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Posted: 05-Nov-24

Location: Houston, Texas

Type: Residency PGY-2

Salary: $65,000

Categories:

Clinical Pharmacist

Pharmacy

Job Setting:

Hospital/Institutional

Requirements:

Residency Required

Specialty Practice Areas:

Pediatrics/OB-GYN

Required Education:

PharmD

The PGY2 Pediatric Pharmacy Residency at Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital is an ASHP-accredited one-year postgraduate training program. The program is set in one of the country's largest pediatric hospitals, within the Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center campus located in the world-renowned Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas.

At 278 beds, Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital is one of the largest pediatric hospitals in the country and contains a dedicated pediatric emergency center and the largest Level I Pediatric Trauma Center in Houston fully equipped to treat pediatric patients. In addition to general pediatric, pediatric sub-specialty, pediatric transplant (heart, kidney and liver), the hospital has a Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, providing neonatal critical care services to infants and premature babies born as early as 23 weeks’ gestation. We also have a 22-bed Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and a 20-bed Heart Center Intensive Care Unit.  Pediatric pharmacy residents will have the opportunity to participate in the care of premature infants, toddlers, older children, and adolescents throughout their residency experience, helping to develop the advanced critical thinking skills needed to be an exceptional pediatric clinical pharmacy specialist.

Learn from a diverse pool of experienced clinical pharmacy specialists who practice in a range of specialized pediatric and neonatal areas, including emergency medicine, general pediatrics, neonatal critical care, pediatric critical care, and more.

About the Residency

• Required rotations include
1. General Pediatrics (1)
2. Advanced Pediatrics/Oncology (1)
3. Pediatric Infectious Diseases (1)
4. Pediatric Cardiology (1)
5. Pediatric Critical Care (PICU) (1)
6. Cardiovascular Intensive Care (CVICU) (1)
7. Tiny Baby (1)
8. NICU Team 4 (1)
• Two elective rotations, options include
1. Pediatric Emergency Medicine
2. Pediatric Endocrinology
3. Pediatric Gastroenterology & Intestinal Rehabilitation
4. Pediatric Nephrology
5. Pediatric Hematology/Oncology (based on availability at off-site hospital)
6. PICU Elective
7. NICU Elective
8. CVICU Elective
9. High-Risk Ambulatory Clinic
10. Pediatric Practice Management
• 1 orientation month and 1 project month

Additional experiences designed to prepare the resident for a career as a clinical pharmacy specialist include:

Teaching

• Teaching Certificate through completion of the scholarship in teaching program at the University of Houston School of Pharmacy
• Mentorship of pharmacy students completing APPE rotations and PGY1 pharmacy residents
• Lectures for Pediatric Elective courses at the University of Houston School of Pharmacy and Texas A&M Rangel College of Pharmacy.

Educational Opportunities

• Formal Presentation
• Journal Club
• Seminar Presentation (ACPE-accredited)

Research

• Presentation of major research project results at the PPA Annual Meeting
• Manuscript submission to major healthcare journal
• Medication Use Evaluation or Quality Improvement project

Other Experiences

• Opportunity to participate in an ambulatory care clinic (High-Risk Clinic, Renal Transplant Clinic)
• Staffing in CMHH Pharmacy every fourth weekend

Application Requirements

Applications must be submitted in PhORCAS by January 2nd 

• Outstanding residency candidate with strong critical thinking ability, time management skills, and integrity who is self-motivated with a relentless desire for professional accomplishment.
• Graduated from an ACPE-accredited college of pharmacy with a Pharm.D. degree.
• Completed an ASHP-accredited PGY1 Pharmacy Residency.
• Licensed as a pharmacist in Texas within 60 days of the start of the residency year.
• Registered with PhORCAS and the ASHP Residency Matching Program.
• Memorial Hermann will no longer hire individuals who use tobacco products in any form.

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About Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital

Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center is an 1104-bed academic, tertiary-care medical center located in Houston, Texas. The hospital serves as the primary teaching hospital for The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) McGovern Medical School and is designated a Level I Trauma Center for both adult and pediatric patients. Within the Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center campus are Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, the Larry D. Johnson Heart & Vascular Institute, the Mischer Neuroscience Institute, the Red Duke Trauma Institute, and the Rockets Sports Medicine Institute. The campus is also home to a Burn Center, Cancer Center, Transplant Center, Memorial Hermann Life Flight, and more. Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center is part of the Memorial Hermann Health System, a not-for-profit health system comprised of 15 acute-care hospitals and numerous specialty programs and services located throughout the Greater Houston area.

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