The PGY2 infectious diseases pharmacy residency program at Texas Children’s Hospital is a new program that will commence for the 2024-2025 residency year. The PGY2 infectious diseases pharmacy residency program is a 12 month, currently unaccredited program focused on direct patient care, practice management, and education of healthcare providers, patients, and caregivers. The program is designed to meet the pre-defined program goals and objectives and is tailored based on the resident interests and past experience. This training program allows residents to gain experience to become authoritative resources in the application, use, research, and optimization of pharmacotherapy in managing infectious diseases and contributing to an antimicrobial stewardship program. Additionally, residents will develop practice management skills used to optimize the medication use process in the management of infectious diseases. Resident experiences allow them to develop skills in the education of learners, healthcare providers, and patients. The program begins the first Monday of July.
Required experiences:
One-month rotations:
Three antimicrobial stewardship rotations
Two infectious diseases rotations
One transplant infectious diseases rotation
One microbiology laboratory/infection prevention rotation
One general pediatrics rotation (if needed; resident and residency leadership will discuss)
Longitudinal - Ambulatory Care
Year-long clinic experiences
Elective experiences:
Elective experiences will be tailored to the resident’s interest and preceptor availability
May be completed at Texas Children's Hospital or other institution in the Texas Medical Center
Projects and Presentation Requirements
Longitudinal Clinical Research Project or Quality Improvement Project (one)
Work with a preceptor on an interdisciplinary project with the goal of creating a sustained impact on the quality of patient care at Texas Children’s Hospital
Present research results at national infectious diseases/antimicrobial stewardship meeting
Submit a formal manuscript for publication
Medication Use Evaluation
Conduct a medication use evaluation and present the results with poster presentation at ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting
Present findings to the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee
Write up summary of the medication use evaluation for the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee newsletter
Presentations
At minimum, three journal clubs
One 60-minute pharmacotherapy presentation to the pharmacy department
One 30-minute pharmacotherapy or case presentations to the pharmacy department
One research conference presentation to the pediatric infectious diseases medical section at Baylor College of Medicine
Committee Involvement
Residents will participate in the Texas Children's Hospital Antimicrobial Stewardship Steering Committee and serve as the primary pharmacy contact
Staffing Responsibilities
The resident staffing responsibilities include:
Two shifts every third weekend on Saturday and Sunday
Staffing role will be providing infectious diseases clinical services and antimicrobial stewardship services as needed
Teaching Opportunities
Student precepting during clinical rotations
Residents will also have the opportunity to complete a teaching certificate offered through the University of Houston School of Pharmacy
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