PGY2 Infectious Diseases Resident

The PGY2 Infectious Diseases Program at Norton Healthcare has provided residents with broad experience in Infectious Diseases with an emphasis on adult antimicrobial stewardship. Furthermore, residents will gain advanced skills in patient care and research methods. Residents who complete this program are well poised to fulfill advanced patient care or specialized positions and board certification.

Norton Healthcare is a large health system employing seven (six for adult patients, one for pediatric patients) full-time infectious diseases pharmacists located in the various Norton affiliated hospitals within Louisville, Kentucky. The infectious diseases pharmacists and residents provide patient care to a diverse, metropolitan patient population including a large critically ill population, many specialty services, and a pediatric hospital. Residents working alongside the infectious diseases pharmacists will practice at the top of their license to make recommendations through a novel and progressive Electronic Intervention Program. 

In addition to direct patient care, the team works in conjunction with the Norton Infectious Diseases Institute and is the home to the Kentucky Antimicrobial Stewardship Innovation Consortium (KASIC). KASIC is a statewide antimicrobial stewardship initiative aimed at addressing inequalities in access to antimicrobial stewardship resources led by and operated by the Infectious Diseases pharmacists.

The Norton Healthcare Antimicrobial Stewardship Program has been recognized as a global center of excellence by the British Society of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy’s Global Antimicrobial Stewardship Accreditation Scheme. The program received a Level 3 accreditation, which is the highest level awarded, and is the first center of excellence in the United States. This designation acknowledges the excellent work done by the program and positions Norton Healthcare to be part of a larger conversation worldwide about antimicrobial resistance.

Requirements

• Completion of ASHP accredited PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program
• Eligible for pharmacy licensure in Kentucky
• Application materials submitted through PhORCAS