Longitudinal APPE Program – Houston Methodist Clear Lake

Mission

The LAPPE Program trains student pharmacists using a longitudinal training program that integrates clinical experiences with scholarship and professional service to prepare students for post-graduate training.

Goals

• Ensure students meet the core clinical competencies according to university experiential learning objectives
• Provide students with continual and constructive feedback between rotations to foster clinical and professional growth
• Develop students’ research skills with mentorship from pharmacy clinicians
• Strengthen students’ presentation skills
• Enhance students’ communication abilities with patients and healthcare professionals
• Integrate students into departmental initiatives and projects to understand the scope of clinical services offered
• Improve students’ abilities to obtain their desired residency or clinical pharmacy position

Program Outline

• Students will complete a total of 5 rotations during the LAPPE Program from Texas Block 1 to Texas Block 5 (May through December)
• Required rotations (3):
  • Advanced Hospital
  • Internal Medicine
  • Selective* (e.g. Medication Safety, Pharmacy Administration/Management, Informatics, Investigational Drug Service/Industry, Research)
• Electives (2):
  • Critical Care, Infectious Diseases, Emergency Medicine, Oncology (Ambulatory)

*Selective can be completed at the specific LAPPE Program hospital site, but if specific selective is not available at that hospital site then the student can complete the selective at an alternative HM site.  Hospital-specific selective offerings will be discussed in detail during the interview.

Longitudinal Experiences

• Research project with the opportunity to present at national or regional meeting
• Professional development series (e.g. midyear preparation, mock interviews, CV reviews, etc.)
• Formal mentorship program
• Presentation development (e.g. formal case presentations, journal clubs, topic discussions etc.)
• System and Houston Methodist Clear Lake subcommittee involvement (Pharmacy and Therapeutics subcommittee involvement, Medication Safety, Medication Usage and Formulary Evaluation Committee)

Houston Methodist Clear Lake (HMCL) Hospital is a fast-growing acute care hospital extending its healing mission to the many communities in the Greater Bay Area with 178 inpatient beds and over 500 physicians and 1,000 staff members. HMCL has earned quality-based hospital accreditation alongside designation as a Stroke Ready Facility through Det Norske Veritas (DNV). Additionally, HMCL is a Chest Pain accredited facility through the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care and, in 2022, the HMCL Cancer Center was granted accreditation by the Commission on Cancer.

HMCL offers a wide range of clinical services including neurology, heart and vascular surgery, orthopedics and sports medicine, adult critical care services, internal medicine, infectious diseases, hematology/oncology, and women’s services. Currently we have clinical pharmacy specialists in critical care, internal medicine, emergency medicine, and hematology/oncology. With 38 pharmacy team members, we set ourselves apart with outstanding teamwork and communication throughout all areas of pharmacy. Operations, clinical and administration are equally important in providing the safest care for all of our patients campus wide. 

The Longitudinal Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (LAPPE) program at HMCL offers students the opportunity to engage with clinical preceptors that are experts in their fields to best advance their clinical knowledge as well as experienced staff pharmacists, administrative specialists, and a residency trained management team. Our LAPPE students will rotate through a variety of experiences such as advanced hospital, internal medicine, pharmacy administration/management, critical care, emergency medicine, and hematology/oncology ambulatory care as well as opportunities to create student-specific experiences through research and project development. We look forward to providing each student with a tailored experience to equip them with the tools necessary to be successful in the hospital setting. Come join our great team!

The program is open to all colleges of pharmacy in the state of Texas that have active contracts with Houston Methodist Hospital:

• Texas A&M Health Science Center Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy
• Texas Southern University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
• The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy
• University of Houston College of Pharmacy
• University of Incarnate Word Feik School of Pharmacy
• University of North Texas Health Science Center College of Pharmacy
• University of Texas at Tyler

Application Process

• Application due date (all materials): Friday, September 4th, 2026 at 5 p.m.
• Application contents:
  • Letter of intent (site-specific letter required for each hospital program)
  • Curriculum Vitae (maximum 3 pages)
  • Official University Transcript
  • Two letters of recommendation:
    • One letter of recommendation from College of Pharmacy faculty 
    • One letter of recommendation per student choice (i.e. mentor/employer/faculty)
• Application Submission:
  • Applicants and Recommenders submit application materials via the HM LAPPE Application Portal
  • Applicants must attach Letter of Intent(s) and Curriculum Vitae
  • Recommenders much attach the Letter of Recommendation
  • Official University Transcript(s):
    • Official transcripts must be received by Friday, September 4th, 2026 via either email (preferred) or mail
    • Email address for transcripts: LAPPE-HMH@houstonmethodist.org
    • Mailing address for transcripts:
      Niaz Deyhim, PharmD, MS, BCPS
      Houston Methodist Hospital
      Department of Pharmacy
      6565 Fannin St. (DB1-09)
      Houston, TX 77030
• Interviews will take place between September 16, 2026 through October 13, 2026.