The Department of Pharmacy at UofL Health offers a Post-Graduate Year Two (PGY2) Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Residency. This comprehensive training program incorporates direct patient care, teaching, and research experiences with a focus on the provision of pharmaceutical care as an integral member of the interdisciplinary health care team.
UofL Health provides care to a variety of patient populations in both the acute care and ambulatory settings. The PGY2 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Residency offers a diverse range of inter-professional outpatient clinics serving both primary care and specialty clinics. Our collaboration with Sullivan University College of Pharmacy allows for vast small and large group teaching opportunities.
Purpose Statement
The PGY2 Ambulatory Care residency is a 12-month training program consisting of primarily longitudinal rotations to foster stronger patient-pharmacist relationships, maximize learning experiences, and provide exceptional follow-up patient care. The learning experiences below are all longitudinal unless otherwise noted.
Core Experiences
- Orientation (every day for 1 month)
- Adult Cystic Fibrosis Clinic (1/2 day for 5 months)
- Adult Internal Medicine Clinic (1/2 day for 6 months)
- Anticoagulation Clinic (1/2 day for 5 months)
- Gastroenterology Clinic (1 full day for 3 months)
- Hepatitis C Clinic (1/2 day for 3 months)
- HIV Clinic (1 full day for 2 months)
- Medication Management Clinic (1/2 day for 11 months)
- Multiple Sclerosis Clinic (1 full day for 3 months)
- New Ambulatory Service (1/2 day for 11 months)
- Outpatient Oncology Clinic (1 full day for 2 months)
- Professional Development and Service (12 months/~3 hours/week)
- Research Project - Flipped Model (12 months/~3 hours/week)
- Rheumatology Clinic (1 full day for 3 months)
- Specialty Pharmacy Operations (1 full day for 3 months)
- Specialty Pharmacy On Call (every day for 4, two-week sessions)
- Staffing + Clinical Outpatient Services (1/2 day for 5 months)
- Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (Required if the resident did not previously complete with PGY1 program) (12 months/~3 hours/week)
Elective Experiences
All electives are ½ day per week experiences unless otherwise noted. Up to 9 elective rotations are available for the resident within the 52-week program. Depending on the electives chosen by the resident, this number may be less based on the amount of time assigned to each elective.
- Academia (3 months)
- Ambulatory Care Administration (3 months)
- Administration – Strategic Planning (3 months)
- Adult Cystic Fibrosis Clinic II (3 months)
- Emergency Medicine (1 full day for 3 months)
- Gastroenterology II (3 months)
- Hepatitis C Clinic II (3 months)
- HIV Clinic II (3 months)
- Hypercoagulopathy and Antithrombotics Clinic (3 months)
- Medical Writing (3 months)
- Multiple Sclerosis Clinic II (3 months)
- Rheumatology II (3 months)
- Specialty Pharmacy II (3 months)
- Staffing and Outpatient Services II (3 months)
Important Dates
Application Deadline: Early January
Starting Date: Early July
Application Requirements
Application completed on PhORCAS - Pharmacy Online Residency Centralized Application Service. Application is required to include:
- Letter of intent
- Curriculum vitae
- 3 references with letters of recommendation
- Official transcript from ACPE Accredited College of Pharmacy
- Graduation from an ASHP Accredited PGY1 Pharmacy Residency (or candidate status, pending accreditation)
- Pharmacist licensure/eligibility for licensure in the state of Kentucky
Only completed application packets received by the deadline will be reviewed for selection of onsite interviews. Candidates will be contacted for an onsite interview that will take place in late January or February.
View the PGY2 Ambulatory Care Program Completion Requirements
Residency Program Director
Chelsey McPheeters, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist – Specialty Pharmacy, Rheumatology Clinic
Director, PGY2 Ambulatory Care Residency
UofL Health – UofL Hospital
550 S. Jackson St. Louisville, KY 40202
502-681-1600
Chelsey.McPheeters@UofLHealth.org
