The Woodlands Medical Center Residency Program

Program Overview

The PGY1 Residency at Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Medical Center is a one-year postgraduate training program with candidate status. By design, the program provides residents with the necessary skills to practice as a Clinical Pharmacist, in an acute-care setting, by rotating the residents through a variety of practice areas.

Memorial Hermann - The Woodlands is a 500+ bed, specialized, complex, full-service, medical care facility. While the program focuses on enhancing patient care skills, residents will have the opportunity to develop their teaching and precepting skills through the University of Houston College Of Pharmacy’s teaching certification program and their various rotations with students in their clinical clerkships. Residents are required to complete a continuing education presentation and major research project which can be based on their interests and availability. By providing residents with the flexibility to directly design their residency year schedule, it encourages them to pursue their professional interests, all while becoming a well-rounded clinician.

Rotations and Experiences

Required Learning Experiences (10)

• Orientation
• Internal Medicine
• Medical Critical Care
• Neurobascular Critical Care or Cardiovascular Critical Care
• Emergency Medicine
• Hospital Pharmacy Administration
• Infectious Diseases
• Integrated Pharmacy Practice
• Pediatrics/Neonatal ICU
• Research

Elective Learning Experiences*

• Antimicrobial Stewardship
• Academia
• Repeat any core rotation

*Additional rotations are available for the customization of the residency experience.

Additional Longitudinal Experiences

• One major project (flipped research model)
• Case presentation
• Journal club
• Continuing education presentation (ACPE-accredited)
• Longitudinal medication safety project
• One medication-use evaluation (MUE)
• Staffing every third weekend
• Teaching certificate program

Memorial Hermann recognizes the health benefits of a tobacco-free lifestyle and maintains its special duty to promote a healthy environment for our patients, visitors, physicians and employees. In an effort to further this goal, Memorial Hermann no longer hires individuals who use tobacco.

Memorial Hermann is committed to protecting its patients, employees, contractors, students, affiliated providers, volunteers and visitors from exposure to COVID-19 and influenza. Consistent with guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Memorial Hermann understands the important role vaccinations play in potentially ending this deadly pandemic. In order to ensure we fulfill our vision to create healthier communities, now and for generations to come, Memorial Hermann has a COVID-19 and annual influenza vaccination policy.

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Benefits

How to Apply

Positions Available: Two per year
Start Date: July 1 or nearest Monday in June

Application

• Applications must be submitted through the Pharmacy Online Residency Centralized Application Service (PhORCAS)
• Application deadline is January 2
• Onsite, formal interview is required
• All residents must obtain Texas licensure within 90 days of the start of the residency program

Program Contacts

Amy N. Schilling, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP
Program Director, PGY1 Pharmacy Residency | Manager, Pharmacy
Clinical Specialist - Infectious Diseases
Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Medical Center
9250 Pinecroft Dr.
The Woodlands, TX 77380
Email:  Amy.Schilling@memorialhermann.org

Latosha Mitchell, BS, PharmD, BCPS
Program Coordinator, PGY1 Pharmacy Residency | Clinical Pharmacy Spec. - Internal Medicine
Clinical Specialist - Infectious Diseases
Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Medical Center
9250 Pinecroft Dr.
The Woodlands, TX 77380
Email:  Latosha.Mitchell@memorialhermann.org