Program Website and Residency Description

Program Description, Practice Sites, Preceptors, and Benefits

PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residency  University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and University of Colorado Hospital (UCHealth) 

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 

ASHP Accreditation #82152

National Match Service (NMS) Code #513252 

PHILOSOPHY:  This ASHP-accredited PGY2 residency is designed to develop competencies necessary for specialized practice in critical care pharmacotherapy. The program is individualized to meet the needs and interests of the resident. The School of Pharmacy is part of the Anschutz Medical Campus of the University of Colorado Denver. PGY2 residents will be involved in teaching programs of the school, including didactic and/or experiential teaching of PharmD students and PGY1 residents, as well as medical/surgical residents and fellows. While the program focuses on enhancing clinical skills, a medication use evaluation (longitudinal assessment), research project (longitudinal assessment), and presentation of the project are required for successful completion of the residency. Many additional opportunities for participation in clinical research and scholarship are available. Residents will gain experience in teaching, medical writing, and often publishing. Upon completion of this residency, graduates will be prepared to practice as a critical care pharmacotherapy specialist in either a community or academic environment. 

PRACTICE SITES/ROTATIONS:  Major training site is the University of Colorado Hospital (UCHealth). Rotation sites may also include other hospitals in the Denver area offering unique learning experiences not available at UCHealth. Rotations are typically scheduled in 4 week increments. Required clinical rotations at UCHealth include 12 weeks MICU and 4 weeks of each: Neurosurgical ICU, Surgical/Trauma ICU, Infectious Disease Consult Service, and Cardiology/Heart Failure/Heart Transplant. Possible elective rotations include: UCHealth and/or Denver Health Emergency Departments, Solid Organ Transplant (lung, liver/ kidney), Bone Marrow Transplant, Burn ICU, Cardiothoracic ICU, Children’s Hospital PICU, and others. 

Program Requirement: Completion of an ASHP-accredited PGY1 pharmacy residency program by June 30, 2026.

About University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy/UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital

At the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, our faculty members are preparing the world’s future pharmacists and pharmaceutical scientists through innovative learning and teaching. Our researchers are leading medical discoveries that advance science and improve health care. We’re enhancing culture and community through programs that reach urban and rural Coloradans. And our collaborations in research, patient care and community service are helping to ensure the health and wellness of Colorado and beyond. Nationally recognized for its leadership in pharmacy education and its strong commitment to developing and sustaining a diverse faculty, staff and student body, the Skaggs School of Pharmacy has achieved many milestones in its 100-plus year history including being ranked in the top 20 percent of all schools of pharmacy in the country, and twelfth in the nation for total NIH funding. Located at the Anschutz Medical Campus, the University of Colorado is the only completely new education, research and patient care facility in the nation today.

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