PGY2 Pediatric Residency
The pediatric residency is a one-year ASHP-accredited specialty residency that offers in-depth experience in a variety of areas within pediatrics and neonatal medicine. Kentucky Children’s Hospital is a 104-bed children's hospital including 46 general pediatric beds, 12 ICU beds, and 50 neonatal ICU beds. The primary emphasis of the program is to develop clinicians with expertise in the care of pediatric patients. Rotation schedules are tailored to the interests of the resident. Residents completing the program are expected to demonstrate competency in the areas of contemporary pharmacy practice, written and oral communication, teaching and clinical research.
The pediatric residents participate in clinical research activities that are presented at a national meeting and submitted for publication. Residents participate in clinical rounds, pharmacy walk-around rounds, pediatric medical resident morning report, clinical conferences, grand rounds, and other meetings. The program is affiliated with a nationally recognized college of pharmacy which provides residents with opportunities to engage in educational activities including precepting Doctor of Pharmacy students, facilitating group discussions and didactic lectures.
Core Rotations
- Pediatric Intensive Care
- Neonatal Intensive Care
- Hematology/Oncology
Elective Rotations
- Neurology
- Infectious Disease
- Pulmonology
- Nephrology
- Pediatric and Neonatal Nutrition
- Cardiology
- Pediatric Surgery
- Ambulatory Care
Application Information
Starting Date
July 1st
Application Requirements
Doctor of Pharmacy degree, a Postgraduate Year One Pharmacy Residency or equivalent, and licensure in the state of Kentucky
Number of Positions
Two
Program Director
Robert J. Kuhn, PharmD
Department of Pharmacy Services
UKHealthCare
800 Rose Street, H110
Lexington, KY 40536-0293
Phone: 859.323.6970
Fax: 859.323.2049
E-mail: rjkuhn1@email.uky.edu
