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About The Residency Program

Texas Children’s Hospital Pharmacy Informatics Residency is a 12-month ASHP accredited program, focused on patient safety through implementation of technology in medication management.

The program is designed to meet the pre-defined program goals and objectives and is tailored based on the resident interests and past experience. The training allows residents to gain experience and be prepared to enter practice positions in a variety of environments. They are equipped to be the pharmacy department’s source of informatics knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to serve health system information technology, automation and data management needs. Additionally, pharmacy informatics training enables graduates to participate in broader healthcare informatics initiatives or design innovative information technology and informatics solutions for healthcare. This program begins the first Monday in July.

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Program Leadership

Residency Director: Shawn Mathew, PharmD, MBA, BCPS  stmathew@texaschildrens.org

Residency Coordinator: Craig Lane

cdlane@texaschildrens.org

Learning Experiences

Required

• Orientation – 1 month (July)
• Fundamentals of Electronic Medical Record – 3 months (Aug-Oct)
• Instrumentation and Automation – 2 months (Nov-Dec)
• Data Analytics and Reporting – 3 months (Jan-March)
• Clinical Decision Support – 3 months (April-June)
• Longitudinal - 10 months (Sept-June)
  • Inventory Management and Database Maintenance
  • Customer Support and Service
  • Technology Implementation and Project Management
  • Informatics Committee Membership
  • Presentation

Technology Implementation and Project Management

• Work with preceptor on an interdisciplinary project with the goal of creating a sustaining impact on the quality of care for patients at Texas Children’s Hospital
• Present project to departments that are involved in the project
• Resident will have the opportunity to work with many areas of hospital practice

Presentation

• One 60-minute formal continuing education presentation
• Two 30-minute lunch and learn presentations to pharmacy informatics team
• Poster presentation of residency interdisciplinary or quality improvement project at the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting

Customer Support and Service

Staffing

• Two weekend shifts on Saturday and Sunday every 3 to 6 weeks as determined at the beginning of the residency year based on pharmacy departmental needs

Technical-On-Call

• Resident will be responsible for after-hours week long on call 7 times during the year

Teaching Opportunities

• Residents may take advantage of the opportunity to complete a teaching certificate offered through the University of Houston School of Pharmacy

About Texas Children's Hospital

TEXAS CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL PEOPLE At Texas Children’s Hospital the opportunities are endless. Recently ranked as the 4th best children’s hospital in the nation, the best in Texas, and one of only 10 hospitals on the 2018-2019 Best Children’s Hospitals Honor Roll. All are amazing accomplishments, especially considering our relatively short 60 year history, but we are never satisfied. We are always pushing for better results, because we know that what really matters is delivering the best possible care and service to the patients and families who entrust us with their lives. In this ongoing pursuit, we understand the key to success is our people. We are always looking to find talented, driven individuals who want a career where they can thrive in a fast-paced and rewarding environment. Discover more about us below, search our open positions, and see if you may be the right fit for our team.

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