PGY-2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residency

INSTITUTION HIGHLIGHTS

RESIDENCY HIGHLIGHTS 

Training Site: University Hospital

Owner/Affiliate: Government

Model Types: Teaching, Tertiary

Tax Status: Nonprofit

Pharmacists: 33

Pharmacy Technicians: 42

Licensed Beds: 541

Affiliation: Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV, Roseman University of Health Sciences, College of Pharmacy

Others: Level I Trauma Center, Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Center, Verified Burn Center, Transplant Center

Positions: 4

Duration: 12 months

Rotations: 3 required, 6 electives

Estimated Stipend: $47,195 per year (no FICA or state income tax)

RESIDENCY PROGRAM BENEFITS

• Standard medical, dental, and vision coverage (active after two full months of employment)
• 18 paid days off 
• Attendance and travel expenses subsidized for ASHP Midyear and regional residency conference 
• Resident office 
  1. Shared space between PGY-1 and PGY-2 residents 
  2. Each resident has their own desk and dual-screen computer 
• Free parking

• Nevada Pharmacist License recommended prior to the first day of residency
• Completion of an ASHP-accredited PGY1 residency
• Graduate of an ACPE-accredited College of Pharmacy

To apply, submit the following on PhORCAS:

• Official transcripts
  1. If from a pass/no pass school: please also send class ranking information directly to residency program director
• Letter of intent
• Curriculum vitae (CV)
• 3 letters of recommendation (1 must be from PGY1 Residency Program Director)
• Answers to the questions below in the supplemental information section:
  1. Please describe the staffing requirement of your PGY-1 residency and any previous hospital experience you have other than your PGY-1 residency. Please include hours worked and frequency of staffing.
  2. Please describe the depth and quantity of the presentations, both large and small, you have presented during your PGY-1 residency. Please also include major presentations you have given outside your PGY-1 residency experience. 

LEARNING EXPERIENCES

REQUIREMENTS 

ROTATIONS (8)

*Each rotation is 5-6 weeks long

Required (6)

• Medical intensive care unit I
• Medical intensive care unit II
• Trauma intensive care unit
• Cardiovascular intensive care unit
• Emergency Medicine I
• Emergency Medicine II

Elective (choose 2)

• Infectious Disease
• Nephrology
• Neonatal intensive care unit
• Pediatric intensive care unit  
• Trauma with burn intensive care unit focus
• Repeat of any required rotations

LONGITUDINAL EXPERIENCES

• Antimicrobial Stewardship
• Medication use evaluations
• Pain Consults
• Parenteral Nutrition Consults
• Precepting (while on rotations)
• Teaching certificate (optional)

PROJECTS

• 1 Research project
• 1 Drug protocol
• 1 UMC Newsletter Article

PRESENTATIONS

• 2 Pharmacy conference presentations
• 2 Journal clubs
• 4 Medical resident/fellow presentations  
• 2 Continuing education presentations
• A regional residency conference platform presentation

STAFFING

• Antimicrobial stewardship every other Sunday
• 26 shifts (10 hour shifts)
  • 260 non-holiday hours
  • 1 major holiday
  • 1 minor holiday
• Clinical call
  • Clinical call includes responsibilities of updating antimicrobial stewardship reports, assigning MUEs and clinical consults to co-residents and clinical pharmacists, and answering phone calls regarding consults.
  • Will occur for 1 week approximately every 6 weeks
  • Includes weekends; does not count toward staffing shifts
• Additional staffing is optional at per diem rate of $75.98/hr