The UK HealthCare PGY2 Infectious Diseases (ID) residency is a one-year ASHP-accredited specialty residency with two tracks to select from: PGY2 ID - Traditional and PGY2 ID - Pediatric focused. This year we will be recruiting for our 1 remaining PGY2 ID – Pediatric focused poisiton. It offers in-depth experience in a variety of areas including antimicrobial stewardship, ID consults, microbiology lab, infection prevention and control, outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy, and HIV clinic. ID consult experiences include Transplant, Bone and Joint, Endocarditis, Good Samaritan (community hospital), General, and Pediatric. The Ryan White funded Bluegrass Care Clinic (BCC), which is the major HIV/AIDS care center for central and eastern Kentucky, serves as the HIV/ID clinic rotation site. Other areas for infectious diseases electives include solid organ transplantation, bone marrow transplant, hematologic malignancy, medical and surgical critical care, emergency department, academia, PK/PD research, and more based on resident interest. Precepting and teaching students in advance pharmacy practice experiences and didactic settings is also emphasized. 

The primary goal of the program is to develop clinicians with expertise in antimicrobial stewardship and infectious diseases management allowing them to be successful in clinical practice, academia, and/or industry.  Our hope as an ID program is that residents leaving UK HealthCare strive to fulfill our antimicrobial stewardship program mission wherever they go: to optimize the use of antimicrobials to improve clinical outcomes and decrease the spread of antimicrobial resistance through collaboration, education, research and innovation.

Excellent Benefits:

• 15 vacation days (not including professional leave), 10 holidays, 5 bonus holidays, professional development travel funding
• $57,000 stipend
• Option to contribute to 403B Retirement, 5% of salary + 10% match, vested after 3 years

Program website

I will be available for on-site and virtual interviews at PPS during Midyear. You do not have to be registered for Midyear or PPS to participate. Click here to apply through PPS or email klwa246@uky.edu to request an interview.

About The 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.

Completion of PGY1 

About PGY2 Infectious Disease Residency Program University of Kentucky HealthCare

University of Kentucky HealthCare Pharmacy Residency Programs The UK HealthCare Pharmacy Residency Program offers a comprehensive and diverse training experience across multiple PGY1, PGY2, and combined PGY1/PGY2 pathways, providing residents with robust clinical exposure in acute care, ambulatory care, community and specialty settings, along with opportunities to pursue advanced practice, research, teaching, and leadership development. Residents benefit from structured professional growth initiatives, including a no-cost teaching certificate, professional development experiences, and elective flexibility, while receiving strong institutional support through competitive benefits, well-balanced staffing expectations, and access to extensive university resources. With specialties spanning areas such as critical care, cardiology, oncology, pediatrics, infectious diseases, transplant, and health-system(HSPAL) or specialty-pharmacy(SPAL) administration, the program is designed to cultivate well-rounded, practice-ready clinicians and leaders. This is an excellent opportunity for those to advanced their training and seeking a highly collaborative, academically rich residency experience... within a large, nationally recognized health system. University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy Community Pharmacy Residency Program (CPRP) The University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy Community Pharmacy Residency Program (CPRP), established in 2001, is dedicated to developing community practitioners who are providers of direct patient care services and innovators in the advancement of community pharmacy practice. The program will equip the residents to: provide direct patient care in community pharmacy settings, effectively communicate with/educate student pharmacists, pharmacists, patients, and other healthcare professionals, manage advanced patient care practices, be a leader and role model for pharmacists, other healthcare professionals, and student pharmacists in advancing the profession of pharmacy, and utilize core management skills to effectively operate a community pharmacy.

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