPS is a Pain Management Clinical Pharmacy
Specialist in both the inpatient and outpatient settings at Kaweah Delta
Health Care District and currently serves as a preceptor for PGY1 pharmacy
residents and pharmacy students from the University of California –
San Francisco in the area of pain management. She started at KDHCD in
August 2017 after completing her PGY2 Pain Management and Palliative Care
pharmacy residency at The University of Maryland School of Pharmacy in
Baltimore, MD. Dr. Mendoza received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree in 2015
from Midwestern University College of Pharmacy – Glendale in Glendale,
AZ and then completed her PGY1 pharmacy residency at Banner Estrella Medical
Center in Phoenix, AZ. Email address:
kmendoza@kdhcd.org.
Cory Nelson, PharmD, BCACP
Dr. Nelson is a Clinical Pharmacist at Kaweah Delta Health Care District.
He practices at the Chronic Disease Management Center, the district’s
rural health clinics, and collaborates with various other medical providers
around the area. Dr. Nelson serves as a preceptor for learners on Ambulatory
Care rotation including PGY1 pharmacy residents as well as UCSF students
in his role as an Assistant Clinical Professor with the University of
California San Francisco School of Pharmacy. He received his Doctor of
Pharmacy from Idaho State University College of Pharmacy in 2014 and completed
the two-year Pharmaceutical Care Leadership Residency with the University
of Minnesota in 2016. Email address:
conelson@kdhcd.org
Matthew Heinsen, PharmD, BCPS
Dr. Heinsen is the Family Medicine Clinical Pharmacist at Kaweah Delta
Health Care District. He practices both within the inpatient setting at
Kaweah Delta Medical Center and outpatient at the Kaweah Delta Family
Medicine Center. Dr. Heinsen works closely with the Family Medicine resident
physicians to provide not only patient care but also to provide pharmacotherapy
related education during inpatient rounds and during formal didactic sessions.
Dr. Heinsen serves as a preceptor for APPE students on Ambulatory Care
and Internal Medicine rotations. He is a preceptor for PGY1 pharmacy residents
completing their Ambulatory Care rotation. He received his Doctor of Pharmacy
from Butler University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in 2014.
He completed his PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency with St. Vincent Indianapolis
in 2015 and his PGY-2 Pharmacotherapy Residency with Community Health
Network in Indianapolis, IN in 2016. Email address:
mheinsen@kdhcd.org
April Huang, PharmD, BCACP
Dr. Huang is an ambulatory care clinical pharmacist at Kaweah Delta Health
Care District. She practices primarily at the employee pharmacy, and also
at the Chronic Disease Management Center and the Family Medicine Center.
Dr. Huang serves as a preceptor-in-training for the PGY2 Ambulatory Care
Residency Program, as well as a preceptor for APPE students. She received
her Doctor of Pharmacy from the University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy
and Pharmaceutical Sciences in 2014. Dr. Huang completed a PGY1 Community
Pharmacy Residency with Azalea Health in Palatka, Florida in 2015, followed
by a PGY2 Ambulatory Care Residency with the Saint Louis College of Pharmacy
and the Saint Louis County Department of Public Health in Missouri in
2016. Email address:
ahuang@kdhcd.org
Kelly Banker, PharmD, BCPS,BCPP
Kelly Banker, PharmD, BCPS, BCPP is a Clinical Pharmacist at Kaweah Delta
Healthcare District. She obtained her Doctor of Pharmacy from the Ohio
State University College of Pharmacy and completed her PGY1 Pharmacy Practice
Residency training at Salem Veteran's Affairs Medical Center in Salem,
VA. She also completed a PGY2 Behavioral Care Pharmacy Residency at Community
Health Network in Indianapolis, IN. Prior to joining Kaweah Delta's
ambulatory care team, she served as the Pharmacist-in-Charge for Kaweah
Delta's Rehabilitation and Mental Health Hospitals. Her practice interests
include substance abuse, women's health and rural health. Email address:
kbanker@kdhcd.org
Bradlee Rea, PharmD
Dr. Rea is a Clinical Pain Pharmacist at Kaweah Delta Health Care District.
