UW Medicine Infectious Diseases PGY2 Residency

Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists (SIDP); Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

UW Medicine invites applications for its twelve-month, ASHP-accredited PGY2 Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Residency. The program provides hands-on inpatient ID consult experience, outpatient hepatitis/HIV clinics, and antimicrobial stewardship rotation opportunities.

Residents develop and monitor therapies, conduct research, and teach students and pharmacists while collaborating with a multidisciplinary team. Open house events and PPS participation are part of the recruitment activities.

Qualifications

• ASHP-accredited PGY2 Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Residency at UW Medicine.
• Twelve months of training to develop and refine therapeutic interventions for ID patients.

Responsibilities

• Develop and monitor antimicrobial therapy for patients with infectious diseases.
• Participate in teaching students, residents, and pharmacists during the residency.
• Work closely with a multidisciplinary team on clinical rotations.
• Engage in the Center for Stewardship in Medicine (CSiM) program and provide lectures/coaching.
• Contribute to research projects aimed at improving pharmaceutical care for ID patients.

Job description

UW Medicine Infectious Diseases PGY2 Residency

The PGY2 Infectious Diseases (ID) Pharmacy Residency at UW Medicine is a ASHP-accredited PGY2 program, which provides twelve months of training designed to develop and refine the skills necessary to make and monitor therapeutic interventions for the safe and efficacious use of drug therapy in patients with infectious diseases.

The rotations range from traditional inpatient ID consult services to outpatient hepatitis/HIV clinics and emergency medicine rotation focused on antimicrobial stewardship. The diverse patient populations at UW hospitals and multitude of seasoned clinicianssetsthis program apart from others. There are rotations in specialty areas such as solid organ transplant ID and oncology/bone marrow transplant ID. Experiences in pediatric infectious diseases may be available as well at nearby Seattle Children’s Hospital. To keep the residentwell-rounded,they also spend time at Valley Medical Center orUWMC-NW campus to navigate the nuances and challenges that a smaller, community hospital offers.

The resident will develop a research project designed to improve pharmaceutical care services for patients with infectious diseases. The resident actively participates in teaching students, residents, and pharmacists during their residency. The resident works closely with a multidisciplinary team while on clinical rotations. The participation in the Center for Stewardship in Medicine program is a unique and rewarding experience. The program includes participants from the Pacific Northwest region and beyond and includes a weekly tele-stewardship session that includes relevant ID didactic lectures and discussion of cases submitted by the participants. The CSiM community includes pharmacists and infection preventionists from critical caccess and rural hospitals. The resident will actively participate in the CSiM program by providing lectures and coaching participants.

Please join us at the following recruitment events:

We will be hosting virtual Open House sessions to answer your questions regarding our program! Please use this link to RSVP for one of our sessions. We will also be participating in Personnel Placement Service (PPS) at ASHP Midyear!

Please reach out to either Rupali Jain, PharmD or Jeannie Chan, PharmD, MPH. We look forward to meeting you!