Pharmacy Resident - University of Houston

Residency Program Details

The residency program is based at a premier community-based specialty pharmacy location with innovative services for patients who are prescribed complex therapies for transplant. The community pharmacists at this site work closely with medical staff to provide optimal drug therapy for patients and will have a direct influence on patient outcomes through participation in patient counseling, immunization services, and medication therapy management. The resident will also gain patient care experience in other select Walgreens specialty pharmacies located in the Houston metropolitan area. The other sites include specialty pharmacies that offer bedside delivery and post discharge follow up to improve patient adherence and reduce hospital readmission rates. In addition, residents gain insight into management issues that can affect the implementation of patient care services in the community pharmacy setting.

The residency is offered in partnership with the University of Houston College of Pharmacy. This partnership allows the resident the opportunity to gain experience in the delivery of clinical pharmacy services in ambulatory care clinics. The resident will also actively participate in teaching and precepting experiences at the College and receive a teaching certificate upon completion of the program.

Resident Activities:

• Development of health and wellness programs
• Disease state management programs in areas such as transplant, HIV, oncology, chronic inflammatory diseases, and multiple sclerosis
• Medication therapy management
• Pharmacist administered immunizations
• Community outreach programs
• Design and conduct a practice based research project
• Present research findings at a regional residency conference
• Provide clinical instruction to student pharmacists at the College and pharmacy