Learning Experiences
Residents receive 4 weeks of orientation before moving on to complete patient
care rotations. Residents will complete a four week Practice Management
Rotation and a four week Medication Safety Rotation. One 5-week Internal
Medicine rotation, one 6-week Internal Medicine rotation, one 6-week critical
care rotation, one 4-week Pain Management rotation as well as a longitudinal
rotations in formulary management, medical emergencies and completion
of a teaching certificate are also required. Each resident selects 3 elective
rotations, 4 weeks in length. A research and a community service project
are required to be completed during the program year. Residents are assigned
a total of 4 weeks of project time dedicated to completing the components
of assigned projects during the program - one week in the fall, 2 weeks
in December and one week in the spring.
Required Rotations:
Pharmacy Orientation
Medication Safety
Critical Care
Pain Management
Practice Management
Internal Medicine I and II
Elective (Choose 3):
Ambulatory Care
Infectious Disease
Emergency Medicine
Pediatrics
Anemia Management
Informatics
Advanced Pain and Palliative Care
Longitudinal:
Research Project
Service Project
Staffing
Formulary Management
Medical Emergencies
Teaching Certificate Program
Staffing Component:
Residents will be required to complete staffing hours every 3rd weekend,
plus an additional 10 staffing hours per month which may be broken into
two 5 hour staffing increments beginning in September of the program year.
Teaching Certificate Program:
Residents will have the opportunity to complete a teaching certificate
online through the University of Kentucky administered through American
Society of Health System Pharmacists (AHSP). This program includes both
online didactic video lectures and on-site discussion with current preceptors.
Residents will complete a philosophy of teaching as well as participate
in required teaching and preceptor experiences throughout the year to
earn their teaching certificate throughout this program.