He practices outpatient at the Chronic Disease Management Center and rural
health clinics, in addition to inpatient at Kaweah Delta Medical Center’s
innovative pharmacy pain management service. Dr. Rea functions as a preceptor
for APPE student rotations and PGY1 pharmacy residents. He received his
Doctor of Pharmacy from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School
of Pharmacy in 2015 followed by a PGY1 residency at HSHS St. Elizabeth’s
Hospital in 2016 and a PGY2 pain and palliative care residency at Hospice
of Southern Illinois in 2017. Email address:
brea@kdhcd.org
Sarah Stephens, PharmD, BCPS, CPPS
Sarah Stephens, PharmD, BCPS is the Medication Safety Coordinator for Kaweah
Delta Health Care District. She serves as a preceptor for PGY1 pharmacy
residents and pharmacy students from the University of California, San
Francisco. Dr. Stephens’ pharmacy career has spanned over a decade
with a primary clinical focus in acute care adult internal medicine and
7 years in academia at the University of Utah College of Pharmacy. Current
initiatives and research interests include reducing medication errors
in the areas of anticoagulation and pain management, improving transitions
of care with an emphasis on discharge medication reconciliation, and evaluating
safety culture. Dr. Stephens currently serves as a member of the California
Hospital Association Medication Safety Committee and the American Society
of Health-System Pharmacists Section of Inpatient Care Practitioners Medication
Safety Section Advisory Group. Email address:
sastephe@kdhcd.org
Coleen Moriarity-Suggs, PharmD
Coleen Moriarity-Suggs, PharmD is an Anemia Management Clinical Pharmacist
at Kaweah Delta Health Care District. She received her doctor of pharmacy
degree from the University of the Pacific School of Pharmacy. Dr. Moriarity-Suggs
serves as an Assistant Clinical Professor for University of California
San Francisco School of Pharmacy and precepts PGY-1 pharmacy residents
as well as students from various schools of pharmacy. She was the recipient
of the UCSF Apple for Excellence in Teaching Award for the UCSF Fresno
site in 2013. The KDMC anemia management program under the direction of
Dr. Moriarity-Suggs was awarded the ASHP Best Practices Award in Health
System Pharmacies in 2010. Email address:
cmoriari@kdhcd.org
Kelsea Ziegler, PharmD, BCACP
Dr. Ziegler is an Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacist at Kaweah Delta Health
Care District. She practices at the Chronic Disease Management Center,
and collaborates with other health care providers throughout the District.
Dr. Ziegler serves as a preceptor for APPE students on Ambulatory Care
rotation. She serves as a preceptor in training for the PGY-2 residency
program. She received her Doctor of Pharmacy from Northeastern University
in 2014. She completed her PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency and her PGY-2 Ambulatory
Care Residency with Brookdale Hospital Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY
in 2015 and 2016. She also has experience working at a managed care company
prior to joining the team at Kaweah Delta. Email address:
kziegler@kdhcd.org
QUALIFICATIONS:
Graduate of an ACPE- accredited pharmacy program
Successful completion of an ASHP-accredited PGY1 Pharmacy Residency program
Current or eligible for Pharmacy Licensure in the state of California
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
- Completed PhORCAS Application
- Curriculum Vitae
- Letter of intent
- 3 Letters of Recommendation, including one from PGY1 Residency Program
Director or preceptor
- Official college transcript (Pharmacy School ONLY)
APPLICATION DEADLINE:
To be accepted, all items must be received by
January 5, 2018
ASHP Program Code: pending
National Matching Service Code: pending
PhORCAS Program Code: pending
Tentative Open House Date: December 16, 2017
For additional information please contact:
Heather B. Miller, PharmD, BCPS
Outpatient Pharmacy Manager, PGY2 Residency Program Director
Kaweah Delta Health Care District
400 West Mineral King
Visalia, CA 93291
Email: hemiller@kdhcd.org
BENEFITS OVERVIEW:
- Stipend $47,465
- 10 paid vacation days
- 8 paid holidays
- Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits effective day 1 of residency
- Approved leave and travel reimbursement to attend CSHP Seminar, ASHP Midyear
and Western States Residency Conference
- Up to $500 relocation assistance bonus
- 1 KDHCD lab coat
- BLS Certification
ASHP Pre-Candidate Status Pending