PGY2 Critical Care Residency

The PGY2 Critical Care Residency Program at Saint Joseph Hospital is a one year training curriculum focused in a variety of different critical care practice settings. The residency provides goal-oriented practice environments through a variety of experiences in critical care, surgery, cardiology, infectious disease and emergency medicine, to name a few. Most learning experiences feature a multidisciplinary rounding model where residents refine interdisciplinary teamwork and leadership skills. Graduates of the PGY2 program will possess the skills necessary to be highly competitive for a variety of career opportunities and will also be prepared to obtain specialty board certification.

Qualifications

  • Graduate from an ACPE-accredited school of pharmacy
  • Successful completion of an ASHP-accredited PGY1 pharmacy residency
  • Eligible for Kentucky pharmacist licensure

Application Requirements

Required application materials and instructions are available on the Saint Joseph Hospital Pharmacy Residency Program webpage.

Required application materials include:

  • Pharmacy Residency Application Form
  • Personal Cover Letter
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Official Academic Transcripts
  • Three Letters of Recommendation
  • Application Deadline: January 2nd

Learning Experiences

Core Learning Experiences (8):

  • Orientation PGY2 (3 weeks)
  • Ambulatory Pulmonology (5 weeks)
  • Cardiothoracic Vascular Unit (5 weeks)
  • Critical Care PGY2 (5 weeks)
  • Comprehensive Critical Care (5 weeks)
  • Neurology/Neurosurgery ICU (5 weeks)
  • Emergency Medicine (5 weeks)
  • Infectious Disease (5 weeks)

Elective Learning Experiences 

(Select Two: 5 Weeks Each)

  • Cardiovascular Critical Care Selective PGY2
  • Elective Intensified Infectious Disease
  • Electrophysiology
  • Palliative Care
  • Pulmonology/Critical Care Selective

Longitudinal Learning Experiences (52 Weeks Duration)

  • Inpatient Staffing
  • Leadership and Management
  • Longitudinal Research Project and Quality Improvement
  • Medication Use Evaluation
  • Teaching, Education, and Dissemination of Knowledge
  • Drug Monograph Formulary Review

Other Activities

  • On-Call Program (rapid response, cardiac arrest, stroke, sepsis)
  • Weekly Clinical Conference
  • Protocol & Policy Development
  • Antimicrobial Stewardship
  • Therapeutic Drug Monitoring Consult Service

Teaching and Precepting

Residents will be given a variety of teaching opportunities including participation in a certificate of teaching and learning program, weekly clinical conferences, as well as coordinate and lead educational in-services for pharmacy, nursing and medical staff. Residents will have the opportunity to co-precept pharmacy students from local colleges.

Research, Conferences & Publication

Residents will complete a clinical based research project including IRB submission, data collection and analysis, poster preparation and manuscript writing. Residents will attend and present their research at the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting. Residents will also have an opportunity to attend another regional or national professional conference such as the Society of Critical Care Medicine annual meeting.

Timeline

All application materials must be received by the application deadline: January 2nd.

Resident applicants will be notified of their status for interviews by January 31st.