Thrive in an Academic medical center with real-world impact
At Med Center Health, our PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program builds upon your Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) education, preparing you to become a confident, skilled practitioner. As a resident, you’ll gain the knowledge and experience needed to provide exceptional patient care, achieve board certification in pharmacotherapy (BCPS), and pursue advanced training opportunities including PGY2 residencies.
Why choose Med Center health
As a resident, you’ll be part of The Medical Center at Bowling Green, a 373-bed community based academic medical center, the flagship of Med Center Health.
✅ 7 hospitals and 30+ clinics
✅ 600+ providers across 50 specialties
✅ A strong partnership with Western Kentucky University and the University of Kentucky College of Medicine Bowling Green Campus
You’ll experience the best of both worlds: the collaborative, fast-paced setting of a teaching hospital and the community connection that comes from serving patients across Southern Kentucky.
Want to check us out in person?
November 14, 2025: KSHP Fall Meeting Residency Showcase
December 8, 2025: ASHP Midyear Residency Showcase 1-4 PM Booth 4529
December 17, 2025: ASHP Virtual Residency Showcase
Our Program highlights
▶ Collaborative, Team-Based Learning
Work side-by-side with physicians, nurses, residents, and medical students to deliver exceptional, evidence-based patient care.
▶ Hands-on Clinical experience
Gain real-world experience in both direct patient care and state-of-the-art automated dispensing systems.
▶ Personalized mentorship environment
Train in a focused, intimate setting where every preceptor and clinician is invested in your success.
▶ Strong Clinical Foundation
Build on Med Center Health’s established and respected pharmacy practice, designed to rival the rigor and standards of top national programs.
▶ academic affiliation and accreditation
Experience the partnership with two of the state’s finest academic institutions Western Kentucky University and University of Kentucky. Ensuring recognized quality and credibility.
▶ Evidence based practice culture
Learn from clinicians committed to staying current with medical literature and delivering the highest standard of patient care.
▶ Seamless patient interaction
Develop communication and problem-solving skills by directly assisting patients and providers during transitions of care.
Download the Pharmacy Residency Program brochure
Purpose
PGY1 residency programs build upon Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) education and outcomes to develop pharmacist practitioners with knowledge, skills, and abilities as defined in the educational competency areas, goals, and objectives. Residents who successfully complete PGY1 residency programs will be skilled in diverse patient care, practice management, leadership, and education, and be prepared to provide patient care, seek board certification in pharmacotherapy (i.e. BCPS), and pursue advanced education and training opportunities including postgraduate year two (PGY2) residencies.
Resident Qualifications
- Graduate of an ACPE-accredited College or School of Pharmacy
- Licensed or eligible for licensure in the Commonwealth of Kentucky
Application
*Application Deadline: Friday, January 10, 2025 @ 12:00 a.m. CST.*
Submit the following via PhorCAS
- Letter of Intent
- Curriculum Vitae
- Official transcripts of all professional pharmacy education
- Three (3) references completed in PhorCAS by healthcare professionals who can attest to the applicant’s practice abilities and aptitudes
Learning Experiences
Required rotations will be completed prior to elective rotations unless special circumstances exist. Each circumstance will be evaluated by the RPD and must be approved by the RAC. Required longitudinal rotations are scheduled for 2-12 months of the year. The resident will choose three elective learning experiences.
Required rotations (6 weeks unless otherwise noted)
- Orientation (4 weeks)
- Internal Medicine
- Cardiology
- Critical Care
- Infectious Disease
- Emergency Medicine
Elective rotations (4 weeks)
- Advanced Cardiology
- Advanced Critical Care
- Advanced Emergency Medicine
- Surgery
Required Longitudinal (2-12 months)
- Administration (9 months)
- Pharmacokinetics/Anticoagulation (2 months)
- Research (12 months)
- Hospital Practice (11 months)
- Teaching Certificate (12 months)
Teaching & Research
Residents will complete ASHP’s Teaching Certificate for Pharmacists which was developed in partnership with the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy. This program is designed to introduce the residents to academic literature, contemporary pharmacy education, teaching styles, and philosophies.
Our residents will have the opportunity to mentor pharmacy students from the University of Kentucky and Sullivan University colleges of pharmacy. Residents will assist in teaching classes and provide educational programs for medical students, residents, and fellows as well as pharmacy students, nursing students and graduate nurses.
Residents are required to complete a research project that is suitable for publication and will be presented at a local, state, and regional meeting.
Preceptors
current residents
pAST Residents
To learn more about The Medical Center at Bowling Green PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program, email Glee Lenoir, Program Director or call 270-745-1646.
Read the Med Center Health Community Impact Report.
Thank you for your interest in the Pharmacy Open House Zoom calls. Registration is now closed. For more information, contact Glee Lenoir, Pharmacy Clinical Coordinator, at LenoJG@MCHealth.net.