RT Book, Section A1 Coyle, Elizabeth A. A1 Tucker, Anne M. A2 Bookstaver, P. Brandon A2 Caulder, Celeste R. A2 Smith, Kelly M. A2 Quidley, April Miller SR Print(0) ID 57842338 T1 Chapter 20. PGY-2 Medicine Subspecialties—Infectious Diseases (Including HIV), Cardiology, Oncology, Psychiatry, and Nephrology T2 Roadmap to Postgraduate Training in Pharmacy YR 2013 FD 2013 PB The McGraw-Hill Companies PP New York, NY SN 978-0-07-178875-5 LK accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=57842338 RD 2024/03/28 AB This chapter will focus on the medicine specialties of infectious diseases (ID) (including human immunodeficiency virus [HIV]), cardiology, oncology, psychiatry, and nephrology. Many individuals find it hard to decide which specialty they want to pursue. In fact, quite a few find themselves at a crossroads wanting to train in more than one specialty. When making the final decision on which specialty to train, the candidate must fully evaluate what their interests are and which type of practice would be the best fit for their personality and passions. For instance, if one enjoys psychology, is intrigued by people, and is patient, psychiatry may be a good option for them. If one gets satisfaction from seeing drug effects work quickly or likes to solve complex problems and mysteries, ID or cardiology may be an ideal specialty choice. Someone who likes internal medicine and managing complex comorbidities, HIV or nephrology may be the right choice. As with Postgraduate Year One (PGY-1) residencies, the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) has a global set of standards for accreditation in Postgraduate Year Two (PGY-2) specialty residencies in general, as well as specific standards for a select number of specialties. In contrast to PGY-1 residencies, not all PGY-2 residencies are accredited. This is typically not a problem because the majority of nonaccredited PGY-2 programs follow the ASHP guidelines and standards. In whatever PGY-2 specialty one decides to pursue, it is very important that they properly research the specialty area to become familiar with the various areas and options for practice, the different patient populations, and the variety of opportunities to expand one's knowledge, skills attitudes, and abilities.