The PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residency at UAB Hospital is accredited by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacist (ASHP). It is a one-year program designed to provide extensive experience in a variety of critical care units and build upon skills developed as a clinical pharmacist during a post-graduate year 1 (PGY1) residency. Its focus is the development of the skills and confidence necessary to independently provide advanced pharmacotherapy management to patients in critical care settings. In addition to qualifying the resident for clinical pharmacy specialist positions in critical care or faculty areas, the successful completion of the program will also prepare the graduate to attain board certification in critical care pharmacy (BCCCP).
The PGY2 Critical Care Residency Program at UAB Hospital includes a combination of required learning experiences (rotations) and elective learning experiences tailored to the residents’ interest areas.
Orientation provides a general overview of the departmental organization, support units, and resident responsibilities. Benefits include health and accident insurance, holiday time off, and support to attend residency related professional conference(s).
Kyle R. Humphreys, PharmD
- PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Resident 2023-2024
- Hometown: Madison, Miss.
- Pharmacy Education: University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy
- PGY1 Pharmacy Residency: UAB
- Clinical Interests: medical critical care, analgosedation, resuscitation, antimicrobial use
- Current Research Project: Optimizing Pharmacist-Team Integration for ICU patient Management (OPTIM): an Exploration of Pharmacist-to-Patient Ratio
Why did you choose UAB Medicine?
The PGY2 Critical Care program at UAB Medicine was initially appealing because of the unique rotation offerings in areas involving mechanical circulatory support and transplant intensive care units. While this is still true, it is the culture within the critical care department and the integration of pharmacists into the daily operations of their units that have kept me here after PGY1. The pharmacists here do a great job of modeling practice for their trainees, and they have worked hard to make pharmacists a central part of their services’ care teams. UAB Medicine’s ICUs have the sickest of the sick patients, and they provide lots of learning opportunities for residents.
Our goal is to develop a highly skilled practitioner who will be successful in any setting they choose to practice after graduation.
Allison McLeod, PharmD, BCCCP
Beth Varnes, PharmD, BCCCP
Brandon Powell, PharmD, BCCCP
Brendan Meyer, PharmD, BCPS
Courtney Hebert, PharmD
Doug Wylie, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP
Emily Green, PharmD, MSHS, BCCCP
Emily Higdon Dye, PharmD, BCCCP
Emma Chee-How, PharmD
Glenn Weldon, PharmD
Jessica Rivera, PharmD, BCPS, DABAT
Josh Banbury, PharmD
Kaitlin Nutley, PharmD, BCCCP
Kimberly R. Wurst, PharmD
Madison Oxley, PharmD, BCCCP
Matt Brown, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP
Misty Gaddis, PharmD
Morgan Frawley, PharmD, BCCCP
Seth Edwards, PharmD, BCIDP
Susan Vu, PharmD, BCCCP
Tim Lewis, PharmD, BCCCP
Tyson Kilpatrick, PharmD, BCCCP
The applicant must possess a PharmD degree and have completed an ASHP-accredited PGY1 pharmacy residency. All applications must be submitted through PhORCAS (Pharmacy Online Residency Centralized Application System) by January 2. The required components of the application include a letter of intent, three references, curriculum vitae, and a pharmacy school transcript. An interview is required.
Doug Wylie, PharmD, BCCCP
Program Director
Required Rotations
- Medical Critical Care
- Neuroscience Critical Care
- Surgical Critical Care
- Trauma / Burn Critical Care
- Cardiac Surgery Critical Care / Mechanical
Circulatory Support
Longitudinal Requirements
- Major Project
- Medication Use Evaluation
- Practice Coverage
- Teaching and Learning Certificate (optional)
Elective Rotations
- Cardiology Critical Care
- Emergency Medicine
- Emergency Medicine – Toxicology Focus
- Heart / Lung Transplantation
- Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
- Infectious Disease Consult Service
- Neonatal Critical Care
Contact UAB Pharmacy Residency
Misty Gaddis, PharmD
Coordinator of Residency Programs
JT 1728 / 619 19th Street South
Birmingham, AL 35249-6860
205-934-4093