Pharmacy Residencies
Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center

PGY1 Residency

ASHP Midyear Information
Application Requirements
Rotations
Benefits
Contact Information

The PGY1 Residency at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center provides a comprehensive educational and practical experience that develops competent clinicians in a modern institutional practice setting.

The PGY1 Residency is an ASHP accredited one year program with a curriculum designed to expose the resident to all facets of contemporary pharmacy practice in the institutional setting. Pharmacists successfully completing this residency will be confident and competent practitioners defined as performing in a manner that satisfies the demands of the situation and interact effectively in multiple health care environments.

These pharmacists, in conjunction with an interdisciplinary healthcare team, will be responsible and accountable for the provision and oversight of evidence-based, patient-centered medication related outcomes. Communication skills will be enhanced through interacting effectively with health care professionals and patients. Effective leadership and management skills will be developed to enable the pharmacist to meet the challenges of the current and future practice of pharmacy. Professional maturity will be developed through personal philosophy and professional commitment.

ASHP Midyear Information

• The PGY1 Residency will be participating in the Personnel Placement Service (PPS) at the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting. If you would like to arrange an interview time please leave your CV in our PPS mailbox.
• The PGY1 Residency will be at the Residency Showcase at the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting in December. Please stop by and visit with us to learn more about our residency opportunities.

Application Requirements
The candidate for this one-year pharmacy practice residency must have:

• A strong academic record and demonstrate a desire for professional accomplishment.
• Graduated from an ACPE-accredited college of pharmacy with a Pharm.D. degree by the start of the residency year (July 1).
• Entry-level knowledge and skills equivalent to that which would be expected of a recent doctor of pharmacy or other appropriate advanced degree candidate.
• Eligibility for licensure as a pharmacist in Texas (Texas State Board of Pharmacy).
• Registered with ASHP Residency Matching Program.
• Completed application packet:
  • Letter of intent
  • Curriculum vitae
  • Current, official transcript of all pharmacy-related coursework/clerkships
  • Three letters of recommendation (at least two should be from clinical preceptors)

Applicants considered for a position will be invited for an interview with the program director, Department of Pharmacy director and manager, clinical pharmacy staff and residents in January or February.

Applications must be completed and received by Jan. 15. The start date for the residency is July 1.

Rotations
The resident will gain an appreciation of clinical practice, pharmacy management, performance improvement, committee activities, budgetary and personnel issues through required rotations. Elective rotations are intended to provide additional experiences in specific areas of interest.

Completion of a residency project involving research methodology, feasibility assessment or implementation of a pharmacy system or program is also required.

For further information, contact:
Brian E. Gulbis, Pharm.D., BCPS
Program Director, PGY1 Residency
Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center
Department of Pharmacy Services
6411 Fannin St.
Houston, Texas 77030-1501
Telephone: (713)704-4773
FAX: (713)704-0939
Email: Brian.Gulbis@memorialhermann.org