Positions available: 2

Duration: 12 months, beginning early July 

Application:

• Application deadline: January 2nd
• Submit all application materials through PhORCAS
• Required participation in the ASHP National Matching Program
• NMS Program Code: 619076

Licensure and employment: Texas pharmacist licensure is required within 90 days of starting the program. Failure to do so will result in termination of employment.

Houston Methodist is committed to improving the health of our patients, employees and community. As a health care provider, it is our responsibility to promote a healthier environment for our employees. Accordingly, effective January 1, 2013, Houston Methodist no longer hires tobacco users. Applicants will be tested for tobacco usage during the post-offer physical and drug screening. If an applicant tests positive for tobacco use or recreational drug use, the offer will be rescinded. Applicants are required to have COVID-19 vaccination.

Required Learning Experiences (all one month in duration, except as noted)

• Orientation/Initial Skills Assessment
• Kidney/Pancreas Transplant I, II
• Liver Transplant I, II
• Heart Transplant I
• Lung Transplant I, II
• Clinical Research (longitudinal, yearlong duration)
• Professional Practice Management (longitudinal, yearlong duration)
• Outpatient Transplant Clinic (longitudinal, occurs during the last 4 months of residency program)

Elective Learning Experiences (all one month in duration)

May be selected from, but not limited to, the following:

• Kidney/Pancreas Transplant III
• Heart Transplant II
• Transplant ICU & MCS Devices
• Infectious Diseases
• Pediatrics

Staffing

• Clinical staffing every 3rd weekend primarily as a clinical pharmacist on the transplant floors and one weekday evening shift every two weeks, averaged over a four week period
• Residents will work one major and one minor holiday

Presentation Opportunities

• Poster presentation at Vizient Pharmacy Network Meeting
• Platform presentation at Midwest Pharmacy Residents Conference
• One hour ACPE-accredited continuing education program
  
  

Research Experience

• Major research project with guidance of a preceptor and the Pharmacy Research Committee
• Medication use evaluation or quality analysis of existing protocols
  
  

Professional Meetings
Funding is provided for:

• ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting (in conjunction with Vizient Pharmacy Network Meeting)
• Midwest Pharmacy Residents Conference
• One professional transplant meeting (e.g. American Transplant Congress or ISHLT Annual Meeting)

For further information regarding our programs, please visit http://methodistpharmacy.org

About Houston Methodist Hospital

Houston Methodist Hospital (HMH) is located in the heart of the world renowned Texas Medical Center. Offering many opportunities for clinical and didactic teaching, it is a teaching affiliate for several top ranked universities and colleges of pharmacy. U.S. News & World Report ranked Houston Methodist Hospital nationally and the No. 1 hospital in Texas and Gulf Coast. Houston Methodist highly performs in nine of nine common conditions and procedures evaluated by U.S. News & World Report. Additionally, HMH is included on Forbes magazine's list of "America's Best Employers". For more information, visit www.houstonmethodist.org/education/pharmacy/residency-programs/

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