Learning Experiences
Required learning experiences (all one month in duration, except as noted)
Elective learning experiences
Electives may be selected from, but are not limited to, the following:
Staffing
Research Experience
Professional Meetings
- Orientation (Two weeks)
- Foundations in Direct Patient Care
- Cardiology
- Critical Care
- Drug Information
- Infectious Diseases
- Internal Medicine
- Medication Safety and Management
Elective learning experiences
Electives may be selected from, but are not limited to, the following:
- Bone Marrow Transplant
- Emergency Medicine
- Hematology/Oncology
- Neurology
- Pain Management
- Psychiatry
- Solid Organ Transplant
Staffing
- Staffing every third weekend in clinical pharmacist roles and one weekday evening shift every two weeks averaged over a four-week period
- Additional responsibilities as part of clinical specialist on-call program during the second half of the year
- Residents will work one major and one minor holiday
Presentation Opportunities
- Optional poster presentation at Vizient Pharmacy Network Meeting
- Platform presentation at Midwest Pharmacy Residents Conference
- One hour ACPE-accredited continuing education program
- Platform presentation at Houston Methodist Pharmacy Research Symposium
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
- Midwest Pharmacy Residents Conference
- ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting
Optional Longitudinal Experience
- Teaching and Scholarship in Academia Certificate Program through the University of Houston College of Pharmacy