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The University of Kansas Health System provides residents with the skills and knowledge to become a competent critical care pharmacy practitioner. This residency program is designed to transition postgraduate year-1 (PGY1) residency graduates from generalist practice to specialized practice focused on the care of critically ill patients in numerous settings, including medicine, surgery and trauma, cardiothoracic surgery, transplant and neurosurgery intensive care.
Postgraduate year-2 (PGY2) pharmacy residency programs build on Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) education and PGY1 pharmacy residency programs to contribute to the development of clinical pharmacists in advanced or specialized practice. PGY2 residencies provide residents with opportunities to function independently as practitioners by conceptualizing and integrating accumulated experience and knowledge and incorporating both into the provision of patient care that improves medication therapy. Residents who successfully complete an accredited PGY2 pharmacy residency should possess competencies that qualify them for clinical pharmacist and/or faculty positions and position them to be eligible for attainment of board certification in the specialized practice area.
The University of Kansas Health System PGY2 critical care pharmacy residency prepares its graduates to assume positions in critical care as clinical pharmacists. Graduates will be prepared to sit for the Board of Certification exam in critical care medicine. The health system includes a university teaching hospital providing the unique capability to engage our resident(s) in direct patient care activities, research, administration/leadership, project management and teaching skills. The resident will help carry out the mission and vision of the health system, which are to deliver world-class patient care to the people we serve and to ensure we lead the nation in caring, healing, teaching and discovering.
Hometown: Arvada, Colorado
Pharmacy school: University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy
Clinical interests: Cardiology, anticoagulation, toxicology, transplant
Hobbies: Travel, trying new restaurants, reading, and spending time with my husband!
Research project: Utility of MRSA PCR in Patients with Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP)
Why I chose The University of Kansas Health System: I chose The University of Kansas Health System for the wide array of patients served, and the continuous exposure to unique clinical situations. Having the ability to treat a wide spectrum of critically ill patients makes this program ideal for specialized training, but the teamwork and culture take things to the next level. I am so grateful to have the opportunity to train with such an intelligent and hardworking team!
The PGY2 critical care pharmacy residency at The University of Kansas Health System is tailored to the interests and the career goals of each resident. The residency year is organized into rotational and longitudinal experiences as described below.
The PGY2 critical care resident will work in The University of Kansas Health System inpatient pharmacy covering assigned critical care units 1 of every 4 weekends (Saturday and Sunday) and will cover 1 evening shift every other week.
National matching services (NMS) code: 689252
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