Pharmacy residency program coming to Baptist Health Corbin

(Story by Caitlyn Romanski)

The University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy is adding three new affiliated pharmacy residency programs through partnerships with various Baptist Health campuses. These locations include Baptist Health Corbin, Baptist Health Paducah and Baptist Health Hardin.

These new residency programs will bring the total number of UKCOP-affiliated pharmacy residency programs to 13. This will increase the total number of UKCOP-affiliated pharmacy residents across the Commonwealth to 60. In total, the three Baptist Health hospitals will recruit six new PGY-1 residents to start in July 2022.

Lynn McArthur, PharmD, MHA, the Pharmacy Residency Program director at Baptist Health Corbin, said that although the hospital has had an affiliation agreement with UKCOP since the inception of its residency program in 2018, their new community-based residency program is the most recent addition to their expanding partnership with UKCOP.

McArthur also expressed enthusiasm for the Corbin hospital’s renewed relationship with UKCOP.

“Our affiliation with UKCOP has been terrific,” said McArthur. “It allows our residents to have access to opportunities that are not available locally, such as educational opportunities with Grand Rounds participation, research and teaching seminars and participation in a teaching certificate program. In addition, our residents have the opportunity to teach a lecture or lab for UKCOP students. Additional benefits include preceptor development opportunities and assistance with recruiting future residents. The staff at UKCOP are fantastic and engaged in helping our programs be successful.”

About Baptist Health Corbin

Baptist Health Corbin is a 273-bed, acute care facility providing a wide variety of healthcare services to the residents of Whitley, Knox, Laurel, Bell, Clay, McCreary, Harlan and Campbell county in Tennessee.

Baptist Health Corbin offers 24 points of care in a full continuum, from inpatient care and outpatient diagnostics to rehabilitation services, behavioral health and home care. Services include heart care, orthopedics, pain management, wound care, cancer care, diabetic treatments, and a full range of women’s services, including obstetrics and breast care.

Baptist Health has a network of healthcare providers for patients in the southeast Kentucky area, including Baptist Health Medical Group physician offices, Baptist Health Urgent Care, and occupational medicine and physical therapy clinics. The hospital is also designated Pathway to Excellence® for excellence in nursing services by the American Nursing Credentialing Center.

Learn more at www.BaptistHealth.com/Corbin.