Residency Showcase Program Listings

The Department of Pharmacy at University Health in San Antonio, Texas, in collaboration with The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy, the University of the Incarnate Word Feik School of Pharmacy, and Texas A&M College of Pharmacy is proud to offer 6-8 ASHP-Accredited Postgraduate Year One (PGY1) Pharmacy Residency positions for July 1 - June 30 of the upcoming residency year. Candidates must have received a Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree from an accredited college of pharmacy and have a strong desire to strengthen their clinical, academic, research, and leadership skills.

As full-time employees of University Health, residents receive a competitive annual stipend of $57,000 plus excellent employee benefits. Residents are also appointed as Clinical Instructors with The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy, University of the Incarnate Word Feik School of Pharmacy, and Texas A&M College of Pharmacy.

The University Health PGY1 pharmacy residency program provides a challenging, well-rounded training environment, with a wide range of experiences among diverse patient populations in both inpatient and ambulatory care areas in a large academic health system. Graduates of the program will be prepared for a PGY2 specialty pharmacy residency, employment as a clinical pharmacist within a health system, and/or an adjunctive pharmacy faculty position.

For further details about the program, please visit our website at: https://www.universityhealth.com/healthcare-professionals/residency-programs/pharmacy-residency/postgraduate-year-one and https://pharmacy.utexas.edu/programs/residencies/pgy1/university-health.

Program representatives will be available at The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy Affiliated Programs Showcase booths 4167 and 4175 on MONDAY from 1-4pm.

Application Requirements

In order to be considered for this residency, the applicant must:

1. Possess a strong interest in clinical pharmacy practice
2. Be a U.S. citizen or a permanent resident
3. Be enrolled in or complete an ACPE-accredited PharmD degree program
4. Participate in the ASHP Resident Matching Program

Once accepted into the residency program, candidates should submit a completed UHS Job Application by May 1 and obtain a Registered Pharmacist License in the state of Texas by August 1.

Application Materials

The applicant must submit the following application materials via the Pharmacy Online Residency Centralized Application Service (PhORCAS) at https://portal.phorcas.org:

1. Letter of interest/intent
2. Current curriculum vitae
3. Three professional letters of recommendation (via standard PhORCAS reference form)
4. Official college of pharmacy transcripts

Application Deadline: January 2

About The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy

The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy is one of the premier institutions of pharmaceutical education and research in the country. Pharmacists have significant responsibility for managing drug therapy, counseling on medication use, and monitoring drug therapy outcomes. Our Doctor of Pharmacy program prepares future practitioners to meet these challenges as lifelong learners and leaders in drug therapy management. We offer graduate programs leading to research-focused M.S. or Ph.D. degrees in pharmacy including the inter-institutional Ph.D. program in translational research. An exceptional faculty brings cutting edge research and clinical expertise to the classroom and supervise student-learning experiences in both patient care and research. Our students are tomorrow’s pharmacy leaders. What starts here truly changes the world.

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