LOCATION:
San Antonio, Texas
LENGTH OF RESIDENCY:
1 year
START DATE:
July 1
REQUIREMENTS:
U.S. citizens
Pharm.D. degree from ACPE-Accredited institution.
Eligible to practice pharmacy in at least one state.
Selection is based on professional competence, scholastic
achievement, references, communication skills, and clinical
practice and research interests.
STIPEND:
Competitive salary plus an attractive benefits package
with sick leave, annual leave, and administrative
leave available.
Health insurance is available.
RESIDENCY DIRECTOR:
Tera D. Moore, Pharm.D., BCPS
CONTACT:
Tera D. Moore, Pharm.D., BCPS
Primary Care Clinical Specialist
South Texas Veterans Health Care System 119
Frank Tejeda Outpatient Clinic
5788 Eckhert Road
San Antonio, TX 78240
(210) 699-2248
tera.moore@med.va.gov
The Specialty Practice Residency in Primary Care is a comprehensive, post-doctoral clinical program designed to provide training and experience to prepare pharmacists for specialty practice in the field of primary care.
The South Texas Veterans Health Care System (STVHCS) is composed of the Audie L. Murphy Division, the Kerrville Division, and the Satellite Clinic Division. The Audie L. Murphy Hospital is a 600-bed facility in northwest San Antonio, providing primary, secondary and tertiary health care in medicine, surgery, psychiatry, and rehabilitation medicine. It also supports a 30-bed Spinal Cord Injury Center, an eight-bed Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, and a Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center. The system has an active ambulatory care program with satellite outpatient clinics in Corpus Christi, McAllen, and Northwest San Antonio (Frank M. Tejeda VA Outpatient Clinic), and community-based outpatient clinics in Laredo, Victoria, San Marcos, San Antonio, and other outlying areas.
The Pharmacy Service at Audie L. Murphy Hospital offers 24-hour coverage, decentralized unit-dose drug distribution, complete IV-admixture program, and clinical services in selected areas of the hospital. Pharmacies are also located in the outpatient clinics and operate during clinic business hours.
The resident will participate in clinical pharmacy activities at both Audie L. Murphy (ALM) Hospital and Frank M. Tejeda VA Outpatient Clinic (FTOPC). Pharmacists are responsible for promoting appropriate cost-effective pharmacotherapy, patient monitoring to assure safety and efficacy of prescribed therapy, and educating patients, caregivers, and health care providers. Practice areas include: 1.) inpatient medicine service, 2.) IMC TDM clinic, 3.) FTOPC TDM clinics, 4.) other specialty outpatient clinics. The TDM Clinic accepts referrals for the management of diabetes, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia, CAD, CHF, target drug monitoring (isoniazid prophylaxis, amiodarone), and individual medication counseling. A research project is required.
The resident is an employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs, directly responsible to the Chief, Pharmacy Service. Daily
guidance and supervision will be provided by the resident's clinical preceptor and program director, as well as
the physicians affiliated with the practice site. An affiliated appointment with the University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy is available.
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.