We are currently recruiting 2 positions for this residency program.  The residency program is designed to provide a training opportunity for individuals desiring to develop clinical competency in the specialized area of psychiatric pharmacy.  The program incorporates both inpatient and outpatient rotations devoted to the development of skills essential for the delivery of pharmaceutical care to patients with mental illness.

The resident spends 9 months in core learning experiences to include inpatient psychiatry, varying levels of outpatient psychiatry, and long-term care/longitudinal.  The psychiatric pharmacy resident is responsible for participating in the design and implementation of appropriate therapeutic regimens, monitoring the outcome of therapy, assisting in the application of pharmacokinetic principles to individualize therapy as needed and in the provision of patient, disease and drug specific information to other members of the health care teams.  Elective opportunities are numerous in both ambulatory and acute settings.

The resident will responsible to participate in journal club and case discussion sessions, didactic presentations, topics discussions, pharmacotherapy grand rounds, pharmacology grand rounds, pharmacotherapy seminars, and other presentations as deemed appropriate. Completion of a residency project is required, as well as a poster presentation at the American Association of Psychiatric Pharmacists (AAPP) annual meeting and at The University of Texas Celebrating Research.

https://www.southtexas.va.gov/Pharmacy_Residency_Information.asp

Pharm.D. degree from ACPE-accredited institution

Eligible for licensure in Texas

An accredited PGY1 Pharmacy Residency