PGY2 Residency in Critical Care

Completion of a residency provides a highly condensed learning experience, building both knowledge and confidence in the area of critical care. In an increasingly competitive marketplace, a critical care residency provides an important advantage when seeking direct patient care positions.

Wesley provides an ASHP preliminary accredited critical care residency program, with openings for one qualified candidate each year. The program provides experience in a variety of settings, with both core (required) and elective rotations. Required rotations include orientation, medical ICU, infectious diseases, surgical/trauma ICU, pediatric ICU, cardiology critical care, and emergency department. Elective rotations allow residents to customize their learning experience. Opportunities include pulmonary critical care, neonatal critical care, pediatric emergency department, and nephrology. Longitudinal experiences provide the resident with training and experience over an extended time period. Some of the available options include committee involvement, drug utilization review/medication utilization review, research project, and pharmacy clinical staffing every fourth weekend.

Positions Available:  One
Stipend:  $45,000
Dates of Residency:  July 15 — July 14
Hospital:  760-bed tertiary-care community teaching facility

Required Rotations: 

  • Pharmacy Practice Orientation
  • Medical ICU
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Surgical/Trauma ICU
  • Cardiology Critical Care
  • Pediatric ICU
  • Emergency Department

Elective Rotations: 

  • Pulmonary Critical Care
  • Nephrology
  • Pediatric Emergency Department
  • Neonatal ICU
  • Research / Grantsmanship
  • Nutrition

Longitudinal:  

  • Code Blue Response
  • Level 1 Trauma Participation
  • Medication Use Evaluation
  • Committee Involvement
  • Anticoagulation

Required Project:

The resident must initiate and complete a clinical research or practice-related project in critical care. The project should be of such quality that the results may be submitted for presentation or publication in a professional setting. 

Candidate Qualifications:

  • Doctor of Pharmacy degree from an ACPE-accredited College or School of Pharmacy or B.S. in Pharmacy with equivalent clinical experience.
  • PGY-1 residency from an AHSP accredited program
  • Must be registered as a pharmacist in Kansas or be eligible to reciprocate in Kansas.

Application Requirements:

  • Application form must be completed (may be emailed)
  • Curriculum Vitae (may be emailed)
  • A letter of interest  (may be emailed)
  • Three letters of reference (one letter from PGY1 program director)
  • Professional presentation
  • Must have, or be able to obtain, certification in BLS 
  • Application deadline is January 5

Practice Responsibility:  Every fourth weekend (Clinical)

Time Off:  22 days (10 vacation days)

Benefits:   

  • Health/Dental/Life insurance
  • Membership to a professional organization
  • Travel expenses to ASHP midyear clincal meeting and Midwest Residents Conference
  • Direct deposit
  • Free covered parking

Residency Program Director: Chris Durham, Pharm.D.
  (316) 962-2305  Telephone
  (316) 962-2568  FAX
  christopher.durham@wesleymc.com
  www.wesleymc.com

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