PGY2 Critical Care Practice Residency - UK Pharmacy Residency Programs

Postgraduate Year Two (PGY2)Critical Care

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General Info about the Program

For general information about what makes the UK program special, click here to learn about the program traditions (ropes challenge, on-call, lampoon, pig roast, spindletop, etc.), the Hospital, the University, and about Lexington and surrounding areas.

The PGY2 specialty residency in critical care provides an in-depth experience in a variety of critical care areas including medicine, cardiothoracic surgery, trauma, cardiology, neurosurgery, and critical care research. Other areas for critical care electives include infectious disease, nutrition, pediatric and neonatal intensive care, bone marrow transplant, solid organ transplantation, and emergency department. The primary emphasis of the program is to develop clinicians with expertise in the care of critically ill patients. Residents completing the program are expected to demonstrate competency in the areas of contemporary pharmacy practice, written and oral communication and critical care clinical research.

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The critical care resident participates in critical care clinical research activities, and the results of a research project are expected to be presented at a national meeting. The resident also has opportunities for educational activities including precepting Doctor of Pharmacy students, leading case discussion groups and didactic lectures for the College of Pharmacy, and providing inservices for other healthcare providers.

The University of Kentucky is a Level I Trauma Center and serves as the leading tertiary care center providing services to people throughout Eastern and Central Kentucky. The UK Hospital Aeromedical Service was initiated in 1987 and has more than 1,000 flights per year. In 1990, a six-floor Critical Care Center was opened, and presently, 24 percent of all hospital beds are dedicated to critical care patients.

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The critical care residency is a one-year ASHP-accredited specialty residency. Eligibility requirements include the Doctor of Pharmacy degree, a pharmacy practice residency or equivalent, and licensure in the state of Kentucky.

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Program Specifics

ASHP Residency Directory Information Residency Program Benefits

- Duration: 12 months
- Total # of Residents at Institution: 15
- Starting Date: July 1
- Estimated Stipend: ~$38,000
- Interview Required: Yes
- Training Site: Hospital
- Owner/Affiliate: Government
- Model Types: Teaching, Tertiary Care
- Practice Setting: University Hospital
College of pharmacy
- Tax Status: Nonprofit
- Professional Staff: 70
- Non-professional Staff: 60
- Total Beds: 473
- Average Daily Census: 420

- Uniforms and Lab Coats
- Parking
- Discounted Meals
- Duplication Services
- Shared Resident Offices
- Shared Personal Computer Access
- Reduced Professional Membership Fees
- Reduced Meeting Registration Fees
- Travel Reimbursement for One Professional
Meeting (preceptor dependent)
- Access to University Athletic Tickets
- Access to University Fitness Facilities
- Pharmacy Continuing Education
- Immunizations

More Residency Program Benefits

Health
- Dental Coverage: Optional
- Disability Coverage: Optional
- Life Insurance: Optional
- Medical Coverage: Standard
- Spouse Coverage: Optional Leave
- Holiday Leave: Per University Holidays
- Vacation Leave: 15 Days
- Professional Leave
- Sick Leave

UK Critical Care Pharmacy Practice Residency Fundamentals

Kentucky Pharmacy Licensure is required.

Residents are members of medical house staff.

Residents participate in the in-house on-call program approximately once every two weeks.

Residents utilize a modified Resident Learning System to direct their learning.

Residents staff in the critical care satellite pharmacy an average of 4-8 hours per week.

The design and completion of a resident research project is required, including a presentation and manuscript of research results.

Residents are provided multiple opportunities to teach, including didactics, small group facilitation, and clerkship precepting.

Residents are exposed to various opportunities to present at local, state, national, and international meetings.

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Program Director

P. Shane Winstead, Pharm.D.

Titles: Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Critical Care; Adjunct Assistant Professor, Pharmacy

Education: B.S. Pharmacy, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 1991; Pharm.D., University of Kentucky, 1999

Training: Hospital Pharmacy Residency, University of Arkansas Hospital, 1992

Practice area: Medical Intensive Care Unit, Pulmonary Medicine

Research interests: ICU sedation and analgesia, continuous renal replacement therapy, clinical outcomes in the ICU, anemia management

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Application

Please read the general info section for eligibility requirements.

Application materials can be obtained by completed the online request form. Submission will be accepted between December 10, 2007 and January 9, 2008 only. Please direct any correspondence to the Pharmacy Practice program director:

P. Shane Winstead, Pharm.D.
Clinical Pharmacist; Adjunct Assistant Professor, Pharmacy
Director, PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Practice Residency
University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center
800 Rose Street, H110
Lexington, KY 40536-0293
Phone: (859) 257-5759
E-mail: pswins0@uky.edu

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