3257 Folsom Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95816 (main entrance)
1428 33rd St, Sacramento, CA 95816 (parking is here)
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Pucci's Pharmacy Residency Program
Program Overview
Based in Sacramento, Pucci’s PGY1 residency serves diverse and underserved communities through community pharmacy, ambulatory care, long-term care, and non-sterile compounding. Clinical services include HIV prevention and care, STI testing and treatment, contraception, travel health, tobacco cessation, immunizations, long-acting injection administration, MTM, and more. Training integrates evidence-based patient care, public health, and pharmacy operations. Mentorship, quality improvement, teaching, and association engagement develop pharmacist leaders who expand access to care, improve medication adherence and safety, and support disease prevention and management.
Program Purpose
Pucci’s Pharmacy PGY1 Community-Based Pharmacy Residency Program is designed to build upon Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) education and outcomes to develop confident, independent, and highly skilled community-based pharmacist practitioners. Through diverse patient care experiences, innovative pharmacist-provided clinical services, leadership, advocacy, and education, residents will develop the knowledge and skills necessary to provide comprehensive, patient-centered care, improve health outcomes, expand access to care, and advance the role of pharmacists as healthcare providers. Graduates will be prepared to practice under a standard of care model and pursue advanced training opportunities, including postgraduate year two (PGY2) residencies and professional licensures and certifications.
Program Highlights
Deliver Innovative, Patient-Centered Clinical Care
Gain extensive hands-on experience providing pharmacist-led clinical services, including HIV prevention and treatment, PrEP/PEP, sexually transmitted infection testing and treatment, sexual and reproductive health, immunizations, long-acting injectable medications, and medication therapy management. Develop the clinical knowledge, confidence, and independent decision-making skills needed to practice under a standard of care model and advance pharmacist-provided patient care.
Expand Access to Care for Underserved Communities
Make a meaningful impact by serving diverse and medically underserved patient populations. Address healthcare disparities and barriers to care through accessible clinical services, patient education, preventive care, and collaboration with an interdisciplinary healthcare team. Gain experience delivering care in a community pharmacy setting where pharmacists play a vital role in improving health outcomes.
Develop Leadership, Advocacy, and Teaching Skills
Work closely with experienced pharmacy leaders and clinical practitioners who are actively shaping the future of pharmacy. Gain mentorship and hands-on experience in clinical service development, pharmacy practice innovation, professional advocacy, and organizational leadership. Participate in professional associations, engage in teaching and precepting opportunities, and develop the skills necessary to become a leader in advancing pharmacy practice.
Provide hands-on clinical care
Conduct patient visits, support therapy initiation and continuation, administer vaccines and long-acting injections, and document monitoring and follow-up.
Work with an integrated care team
Provide independent pharmacist care under the standard of care, supported by a phlebotomist, PrEP navigator, and a physician collaborative practice agreement.
Build and advance patient care services
Help develop clinical workflows, improve medication access, and evaluate patient outcomes to strengthen pharmacist-provided care.
Clinical Care at Pucci’s
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Assess medical history, medication use, risk factors, andrelevant laboratory results.
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Individualize treatment through clinical reasoning and shared decision-making.
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Monitor safety, response, adherence, and access; document care and coordinate next steps.
Learning Experiences
Pucci’s PGY1 Community-Based Pharmacy Residency integrates direct patient care, independent pharmacy operations, leadership, teaching, and professional advocacy through rotational and longitudinal learning experiences.
