Overview of the Program
Mission Statement
Rotations and Experiences
Benefits
How to Apply
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency
The PGY1 pharmacy residency at Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center is a one year post graduate training program that begins annually on July 1st. The program includes rotational experiences that cover the essential practice of the community clinical pharmacist.
Mission Statement
Our mission is to create and sustain outstanding and comprehensive pharmaceutical care through the development and support of innovative, independent, thoughtful and compassionate post graduate year one residents.
Rotations and Experiences
Residents are required to complete eight core rotations and three elective rotations. These rotations are designed to prepare the resident for practice in an acute care setting. In addition to the eleven month long rotations, residents will be required to complete three longitudinal experiences. The first experience is staffing/ order verification based. The second involves weekly ambulatory care responsibilities in the Memorial City Medication Therapy Management Clinic. The third longitudinal experience is the design and evaluation of a research project that includes presentation at residency conferences and manuscript submission.
Core Rotations
- Internal Medicine
- Medical Intensive Care Unit
- Emergency Medicine
- Infectious Diseases
- Integrated Clinical Pharmacist I
- Integrated Clinical Pharmacist II
- Hospital Management
- Project
Elective Rotations
- Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit
- Surgical Intensive Care Unit
- Cardiology
- Ambulatory Care
- Pediatrics
- Miscellaneous off site
Benefits
Resident Stipend
Competitive with similar program offerings
Health and Insurance
Full health, dental, vision and life insurance packages are available
Time off
Vacation and Paid Time are off are available
Meetings:
Financial support is offered to attend ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting and the ALCADE/TSHP meeting
Taxes:
Texas has no state income tax
How to Apply
Requirements
- Graduate of an ACPE- accredited College of Pharmacy with
- Eligible for licensure as a pharmacist in the state of Texas
- Registered with PHORCAS and the ASHP Matching Service
Applications must be submitted through the Pharmacy Online Residency Centralized Application Service (PHORCAS)
Application Deadline: January 5th.
Contact:
DeeDee Hu, PharmD
Program Director, PGY1 Pharmacy Residency
Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center
921 Gessner
Houston, TX 77024
Phone: (713) 242-3552
Fax: (713) 242-4892
Email: deedee.hu@memorialhermann.org