UK launched a dual PGY1/PGY2 residency in Specialty Pharmacy Administration and Leadership (SPAL) in July 2018.  This program encompasses a two-year experience that combines the well-rounded clinical experience of UK’s PGY1 community based residency program at UK Specialty Pharmacy with the rotational and longitudinal management and leadership experiences during the PGY2 SPAL residency year.  Graduates of the program will be experts in the clinical, operational, and business aspects of a health system specialty pharmacy. Resident are encouraged to develop communication and writing skills by teaching and precepting Pharm.D. students and conducting research and other scholarly activities.

UK Healthcare is a 1040 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, and active kidney, liver, heart, and lung transplant centers. The Department of Pharmacy is composed of over 300 pharmacists within practice settings ranging from Critical Care, Internal Medicine, and Transplant to Infusion Centers, Retail Pharmacy, and Specialty Pharmacy. The specialty pharmacy is URAC and ACHC accredited and was the first health-system pharmacy in the country to achieve URAC Rare Disease Pharmacy Center of Excellence distinction. The specialty pharmacy is located off campus with state-of-the-art automation and is licensed in almost 50 states. The specialty pharmacy team services over 40 therapeutic categories and collaborates with over 50 clinics. Pharmacy service integration across the enterprise provides pharmacy residents countless opportunities to advance patient care and facilitate service growth.

Program Highlights Include:

• PGY1 Community-Based Pharmacy Residency at Specialty Pharmacy
• Specialty Pharmacy Leadership focused PGY2 with unique rotational options (e.g. Specialty Pharmacy Accreditation, Specialty Pharmacy Data Management, Specialty Pharmacy Operations, Contracting)
• Opportunity for engagement in key departmental projects
• Includes the completion of a M.S. in Pharmaceutical Sciences from University of North Carolina
• Excellent Benefits:
• 15 vacation days (not including professional leave), 10 holidays, 5 bonus days, professional development fund
• Option to contribute to 403B Retirement, 5% of salary + 10% match, vested after 3 years

Candidates unable to attend Midyear can email Addison South at addison.south@uky.edu and Samantha Bochenek at samantha.bochenek@uky.edu to schedule a virtual PPS appointment.

Join our virtual open house! This is an opportunity to learn about our program, jump ahead and obtain answers to all your questions in an intimate setting all from the comfort of your own laptop. We have several dates available, Nov 6, Nov 12, and Nov 19. Follow the link and sign up for a session today>>>>>> VIRTUAL OPEN HOUSE SIGNUP LINK

About 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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