Contact:
Barry A. Browne, Pharm.D.
Coordinator, Drug Information Services
Scott and White, Department of Pharmacy
2401 South 31st Street
Temple, Texas 76508
(254) 724-5287
babrowne@swmail.sw.org

LOCATION:
Temple, Texas

LENGTH OF RESIDENCY:
1 year

START DATE:
July 1

REQUIREMENTS:
Pharm.D. degree from an ACPE-accredited college of pharmacy
Excellent communication skills
An interest in drug information pharmacy practice

STIPEND:
Competitive salary plus an attractive benefits package, including 3 weeks of vacation.

This specialty residency, affiliated with the College of Pharmacy, The University of Texas at Austin, is a comprehensive, individualized post-doctoral program within a clinically oriented Drug Information Center (DIC).   This specialty residency does not require a previous pharmacy practice residency. The residency is designed to provide extensive training in provision of verbal and written drug information at Scott & White, a 450-bed teaching institution also affiliated with the College of Medicine, the Texas A&M University Health Science Center.

Drug information is provided primarily to health care professionals at the institution.   The majority of queries involve direct patient care; thus, the residency has a significant clinical base.   Approximately 50 percent of the inquiries come from senior staff physicians, while the remainder come from medical residents, nurses, pharmacists and medical students.

The DIC maintains its own collection of information resources that includes textbook and journal holdings as well as computer database availability (including online search capability).   The DIC is located within the Richard D. Haines Medical Library, allowing access to major indexing and abstracting services and an excellent textbook and journal collection.   The Department of Pharmacy staff includes nine Doctor of Pharmacy specialty practitioners.

Residency functions also include writing/editing responsibilities for the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Newsletter, participation in hospital adverse drug reaction monitoring programs, and involvement in the hospital, clinic and health plan (managed care) Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee activities.

Opportunities for clinical rotations within the residency program to supplement the drug information components are also available, along with additional educational experiences through affiliation with the University of Texas Clinical Pharmacy program.   Opportunities also exist for either self-directed or collaborative research projects.   Other residency activities include teaching medical students and residents as well as pharmacy students.   Appointment as a clinical instructor with the College of Pharmacy is offered and conveys additional opportunities as well as fringe benefits.  

Also provided are free copying services, professional assistance with poster and computer-assisted presentation preparation, and paid expenses for attendance at one national and one regional meeting during the year.

The previous 16 drug information residents at Scott & White now practice in a variety of settings throughout Texas and the United States: director of hospital drug information services; hospital clinical coordinator; state board of pharmacy administrator; college of pharmacy faculty; pharmaceutical industry medical science liaison, managed care clinical specialist, and a variety of other positions. 

The University of Texas at Austin and its affiliated institutions are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.  Qualified women and minorities are encouraged to apply.  Security sensitive; conviction verification conducted on applicant selected.