UK HEALTHCARE Cardiology

The cardiology residency is a one-year ASHP-accredited specialty residency that offers in-depth experience in all areas of cardiovascular medicine including general cardiology, heart failure, electrophysiology, cardiothoracic surgery, cardiac intensive care, mechanical circulatory support/heart transplantation, ambulatory/transitions of care cardiology, and electives in medicine (intensive care and acute care), emergency medicine, and solid organ transplantation.

Residents also participate in providing 24-hour clinical pharmacy services through the in-house on-call program and provide longitudinal staffing. The primary emphasis of the program is to develop clinicians with expertise in the care of cardiology patients and prepare residents to sit for the BCCP exam. Residents completing the program are expected to demonstrate competency in the areas of contemporary pharmacy practice, written and oral communication, teaching, and clinical research.

The cardiology residents participate in clinical research activities that are presented at a national meeting and submitted for publication. The program is affiliated with a nationally-recognized college of pharmacy which provides residents with opportunities to engage in educational activities including precepting Doctor of Pharmacy students, facilitating group discussions and didactic lectures, in addition to providing continuing education for other healthcare practitioners