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Posted: 14-Oct-24

Location: Lexington, Kentucky

Type: PGY1 and PGY2 combined

Categories:

Pharmacy

Job Setting:

H-S Pharmacy Practice Administration

H-S Pharmacy Practice Administration/M.S.

Hospital/Institutional

Specialty Practice Areas:

Management/Leadership

The UK HealthCare PGY1/PGY2 Health-System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership (HSPAL) Residency is an ASHP-accredited program that encompasses a two-year experience combining the well-rounded clinical experiences of the PGY1 Pharmacy residency program with management and leadership experiences during the second year. Residents in the program also pursue a Master of Science degree from the University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy allowing for collaboration with residents from other leading institutions. Graduates of the program are positioned to fulfill a variety of entry-level pharmacy administration roles within a large health-system.

UK Healthcare is a 1,040 bed tertiary care center located in the heart of the Bluegrass in Lexington, KY. It serves as a primary care center for the citizens of Kentucky (#1 hospital in KY by US News & World Report) and includes services such as a Level 1 Trauma Center, TJC certified comprehensive stroke and epilepsy centers, an ECMO Center of Excellence, active kidney, liver, heart, and lung transplant centers, and an NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center. The Department of Pharmacy is composed of over 450 pharmacists within practice settings ranging from Critical Care, Internal Medicine, and Transplant to Infusion Centers, Retail Pharmacy, and Specialty Pharmacy. Pharmacy service integration across the enterprise provides pharmacy residents countless opportunities to advance patient care and facilitate service growth.

Program Highlights Include:

• Robust PGY1 clinical rotational experiences across the patient care spectrum
• Health-System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership PGY2 with broad rotational options (e.g. Supply Chain Management, 340B Compliance, Pharmacy Operations, Medication Safety, and Finance)
• Opportunity for engagement in key departmental projects such as Smart Pump Interoperability, EHR Optimization, and Pharmacy Automation Implementation.
• Collaboration with 35 residents across UK HealthCare’s 13 programs, including 2 PGY1 and 2 PGY2 HSPAL residents
• Master of Science degree from the University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy
• Excellent Benefits:
  • 15 vacation days (not including professional leave), 10 holidays, 4 bonus holidays, professional development travel funding

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About The University of Kentucky HealthCare

UK Healthcare is a 1100 bed tertiary care center located in the heart of the Bluegrass in Lexington, KY. It serves as a primary care center for the citizens of Kentucky (#1 hospital in KY by US News & World Report) and includes services such as a Level 1 Trauma Center, TJC certified comprehensive stroke and epilepsy centers, an ECMO Center of Excellence, active kidney, liver, heart, and lung transplant centers, and an NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center. The Department of Pharmacy is composed of over 550 pharmacists within practice settings ranging from Critical Care, Internal Medicine, and Transplant to Infusion Centers, Retail Pharmacy, and Specialty Pharmacy. Pharmacy service integration across the enterprise provides pharmacy residents countless opportunities to advance patient care and facilitate service growth.UK HealthCare is committed to the pillars of academic health care—research, education and clinical care. Dedicated to the health of the people of Kentucky, we will provide the most advanced patient care and serve as an information resource. We will strengthen local health care and improve the delivery system by partnering with community hospitals and physicians. ...We will support the organization’s education and research needs by offering cutting edge services on par with the nation’s best providers. The vision of UK HealthCare is to achieve national recognition as a Top 20 public academic health center, providing optimal multidisciplinary health care and developing advanced medical therapeutics for the people of Kentucky and surrounding regions.

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