Pharmacy Residency Programs PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program

The PGY1 Pharmacy Residency - Purpose Statement

The Seton Family of Hospitals, in conjunction with The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy, is offering an ASHP accredited Post Graduate Year 1 (PGY1) pharmacy residency. The PGY1 pharmacy residency is a twelve-month program designed to expose residents to a rich clinical environment in which they experience concentrated, yet diverse training in a variety of pharmacy practice areas. At the completion of the program, the resident will be prepared to function, with confidence, as a general clinical practitioner in an acute care setting. As an American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) accredited PGY1 program, the graduate will also be prepared to pursue a PGY2 residency.

Resident Rotations

Residents complete 12, one-month rotations (including orientation). After completing the orientation month, residents are offered the following experiences: Floor-Based Practice*, Infectious Diseases*, Internal Medicine*, Psychiatry (adult, child & adolescent, and consult liaison), Oncology, Cardiac Transplant, Critical Care (adult), Neonatal Intensive Care, Medication Safety*, Anticoagulation Clinic* and Research*. While most rotations offered are inpatient experiences, the Oncology and Cardiac Transplant rotations offer exposure to both inpatient and ambulatory care patients. Pharmacy Management and staffing are required longitudinal experiences.

• Ambulatory Patient Care is a 4 week experience in at the University Medical Center Brackenridge Anticoagulation Clinic.
• Pharmacy Practice Management is a concentrated and longitudinal experience where the resident works closely with the Pharmacy Leadership Team.
• Pharmacy Practice is obtained through decentralized staffing within the Department of Pharmacy and completing the 4 week Floor-Based Practice experience.
• Medication Safety is a 4 week experience where the resident works closely with the Medication Patient Safety Officer to promote medication safety through opportunities that allow evaluation of practices and protocol development.
• The resident is expected to complete a research project for presentation at the Southwestern Regional Residency Conference (ALCALDE).

Additional rotations to potentially be offered in 2012-2013 include: General Clinical Practice, Cardiology, Pediatric ID, and Pharmacy Informatics.

The resident will complete an original research project suitable for presentation at a national meeting and present a seminar to faculty and fellow residents at the College of Pharmacy. The resident will aid in proctoring a small group Pharmacotherapy lab. An Academic Training Certificate Program is conducted for residents affiliated with the University of Texas in order to strengthen the resident's teaching skills. The resident will receive an Instructor of Clinical Pharmacy appointment in the Division of Health Outcome and Pharmacy Practice A residency certificate will be awarded upon satisfactory completion of the program.

Start Date

July 1

Eligibility

Doctor of Pharmacy Degree from an accredited school or college of pharmacy
Texas licensure by August 1
Enrollment in the ASHP Residency Match Program

Stipend

Competitive salary plus an attractive benefits package
(resident stipend for 2011-2012 was $41,017)

Guidelines for Application

Application deadline is January 13, 2012

All materials must be received by the deadline in order to be considered for an on-site interview.

The online application can be accessed at:
http://www.utexas.edu/pharmacy/residencies

Completed applications include:

• Letter of intent
• Official academic transcript
• Curriculum vitae
• Three letters of recommendation

The Seton Family of Hospitals

The PGY1 pharmacy residency program is based at University Medical Center Brackenridge (UMCB), a 399-bed surgical and acute care hospital in downtown Austin. The UMCB Emergency Department sees more than 100,000 patients per year and UMCB is a Level I Trauma Center. Residents have the opportunities to complete elective rotations at three additional Seton Hospitals (Dell Children's Medical Center, Seton Medical Center-Austin and Seton Shoal Creek - all located close in proximity to UMCB).

Founded on faith by the Daughters of Charity in 1902, the Seton Family of Hospitals is the region's largest healthcare organization. The Seton Family of Hospitals is the leading provider of healthcare in Central Texas with 20 locations throughout the region. The Seton Family includes the only Heart Transplant Center in Central Texas. The Seton Family is regarded as the area's most advanced healthcare provider, bringing the latest technology and patient-friendly facilities together with teams of leading clinicians to offer the highest standard of care. Its family of professionals truly cares for the whole patient - in a respectfully, spiritual environment that promotes healing.

As a not-for-profit organization, Seton is committed to serving people who would not otherwise have access to health care. In recent years, Seton has contributed nearly $250 million annually in uncompensated care through its hospitals and clinics. Seton is a member of Ascension Health, the nation's largest not-for-profit health network.

The University of Texas at Austin and its affiliated institutions are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Qualified women and minorities are encouraged to apply. Security sensitive; conviction verification conducted on applicant selected.

Additional Information

University Medical Center Brackenridge has long been recognized as one of the top hospitals in the nation. Now, UMCB is accelerating its presence in the field of academic medicine. The Clinical Education Center uses high-fidelity interactive mannequins and a vast array of leap-ahead technology to train clinicians in the latest procedures working with state-of-the-art equipment. UMC Brackenridge is also home to the region's first nursing residency program, and recently celebrated its 75th year of graduate medical education.

The nationally renowned Brain & Spine Center is engaged in pioneering research and treatment of injuries and diseases of the spine, brain, and cardiovascular system.

UMCB has been recognized as a Certified Stroke Center, a designation which reflects UMCB's reputation as one of the nation's leading hospitals in the treatment and prevention of stroke.

The American Nurses Association has bestowed the highest honor, the Magnet award, to the nurses at UMC Brackenridge. Magnet designation provides consumers with the ultimate benchmark to measure the quality of care they can expect to receive.