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Combined PGY1/PGY2 Health-System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership (HSPAL) with Masters

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Description

The Combined PGY1/PGY2 Health-System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership (HSPAL) with Masters residency program at Children’s Health aims to provide training and competency for pharmacy leaders in delivering patient-centered care through the medication-use system. This program prepares residents to take on high-level managerial, supervisory, and leadership responsibilities. Areas of focus during the program include safe and effective medication-use systems, quality assurance and improvement, human resources management, financial resources management, use of technology, and advanced leadership. The residency program establishes the groundwork for continuous growth in management and leadership skills and equips residents for clinical, operational, and supervisory roles in various work settings. 

In addition, residents supplement their clinical and administrative learning with didactic training in the 24-month Master of Science (MS) in Pharmacy Leadership program offered through the University of Cincinnati Winkle College of Pharmacy. 

Program Structure

The program’s first year follows the PGY1 pharmacy residency program structure and completion requirements. 

Required rotations:

• Advanced Clinical Pharmacy Leadership
• Advanced Pharmacy Operations Leadership
• Advanced Ambulatory Pharmacy Leadership
• Executive Pharmacy Leadership
• Medication Safety

Elective rotations:

• Antimicrobial Stewardship
• Automation and Technology
• Business/Finance
• Informatics & Data Analytics
• Quality, Regulatory & Compliance
• Residency Leadership
• Sterile Compounding
• Specialty Pharmacy
• Emergency Medicine
• Critical Care 
• Hematology/ Oncology
• Specialty Services
• Off-site Leadership Rotation

PGY2 HSPAL Completion Requirements

• Satisfactory completion of required learning experiences
• Satisfactory completion of elective learning experiences
• 80% of required objectives must be Achieved for Residency (ACHR)
• Completion of required staffing and on-call hours 
• Completion of pharmacist competencies, BLS, PALS and ACLS certification
• Participation in multidisciplinary committee
• Completion of Capstone Project (Master's Degree)
• Peer Review a journal article with a primary preceptor
• Completion of 3 quality improvement projects
• Completion of a major residency project
• Preparation of a manuscript suitable for publication
• Completion of one population health management project
• Completion of one drug monograph
• Completion of required presentations:
  • ACPE continuing education (CE) presentation 
  • Educational PowerPoint presentations 
  • Journal club presentations 
  • Platform presentation at the PPA Annual Meeting

Wellness and Support

Children’s Medical Center Dallas offers a supportive and encouraging environment to complete PGY1 residency.  Over 40 highly qualified preceptors collaborate with residents on projects, precept required and elective learning experiences, and serve as mentors via a formal mentorship program.  The Pharmacy Residency Wellness Committee promotes the wellbeing of both residents and preceptors with events throughout the year.  Additionally, all residents are assigned project mentors for their longitudinal research project.

Salary and Benefits

PGY1 Salary: $52,000

PGY2 Salary: $56,000

The Children's Health benefits program includes medical, dental, vision, prescription, disability, life insurance, paid time off, and 403b plans.  Travel support is provided for ASHP Midyear and PPA Annual Meeting.  Dedicated workspace is provided with a desktop computer, phone, and laptop.  Financial support for the MS program also provided (minimum final grade of B).

Application Requirements

Applicants must be graduates or candidates for graduation of an American Council on Pharmaceutical Education (ACPE) accredited degree program (or one in the process of pursuing accreditation) or have a Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Committee (FPGEC) certificate from the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP).

Applicants must also be eligible for licensure in the state of Texas. Each resident is required to become licensed in the state of Texas within 90 days of the residency start year. The Children’s Medical Center Pharmacy Practice Residency Program (PGY1) uses the Pharmacy Online Residency Centralized Application Service (PhORCAS) for all required materials. Candidate selection is based on evaluation of documents submitted in PhORCAS and phone/on-site interview(s).

A pre-employment screening process will follow the receipt of your application and may include a criminal background check, verification of prior employment, drug screen, physical, and evidence of authorization to work in the United States.

Applicants must submit the following documents via PhORCAS by January 2, 2025:

1. One-page letter of intent
2. Curriculum vitae
3. Three (3) letters of recommendation
4. Official transcript from pharmacy school

Additionally, all applicants must complete a Pharmacy Resident job application at jobsearch.childrens.com.

About Children's Medical Center Dallas - PGY1/PGY2 HSPAL Residency with Masters

About Children's Health Our mission: make life better for children As the flagship hospital of Children’s Health, Children's Medical Center Dallas is a private, not-for-profit hospital, and is one of the largest pediatric healthcare providers in the nation. Children's provides patient care ranging from basic medical care to specialized treatment in areas such as cardiology, hematology-oncology and cystic fibrosis. In addition, Children's is a major pediatric kidney, liver, intestine, heart and bone marrow transplant center. As the primary pediatric teaching facility for The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, the medical staff at Children's conducts research that is instrumental in developing treatments, therapies, and greater understanding of pediatric diseases. Key Facts •Licensed for 490 beds •Nationally ranked in all 10 major specialties, with over 50 subspecialty programs •Teaching hospital associated with UT Southwestern •The only pediatric Level I Trauma Center in North Texas •Fully renovated two-story, 50,000-square-foot Emergency Department •47-bed Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit •State-of-the-art Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and... dedicated Cardiac Intensive Care Unit •The only pediatric heart transplant program in North Texas •Advanced simulation laboratory used to train care teams on complex patient scenarios •Extensive Social Work, Child Life and Pet Therapy programs

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