ROTATIONAL LEARNING EXPERIENCES
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Orientation and Foundations of Practice — 1 week
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Community Pharmacy Operations — 6 weeks
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Ambulatory Care I: HIV Prevention, Treatment, and
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Sexual Health — 8 weeks
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Ambulatory Care II: Preventive Health and
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Therapeutic Services — 8 weeks
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Long-Term Care Pharmacy — 6 weeks
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Non-Sterile Compounding — 6 weeks
LONGITUDINAL LEARNING EXPERIENCES
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Advanced Community Practice and Pharmacist-Led Clinical Services — 51 weeks
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Mobile Immunization Services and Community Outreach — 12 weeks
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Pharmacy Administration and Ownership — 51 weeks
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Community Pharmacy Staffing — 51 weeks (8 hours/week)
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Major Project and Practice Improvement — 48 weeks
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Professional Association Engagement and Advocacy — 51 weeks
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Teaching, Learning, and Professional Development — 52 weeks
All learning experiences are required. Rotational and longitudinal experiences are integrated throughout the 52-week residency program.
Clinical Services
Residents gain hands-on experience in HIV prevention and treatment (PrEP/PEP), STI testing and treatment, contraception, medication abortion dispensing, long-acting injectable therapies, travel health, tobacco cessation, immunizations (including state programs such as Vaccines For Children (VFC)), influenza, COVID-19 and strep testing and treatment, medication therapy management, and comprehensive medication reviews. Training also includes long-term care services, non-sterile and hazardous compounding, and mobile immunization clinics. Residents work alongside an in-house phlebotomist and PrEP navigator, participate in student pharmacist precepting, and complete the CNU College of Pharmacy Teaching and Learning Certificate program.
Application Information
General Information
Appointment: July 1, 2027 to June 30, 2028
Positions Available: 1
Candidate Requirements
Applications must be graduates or candidates for graduation of an ACPE-accredited school or college of pharmacy. Applicants must be licensed in California within 90 days of start of the residency program.
How to Apply
Match: All applicants must register for the ASHP Resident Matching Program
PhORCAS: Applications will be accepted through PhORCAS (Pharmacy Online Residency Centralized Application Service). All residency application materials must be submitted by January 2, 2027.
Cover Letter: Please provide a cover letter that articulates the following:
What aspects of the Pucci’s Pharmacy residency program interest you most, and why?
How does completing a residency at Pucci’s Pharmacy align with your personal and professional goals?
What unique experiences, skills, and qualities make you the best-qualified candidate for our residency program?
How do you envision contributing to the advancement of community pharmacy practice and expanding access to pharmacist-provided patient care?
Letters of Recommendation:
Three letters of recommendation are required for Phase I applications. We ask that a minimum of one of your three references by from a preceptor that you have worked with in a clinical setting. All letters of recommendation should utilize the PhORCAS template.
Applicant Reviews
Each applicant packet is reviewed and scored by the members of the Resident Selection Committee. The committee assesses each applicant across several dimensions including: clinical and professional experiences, leadership, community service, professional involvement, academic performance, and alignment with the mission and goals of the Pucci’s Pharmacy residency program. Selected applicants will be invited to interview with residency leadership and preceptors. Interviews may be conducted in person or virtually.
Residency Match
The Pucci’s Pharmacy PGY1 Residency Program participates in National Match Services resident matching program. Following interviews, residency candidates will submit and certify their residency site rankings.
Position Compensation and Benefits Package
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$75,000 annual salary paid bi-weekly
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Eligible to participate in the company's medical, dental, and vision insurance plans after 60 days of employment
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Participation in the companies PTO accrual system
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40 hours of sick time
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Membership in Sacramento Valley Pharmacists Association
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Membership in California Pharmacists Association
For additional information about our residency program
download our residency flyer
Residency open house
Monday 11/23/26 at 4pm PT
Tuesday 12/8/26 at 5pm PT
Click on the PDF for details
Our residency collaborates with California Northstate University (CNU) College of Pharmacy, which serves as a participating site for the residency’s teaching experience. Residents can earn CNU’s Teaching and Learning Certificate and gain hands-on experience teaching student pharmacists using evidence-based, research-informed teaching methods. At Pucci’s Pharmacy, residents also take part in experiential education. They help precept IPPE and APPE student pharmacists across every part of our practice: dispensing, clinical services, immunizations and community outreach, long-term care, and compounding. Alongside our pharmacist preceptors, residents guide students through patient care, give feedback, and model community-based practice.”
