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The University of Kentucky is a Level 1 trauma center and designated as a comprehensive stroke center. The Emergency Department has an annual census of approximately 100,000 visits per year. This program is uniquely designed to develop skilled clinicians that practice independently and excel in clinical service, teaching, and research. The program structure includes seven core ED learning experiences, a research month, two required experiences in an intensive care unit setting, and two elective rotations built around the resident’s prior experiences.

Additionally, residents will participate in multiple longitudinal experiences, which creates a well-rounded learning experience. Residents also participate in providing 24-hour clinical pharmacy services through the in-house on-call program, staff in the Emergency Department as part of their required pharmacy practice experience, and are provided dedicated research time.

Precepting and teaching students in advance pharmacy practice experiences and didactic settings are offered, as is a longitudinal teaching certificate program. Other teaching opportunities exist within the Emergency Medicine physician residency and the Advanced Practice Provider Residency programs. Scholarly activities may focus on clinical, practice-based, or outcomes research.

As a pharmacy resident at the University of Kentucky, you will receive excellent benefits including 15 vacation days (not including sick leave), 10 holidays, 5 bonus holidays, and professional development travel funds.

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I will be available for on-site and virtual interviews at PPS during Midyear. You do not have to be registered for Midyear or PPS to participate. Click here to apply through PPS or email Elise.Metts@uky.edu to request an interview.

About The University of Kentucky HealthCare

UK Healthcare is a 1100 bed tertiary care center located in the heart of the Bluegrass in Lexington, KY. It serves as a primary care center for the citizens of Kentucky (#1 hospital in KY by US News & World Report) and includes services such as a Level 1 Trauma Center, TJC certified comprehensive stroke and epilepsy centers, an ECMO Center of Excellence, active kidney, liver, heart, and lung transplant centers, and an NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center. The Department of Pharmacy is composed of over 550 pharmacists within practice settings ranging from Critical Care, Internal Medicine, and Transplant to Infusion Centers, Retail Pharmacy, and Specialty Pharmacy. Pharmacy service integration across the enterprise provides pharmacy residents countless opportunities to advance patient care and facilitate service growth.UK HealthCare is committed to the pillars of academic health care—research, education and clinical care. Dedicated to the health of the people of Kentucky, we will provide the most advanced patient care and serve as an information resource. We will strengthen local health care and improve the delivery system by partnering with community hospitals and physicians. We will support the organization’s education and research needs by offering cutting edge services on par with the nation’s best providers. The vision of UK HealthCare is to achieve national recognition as a Top 20 public academic health center, providing optimal multidisciplinary health care and developing advanced medical therapeutics for the people of Kentucky and surrounding regions.

Completion of PGY1 

About PGY2 Emergency Medicine Residency Program University of Kentucky HealthCare

University of Kentucky HealthCare Pharmacy Residency Programs The UK HealthCare Pharmacy Residency Program offers a comprehensive and diverse training experience across multiple PGY1, PGY2, and combined PGY1/PGY2 pathways, providing residents with robust clinical exposure in acute care, ambulatory care, community and specialty settings, along with opportunities to pursue advanced practice, research, teaching, and leadership development. Residents benefit from structured professional growth initiatives, including a no-cost teaching certificate, professional development experiences, and elective flexibility, while receiving strong institutional support through competitive benefits, well-balanced staffing expectations, and access to extensive university resources. With specialties spanning areas such as critical care, cardiology, oncology, pediatrics, infectious diseases, transplant, and health-system(HSPAL) or specialty-pharmacy(SPAL) administration, the program is designed to cultivate well-rounded, practice-ready clinicians and leaders. This is an excellent opportunity for those to advanced their training and seeking a highly collaborative, academically rich residency experience... within a large, nationally recognized health system. University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy Community Pharmacy Residency Program (CPRP) The University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy Community Pharmacy Residency Program (CPRP), established in 2001, is dedicated to developing community practitioners who are providers of direct patient care services and innovators in the advancement of community pharmacy practice. The program will equip the residents to: provide direct patient care in community pharmacy settings, effectively communicate with/educate student pharmacists, pharmacists, patients, and other healthcare professionals, manage advanced patient care practices, be a leader and role model for pharmacists, other healthcare professionals, and student pharmacists in advancing the profession of pharmacy, and utilize core management skills to effectively operate a community pharmacy.

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