Pharmacy Residency Program

Required Learning Experiences

• Internal Medicine
• Infectious Disease
• Critical Care
• Surgery
• Pharmacokinetics

Longitudinal Studies

• Nutrition Services
• Pediatric
• Oncology
• Pharmaceutical Management

Elective Opportunities

• Psychiatry
• Cardiology
• Women’ s Health
• Ambulatory Care
• Informatics
• Geriatrics
• Endocrinology
• Pain Management
• Nephrology
• Emergency Care

Facility Features

• Established in 1887, serving over 130,000 residents in Central Kentucky
• Private, nonprofit, acute care, teaching hospital that consists of 222 licensed acute care beds including 25 skilled nursing beds and 38 psychiatric beds
• Medical staff comprised of 100+ physicians representing 31 specialties and inpatient hospitalists program
• Thomson Reuters 100 Top Hospitals Performance Improvement Leader
• Certified Preferred Employer through The Work Institute
• Consists of six Family Medical Centers, 1 Intermediate Care, Diagnostics and Specialty/Referral Clinic, Sleep Disorders Center, Diabetes Center, Assisted Living Facility, MedSource Home Medical Equipment, Child Care Center, Health and Wellness Center
• Joint business ventures with Ambulatory Surgery Center and Urgent Treatment Center

Pharmacy Overview

• Professional Staff = 23
• Non-Professional Staff = 24
• 222 Beds/130 Average Daily Census
• Fully integrated Electronic Medical Record
• Bedside Barcode Medication Verification
• Automated Cartless Distribution model Omnicell, Secure Vault, Safety Pak, Workflow Rx
• Inpatient and outpatient services
• MTM/Anticoagulation Clinics
• Hope Clinic
• Antimicrobial Management Team

Residency Information

• 12 month program (July 1st-June 30th)
• KPRN Association
• 1-2 positions available
• January 15th application deadline
• $45,000 estimated stipend
• Interview required
• Emerging program, 2010 applicant for ASHP accreditation

Fringe Benefits

• Standard benefits offered: health/ prescription, life & AD&D insurance, retirement w/up to 8% employer match, PTO/short term illness accrual
• Optional benefits: dental, vision, flexible spending, long term disability
• No on-call; 24/7 pharmacy operations
• Flexible work schedule w/holiday & weekend rotation
• Hospital provided ACLS, P ALS, BLS
• Funds for one national professional meeting
• Pharmacy and meal discounts
• Free parking
• Office space

Special Requirements

• Eligibility for Kentucky licensure
• Copy of college transcript
• Three letters of recommendation
• Formal letter of application
• Curriculum vitae
• Online application

Danville, Kentucky
“The City of Firsts”

• First courthouse in Kentucky
• First post office west of the Alleghenies
• First capital of Kentucky
• First political club in the West
• First physician, Dr Ephraim McDowell, to remove an ovarian tumor
• First college in the West
• First law school in the West
• First state-supported school for the deaf

“Birthplace of the Bluegrass”

• First Constitutional Convention in the West
• Kentucky’ s first Constitution was signed in Constitution Square

Today’s Community

• County seat of Boyle County
• Population 16,292
• Southern edge of Kentucky’ s famed Bluegrass Region
• 35 miles southwest of Lexington
• Home of Centre College, one of the most prestigious small liberal arts colleges in America
• Ranked in the 100 Best Small Towns in America
• Great American Brass Band Festival
• Pioneer Playhouse
• The Norton Center for the Arts
• West T. Hill Community Theater
• Community Arts Center