The PGY2 Infectious Diseases Residency Program is an organized, directed postgraduate training program that centers on developing the competencies necessary to provide pharmacist care to patients with infectious diseases. The resident will receive a well-rounded training experience that will enable the resident to succeed in the areas of service, teaching, and scholarly activities. This PGY2 residency focuses on developing competencies necessary to provide pharmaceutical care to patients with infectious diseases. Residents are required to complete rotations in the core areas of: infectious diseases consults, antimicrobial stewardship, outpatient antimicrobial therapy (OPAT), critical care, HIV clinic, and bone marrow transplantation. Microbiology plate rounds will reinforce the resident's understanding of micro lab fundamentals. Teaching experiences, research, and antibiotic committee membership are provided.
About West Virginia University Medicine - WVU Hospitals
WVU Hospitals, a 850-bed tertiary care academic medical center, serves as the primary teaching destination for West Virginia University’s health professions schools. We are the largest of 24 hospitals in the West Virginia University Health System, which includes hospitals in WV, OH, and MD.
WVU Hospitals, the flagship campus of WVU Medicine, includes J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital, WVU Medicine Children’s, WVU Heart and Vascular Institute, WVU Critical Care and Trauma Institute, WVU Cancer Institute, WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, and the Chestnut Ridge Center for Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry on the same campus in Morgantown.
WVU Hospitals provides the most advanced level of care available to the citizens of West Virginia and bordering states. Our staff consists of highly trained, dedicated professionals who are experienced in the latest techniques and technologies and the art of caring. WVU Hospitals is ranked the number one hospital in West Virginia by U.S. News & World Report and has received its fourth Magnet® designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center. We are not only the leader in clinical excellence in the state but also a national leader i...n innovative ground-breaking therapies and approach to patient care. As an academic health institution, and a National Institutes of Health funded center, we bring access to the latest in clinical trials and we are at the forefront of developing cutting-edge research.