Learning Experiences

Required learning experiences (all one month in duration, except as noted)

• Residency Orientation (2 weeks)
• Foundations in Direct Patient Care
• Critical Care (Foundations)
• Infectious Diseases (Foundations)
• Internal Medicine (Foundations)
• Pharmacy Management & Medication Safety
• Transitions of Care (Foundations)
• Pharmacy Administration and Clinical Project Management
   

Longitudinal Learning Experiences

• Drug Information (12 weeks)
• ACPE Accredited Program (duration 12+ weeks, variable time over span of 3-4 months)
• Clinical and Operational Coverage (approximately every 3rd weekend, averaged over the residency year)
• CQI Project (duration 12+ weeks, variable time over span of 3-4 months)
• Major Research Project (duration 12+ weeks, variable time over span of 10-11 months)

Elective Learning Experiences
The residents will have the opportunity to select four-1 month electives, and one 2-week elective during the residency year. Elective learning experiences may be selected from, but are not limited to, the following: Academia, Cardiology, Emergency Medicine, Oncology- Ambulatory Care, Advanced Medication Safety (2-week), and potential off-site opportunities*. 

For critical care, infectious diseases, and internal medicine, a resident may choose to take an Introductions experience as an elective, prior to taking Foundations:

• Critical Care (Introductions)
• Infectious Diseases (Introductions)
• Internal Medicine (Introductions)
  
  

Select required experiences may be repeated (after the resident has successfully completed the Foundations experience) as an elective with the resident functioning in an advanced role: 

• Critical Care (Advanced)
• Infectious Diseases (Advanced)
• Internal Medicine (Advanced)

*Additional elective learning experiences (bone marrow transplant, neurology, pain management, psychiatry, and solid organ transplant) at our system’s flagship 900-bed teaching hospital in the Texas Medical Center, based on resident’s schedule and preceptor availability. 

• Staffing will occur every third weekend in clinical and operational pharmacist roles
• Residents will work one major and one minor holiday
  
  

Presentation Opportunities

• Poster presentation at Vizient Pharmacy Network Meeting
• Platform presentation at Alcalde Southwest Leadership Conference and TSHP conference 
• One hour ACPE-accredited continuing education program
• Platform presentation at Houston Methodist Research Symposium

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

• Vizient/ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting
• TSHP Conference
  
  

Optional Longitudinal Experience

• Teaching and Scholarship in Academia Certificate Program through the University of Houston College of Pharmacy