The PGY2 Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Residency at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center is a one-year ASHP-accredited postgraduate training program.

Program Purpose and Goals

PGY2 pharmacy residency programs build on Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) education and PGY1 pharmacy residency programs to contribute to the development of clinical pharmacists in specialized areas of practice. PGY2 residencies provide residents with opportunities to function independently as practitioners by conceptualizing and integrating accumulated experience and knowledge and incorporating both into the provision of patient care or other advanced practice settings. Residents who successfully complete an accredited PGY2 pharmacy residency are prepared for advanced patient care, academic, or other specialized positions, along with board certification, if available.

The program consists of rotations throughout a variety of infectious diseases specialty areas and antimicrobial stewardship experiences designed to develop advanced skills and competencies necessary to be competent and confident practitioners of pharmaceutical care in infectious diseases and leaders in antimicrobial stewardship.

Graduates of this PGY2 Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Residency will be trained to practice as a highly qualified clinical pharmacy specialist or clinical faculty member, capable of effectively managing complex infectious diseases patients and leading an antimicrobial stewardship program in an academic medical center, community hospital, or health system. The resident will also develop the skills needed to provide education to healthcare professionals and trainees, while producing high quality clinical research.

About Our Program

Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center is an academic, tertiary care medical center, located within the Texas Medical Center (TMC) and serves as the primary teaching hospital for The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) McGovern Medical School. It is also part of the Memorial Hermann Health System, one of the largest not-for-profit healthcare systems in Texas, which includes 15 hospitals and numerous specialty programs throughout the greater Houston area.

Our hospital is uniquely positioned as an academic medical center within a hospital system, allowing PGY2 Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Residents to learn from the complex cases at our institution, while understanding the intricacies of performing antimicrobial stewardship at a community hospital and at the hospital-system level. Patient populations regularly encountered at Memorial Hermann-TMC include severe trauma, burns, solid organ transplant, HIV, oncology, cardiothoracic surgery, neurosurgery, OBGYN, and pediatrics. Our close affiliation with the UTHealth McGovern Medical School offers many opportunities to educate and learn alongside physician trainees within their robust structure of clinical conferences, journal clubs, and lectures, in addition to those offered with pharmacy trainees. This affiliation also enables the resident to collaborate with world-renowned infectious diseases and microbiology faculty on research projects. A unique collaboration among infectious diseases pharmacists across the Texas Medical Center affords the resident the chance to present to and learn from ID pharmacy trainees and clinical specialists at multiple sites.

Rotations and Experiences

PGY2 Infectious Diseases Residents will be exposed to a broad range of experiences and activities intended to build the skills necessary to practice as a clinical pharmacist in infectious diseases and antimicrobial stewardship. Residents are required to complete an orientation month, along with 8 month-long core rotations. The remaining months will consist of a research project month and 2 month-long elective rotations.

Residents will conduct a longitudinal research project throughout their residency year that includes presenting the results at a regional residency conference and preparing a written manuscript. Presentation skills will be enhanced by giving an ACPE-accredited seminar presentation along with other formal presentations throughout the year. Residents will also gain experience with teaching and precepting through the opportunity to complete a Teaching Certificate program and by co-precepting pharmacy students on clinical rotations.

Required Learning Experiences (month-long)

• Orientation
• Clinical Microbiology
• Infectious Diseases Consults - General ID
• Infectious Diseases Consults - Cardiothoracic Transplant
• Infectious Diseases Consults - Abdominal Transplant and Hematology/Oncology
• Infectious Diseases Consults - Pediatric ID
• Antimicrobial Stewardship I & II
• Community Hospital Infectious Diseases/Antimicrobial Stewardship (Off-Site)

Elective Learning Experiences (month-long)

• Infectious Diseases Consults - Surgical ID
• Infectious Diseases Consults - General ID II
• Infectious Diseases Consults - Abdominal Transplant and Hematology/Oncology II
• Infectious Diseases Consults - Pediatric ID II
• Infectious Diseases Consults - Leukemia (MD Anderson Cancer Center)

Required Longitudinal Experiences

• ID Clinic (one half-day weekly)
  • Aug - Dec: General ID
  • Jan - Jun: Transplant ID
• LCEP Student Mentor (8 months)
• Major Research/QI Project (year-long)
• Professional Development (11 months)
  • Short Topic Presentation (30 minutes)
  • ACPE-accredited Seminar Presentation (1 hour)
  • UT ID Journal Club - 2 Presentations
  • Residency Journal Club - 1 Presentation
  • TMC ID Pharmacy Trainee Joint Antimicrobial Pharmacology Curriculum - Lead 4 Discussions
  • PGY2 Topic Discussion - Lead 1 Discussion
  • UT ID Fellow Lectures - Lead 2 Lectures
• Antimicrobial Stewardship Administration and Formulary Management (11 months)
  • Medication Use Evaluation (1)
  • Drug Monograph/Antimicrobial Class Review (1)
  • Clinical Guideline or Protocol Development/Update (1)
  • Pharmacist or Health Care Provider Written Education (1)
  • Attend ≥ 75% of MH-TMC Antimicrobial Stewardship Subcommittee Meetings (6 meetings total)
  • Plan and lead final ASP meeting of the year
• Clinical Weekend Coverage (~16 weekends per year)
• Clinical On-Call (~5 weekends per year)

Application Requirements

Applications must be submitted in PhORCAS by January 2nd 

• Outstanding residency candidate with strong critical thinking ability, time management skills, and integrity who is self-motivated with a relentless desire for professional accomplishment.
• Graduated from an ACPE-accredited college of pharmacy with a Pharm.D. degree.
• Completed an ASHP-accredited PGY1 Pharmacy Residency.
• Licensed as a pharmacist in Texas within 60 days of the start of the residency year.
• Registered with PhORCAS and the ASHP Residency Matching Program.
• Memorial Hermann will no longer hire individuals who use tobacco products in any form.

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About Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center

Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center is an 1104-bed academic, tertiary-care medical center located in Houston, Texas. The hospital serves as the primary teaching hospital for The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) McGovern Medical School and is designated a Level I Trauma Center for both adult and pediatric patients. Within the Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center campus are Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, the Larry D. Johnson Heart & Vascular Institute, the Mischer Neuroscience Institute, the Red Duke Trauma Institute, and the Rockets Sports Medicine Institute. The campus is also home to a Burn Center, Cancer Center, Transplant Center, Memorial Hermann Life Flight, and more. Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center is part of the Memorial Hermann Health System, a not-for-profit health system comprised of 15 acute-care hospitals and numerous specialty programs and services located throughout the Greater Houston area.

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