Residency Program

Pharmacy

Residency Program

PGY2 Psychiatry

This PGY-2 Psychiatric Residency in candidate status offers a 12-month experience at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital at the campuses of Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical Center, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, and Westchester Behavioral Health Center. The residency program provides diverse and extensive training in acute and specialized psychiatric settings. The objective of the program is to train future leading clinicians in the dynamic healthcare field of psychiatric pharmacy practice. Residents will participate in activities to develop the knowledge and skills required to provide evidence-based, patient-centered medication therapy as an integral part of an interdisciplinary team. Activities are designed to refine the resident’s abilities to educate other health care professionals, patients, and the community on drug therapy-related topics. Residents will develop acumen in conducting research and demonstrating administrative skills in psychiatric pharmacy practice.

 

Required Rotations (Tentative – 9 Rotations)

The following rotations will be 4-5 weeks in duration:

  • Orientation
  • Adult Inpatient Psychiatry I
  • Psychiatric ICU/Stepdown
  • Consult-Liaison Psychiatry
  • Emergency Psychiatry
  • Adult Inpatient Psychiatry II
  • Co-Precepting
  •  Dual Service

 

Elective Rotations (Tentative – 2 Rotations)

The following will be 4-5 week rotations (elective rotations can be a repeat of a required rotation)

  • Addiction Medicine
  • Inpatient Addiction Psychiatry
  • Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Psychiatric Pharmacy Administration
  • Ambulatory care
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Internal Medicine
  • Palliative Care Medicine
     

Longitudinal Experiences (Tentative - 52 weeks)

  • Adult Outpatient Psychiatry (Long-Acting Injection Clinic, Primary Care Psychiatric Pharmacy Clinic)
  • Projects (1 MUE/QI project, 1 research project; 3 dedicated project weeks)
  • Presentations (1 Grand Rounds, 1 Formal Case Presentation, 1 Resident Core Topic Series, and 4 Journal Clubs)
  • Psychiatry Enterprise Formulary & Therapeutics Subcommittee activities (Once monthly)
  • Clinical on-call activities (7-day coverage every 9 weeks)
     

 

Please refer to the Supplementary Information for additional learning experiences PGY2 residents participate in during the residency year.

 

Compensation and Benefits

Residents earn an annual stipend of $60,000. Paid time off is allotted for vacation/personal time, holidays, interviews, and professional meetings. Additional benefits include travel stipend for professional meetings, comprehensive health insurance, and subsidized housing (pending availability).

 

Staffing Coverage

The PGY2 Psychiatric Pharmacy resident will have staffing responsibilities (every third weekend) for the hospital practice experience.

 

To Apply

For more information on the requirements for submitting an application to our program, please visit our To Apply page.

OUR TEAM

Psychiatry


Kay Takamura, PharmD, BCPS, BCPP

Kay Takamura, PharmD, BCPS, BCPP

Residency Program Director, PGY2 Psychiatric Pharmacy

Specialty - Psychiatric Pharmacy

Primary Campus: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
Pharmacy Education: University of California, San Francisco
Post Graduate Training:
PGY1: UCSF Medical Center
PGY2 Psychiatric Pharmacy: Medical University of South Carolina
Research/Professional Interests: Long-Acting Injectable Medications, De-prescribing and polypharmacy
[email protected]

Cindy Trac, PharmD, BCPS, BCPP

Cindy Trac, PharmD, BCPS, BCPP

Residency Program Coordinator, PGY2 Psychiatric Pharmacy

Specialty - Psychiatric Pharmacy

Primary Campus: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
Pharmacy Education: University of California, San Francisco
Post Graduate Training:
PGY1: NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
PGY2 Psychiatric Pharmacy: Medical University of South Carolina
Research/Professional Interests: Transitions of Care, Healthcare Disparities, Consult-Liaison Psychiatry, Substance Use Disorders
[email protected]

Madison Plourde, PharmD

Madison Plourde, PharmD

Specialty - Ambulatory Care and Psychiatric Pharmacy

Primary Campus: NewYork-Presbyterian Columbia University Irving Medical Center / Westchester Behavioral Health
Pharmacy Education: Duquesne University
Post Graduate Training:
PGY1: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital 
PGY2 Psychiatric Pharmacy: Medical University of South Carolina
Research/Professional Interests: Transitions of Care, Substance Use Disorders, Public Health
[email protected]

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NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital

Department of Pharmacy

Kay Takamura, PharmD, BCPS, BCPP
Program Director, PGY2 Psychiatric Pharmacy