Learning Experiences

Learning Experiences

The main site for the residency is Center for Behavioral Medicine (CBM). All distances below are in relation to CBM. Residents are encouraged to live in between CBM and Northwest Missouri Psychiatric Rehabilitation Center (NMPRC) to decrease their commute. Residents should not need to drive between sites during the work day.

Required Rotations:

RotationDurationLocationPreceptorDistance
Orientation 1 Month CBM Courtney Iuppa, PharmD, BCPP N/A
Research Project Longitudinal CBM/NMPRC BCPP as assigned N/A
Teaching & Precepting Longitudinal CBM/NMPRC BCPP as assigned N/A
Leadership & Management Longitudinal CBM/NMPRC Courtney Iuppa, PharmD, BCPP & Ellie Elliott, PharmD, BCPP N/A
Acute Inpatient Psychiatry I 2 Months CBM Courtney Iuppa, PharmD, BCPP or Shelby Lang, PharmD, BCPP N/A
Acute Inpatient Psychiatry II 2 Months CBM Courtney Iuppa, PharmD, BCPP or Shelby Lang, PharmD, BCPP N/A
Extended Care Inpatient Forensic Psychiatry (Includes Geriatric, Personality Disorder, and Severe Mental Illness Units) 3 Months (split between units) NMPRC Dayton Antley, PharmD, BCPP; Nicole Gramlich, PharmD, BCPP; & Maren McGurran, PharmD, BCPP 55 miles
Outpatient Clinic 3 Months (1 day per week) Kansas City VA Abigail Hampton, PharmD, BCPP 4 Miles

Selected Experiences

Residents must choose at least one elected experience. More than one may be chosen and used towards the two months of electives.

RotationDurationLocationPreceptorDistance
Outpatient Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Longitudinal (1/2 per week) University Health, Lakewood Counseling Maria Otayza-
Navato, MD (non-pharmacist preceptor)
21 miles
Consult-Liaison Psychiatry 1 Month University Health, Truman Medical Center Campus Jeffery Metzner, MD (non-pharmacist preceptor) 0.2 miles
Neurology 1 Month University Health, Truman Medical Center Campus Sean Gratton, MD (non-pharmacist preceptor) 0.2 miles
Substance Abuse/PTSD 1 Month Kansas City VA Rachel Walker, PharmD, BCPP 4 miles
Acute Care Psychiatry 1 Month Kansas City VA Rachel Walker, PharmD, BCPP 4 miles

Elective Experiences

Residents can choose up to two rotations from the list of elective experiences.

RotationDurationLocationPreceptorDistance
Acute Care Psychiatry 1 Month University Health, located in CBM Patrick Kelley, PharmD, BCPS, BCPP N/A
Outpatient Dual Diagnosis Clinic Longitudinal (1/2 day per week) Univeresity Health, Recovery Health Services Douglas Burgess, MD (non-pharmacist preceptor) 1.6 miles
Outpatient Pain Management Clinic 1 Month Kansas City VA Brittany Faley, PharmD and Lauren Gonser, PharmD 4 miles
Academia, Research, & Scientific Writing 1 Month University of Missouri, Kansas City - School of Pharmacy Leigh Anne Nelson, PharmD, BCPP 0.2 miles

Additional Optional Experiences

  • Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) observation
  • Glore Psyciatric Museum tour in St. Joseph, Missouri
  • Consultation with Roger Sommi at Wouthwest Missouri Psychiatric Rehabilitation Center in Eldorado Springs, Missouri

Residency Site Map

Sites are marked with a red pin. CBM is the main site.

Map of pharmacy residency sites