The PGY2 Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Residency is an organized, postgraduate training program designed to develop advanced clinical competencies necessary to provide care to patients with infectious diseases. The program provides a comprehensive, well-rounded experience that prepares the resident for excellence in service, teaching, and scholarly activities. Residents will complete core rotations in Infectious Diseases Consult Service, Antimicrobial Stewardship, Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT), HIV Clinic, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Consult Service, Critical Care, and Bone Marrow/ Solid Organ Transplant. Additional elective rotations are available which include International Infectious Diseases in Cape, Town, South Africa, and Infectious Diseases in Addiction Medicine. Microbiology plate rounds will reinforce the resident's understanding of micro lab fundamentals. Additionally, residents will gain experience through teaching opportunities, research projects, and active involvement on the Antimicrobial Stewardship Committee.
About West Virginia University Medicine - WVU Hospitals
WVU Hospitals, a 850-bed tertiary care academic medical center, serves as the primary teaching destination for West Virginia University’s health professions schools. We are the largest of 24 hospitals in the West Virginia University Health System, which includes hospitals in WV, OH, and MD.
WVU Hospitals, the flagship campus of WVU Medicine, includes J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital, WVU Medicine Children’s, WVU Heart and Vascular Institute, WVU Critical Care and Trauma Institute, WVU Cancer Institute, WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, and the Chestnut Ridge Center for Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry on the same campus in Morgantown.
WVU Hospitals provides the most advanced level of care available to the citizens of West Virginia and bordering states. Our staff consists of highly trained, dedicated professionals who are experienced in the latest techniques and technologies and the art of caring. WVU Hospitals is ranked the number one hospital in West Virginia by U.S. News & World Report and has received its fourth Magnet® designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center. We are not only the leader in clinical excellence in the state but also a national leader i...n innovative ground-breaking therapies and approach to patient care. As an academic health institution, and a National Institutes of Health funded center, we bring access to the latest in clinical trials and we are at the forefront of developing cutting-edge research.
