PGY2 Pediatric Pharmacy Residency

The Children’s Memorial Hermann-TMC PGY2 Pediatric Pharmacy Residency program will be scheduling interviews via the Personnel Placement Service (PPS) at the ASHP Midyear Conference. We will also offer one-on-one screening interviews and information sessions for interested candidates via Zoom.

If you are unable to schedule a PPS interview but would like to schedule a virtual Zoom interview, please contact Shannan Eades, PharmD, BCPPS at shannan.eades@memorialhermann.org to schedule your 30 minute session. We look forward to providing you with more information about our program, hospital, and Houston!

Program Purpose and Goals

PGY2 pharmacy residency programs build on Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) education and PGY1 pharmacy residency programs to contribute to the development of clinical pharmacists in specialized areas of practice. PGY2 residencies provide residents with opportunities to function independently as practitioners by conceptualizing and integrating accumulated experience and knowledge and incorporating both into the provision of patient care or other advanced practice settings. Residents who successfully complete an accredited PGY2 pharmacy residency are prepared for advanced patient care, academic, or other specialized positions, along with board certification, if available.

Our graduates will be confident, well-rounded clinical pharmacists who are able to care for acutely ill neonatal and pediatric patients in multiple practice settings. Our graduates will have the teaching, precepting, and administrative skills necessary to pursue clinical positions in an academic environment, including involvement with schools of pharmacy or academic teaching hospitals.

About Our Program

At Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital, part of the Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center campus, we provide our residents with the experience needed to practice as highly-skilled clinical pharmacists in an acute care setting. Our residents train under the supervision of experienced clinical pharmacy specialists in the care of premature infants, toddlers, older children, and adolescents. Our residents complete a teaching certificate program and gain valuable precepting experience by working with pharmacy students during their APPE rotations. We challenge our residents by setting high expectations to help them maximize their residency experience and to make them highly competitive candidates for clinical pharmacist positions in academic teaching hospitals.

At 278 beds, Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital is one of the largest pediatric hospitals in the country and contains a dedicated pediatric emergency center and the largest Level I Pediatric Trauma Center in Houston fully equipped to treat pediatric patients. In addition to general pediatric, pediatric sub-specialty, pediatric transplant (heart, kidney and liver), the hospital has a Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, providing neonatal critical care services to infants and premature babies born as early as 23 weeks’ gestation. We also have a 22-bed Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and a 20-bed Heart Center Intensive Care Unit.

Rotations and Experiences

PGY2 Pediatric Pharmacy Residents will be exposed to a broad range of experiences and activities intended to build the skills necessary to practice as a clinical pharmacist in the pediatric setting. Residents are required to complete an orientation month, along with 8 month-long rotations. The remaining months will consist of a research project month and 2 month-long elective rotations.

Residents will conduct a research project throughout their residency year that includes presenting the results at the PPAG annual conference and preparing a written manuscript. Presentation skills will be enhanced by giving an ACPE-accredited seminar presentation along with other formal presentations throughout the year. Residents will also gain experience with teaching and precepting through the completion of a Teaching Certificate program and co-precepting pharmacy students on clinical rotations.

Required Rotations

• General Pediatrics
• Advanced Pediatrics Oncology
• Pediatric Infectious Diseases
• Pediatric Cardiology
• PICU
• CVICU
• Tiny Baby
• NICU Team 4

Elective Rotations

• Pediatric Emergency Medicine
• Pediatric Endocrinology
• Pediatric Gastroenterology & Intestinal Rehabilitation
• Pediatric Nephrology
• Pediatric Oncology (based on availability at off-site hospital)
• PICU Elective
• Neonatal ICU Elective
• CVICU Elective
• High-Risk Ambulatory Clinic
• Pediatric Practice Management

Teaching

• Teaching Certificate through completion of the scholarship in teaching program at the University of Houston School of Pharmacy
• Mentorship of pharmacy students completing APPE rotations and PGY1 pharmacy residents
• Lectures for Pediatric Elective course at the University of Houston School of Pharmacy and Texas A&M School of Pharmacy

Educational Opportunities

• Formal Presentations
• Journal Club
• Seminar Presentation (ACPE-accredited)

Research

• Poster presentation at the ASHP Midyear meeting
• Presentation of major research project results at the PPAG annual conference
• Manuscript submission to major health care journal
• Medication Use Evaluation or Quality Improvement project

Other Experiences

• Opportunity to participate in an ambulatory care clinic (High-Risk Clinic, Renal Transplant Clinic)
• Staffing in CMHH Pharmacy every third weekend

Other Pharmacy Residency Programs at Our Facility

Please visit our main residency program page to learn more about the other pharmacy residency programs offered at our facility.

Benefits

ASHP Midyear Information

• The PGY2 Pediatric Pharmacy Residency will be at the Residency Showcase at the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting in December. Please stop by and visit with us to learn more about our residency opportunities.
• The PGY2 Pediatric Pharmacy Residency will be participating in the Personnel Placement Service (PPS) at the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting. If you would like to arrange an interview time prior to the meeting, please send an email to shannan.eades@memorialhermann.org.

Application Requirements

• A strong academic record and a demonstrated desire for professional accomplishment.
• Graduated from an ACPE-accredited college of pharmacy with a Pharm.D.
• Completed a one-year ASHP-accredited PGY1 Pharmacy Residency.
• Eligibility for licensure as a pharmacist in Texas
  • See the Texas State Board of Pharmacy website for licensure requirements.
  • All residents MUST be licensed within 60 days of the residency start date.
• Registered with PhORCAS and the ASHP Residency Matching Program.

Application Process

• To apply for this program, you must submit the following through the Pharmacy Online Residency Centralized Application Service (PhORCAS):
  • Letter of Intent
    • Should be 1 to 2 pages, using a 12-point font and 1 inch margins.
    • The letter of intent is your chance to tell us who you are and to highlight the unique skills and experiences that set you apart from other residency candidates. We would like to know your motivation for completing a PGY2 Pediatric Pharmacy residency and the skills and experiences that you expect to gain by completing the residency. Which skills can you bring to our institution and how do you plan to contribute to the care of our patients? Which areas within pediatric pharmacy practice interest you, and what are your goals after you complete a PGY2 Pediatric Pharmacy residency?
  • Curriculum Vitae
    • Please include a list of all completed and anticipated PGY1 rotations and completed APPE rotations with a description of rotation activities/accomplishments.
  • Three Letters of Reference
    • Only the PhORCAS standardized reference form is required.
    • Reference writers should copy and paste additional comments into the Other Comments text box rather than uploading a separate letter of reference.
  • College of Pharmacy Transcripts
    • Should be submitted directly to PhORCAS
• Application deadline is January 2nd

Applicants considered for a position will be invited for an on-site interview at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center during January or February. Applicants will be given a tour of the facilities and will have a chance to meet with the Residency Program Director, clinical pharmacy staff, and current pharmacy residents.

Memorial Hermann recognizes the health benefits of a tobacco-free lifestyle as well as the special duty to maintain and promote a healthy and safe environment for our patients, visitors, physicians, and employees. In an effort to further this goal, Memorial Hermann will no longer hire individuals who use tobacco products in any form.

For further information, contact:

Shannan K. Eades, PharmD, BCPPS
Program Director, PGY2 Pediatric Pharmacy Residency
Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital
Phone: (713) 704-2905
E-mail: Shannan.eades@memorialhermann.org