Contact:
Pamela R. Maxwell, Pharm.D.
Pharmacy Practice Residency Program Director
University Health System
Department of Pharmacy Services
4502 Medical Drive, MS 102-1
San Antonio, TX 78229-4493
(210) 358-4564
pamela.maxwell@uhs-sa.com

LOCATION:
San Antonio, Texas

LENGTH OF RESIDENCY:
1 year

START DATE:
July 1

REQUIREMENTS:
Pharm.D. degree from ACPE-accredited institution
Completion of Pharmacy Practice Residency
Texas licensure by September 1
A strong interest in organ transplant and infectious disease clinical pharmacy practice

STIPEND:
Competitive salary plus an attractive benefits package.

University Health System, in conjunction with The University of Texas College of Pharmacy, is pleased to offer a specialty residency in solid organ transplantation with emphases on immunosuppression, post-transplant complications, and transplant-related infectious diseases. This residency is designed to provide a challenging training environment for individuals interested in developing clinical competency in the area of organ transplantation. The 12-month training period incorporates both inpatient and outpatient rotations devoted to the development of skills essential for the delivery of pharmaceutical care with a primary focus on organ transplantation.

University Hospital, the flagship institution of University Health System, is a 604-bed tertiary care facility which has been included in US News and World Report's top 100 hospitals since 2000. The Health System, which also includes 5 outpatient clinics throughout San Antonio, serves as the primary teaching facility for students and residents in multiple specialties from the colleges of pharmacy, medicine, nursing, dentistry, and other allied health sciences of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.

For more than three decades, University Health System and The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio have been a pioneering force in organ transplantation. Our transplant program is built on a strong foundation in research, education, state-of-the-art facilities, and medical and surgical excellence. We are the San Antonio and South Texas leader in liver, kidney and kidney-pancreas, and lung transplantation.

The kidney transplant program, which also offers combined kidney-pancreas transplantation, performs approximately 100 kidney transplants annually with outcome statistics above the national average. The liver transplant program has performed over 1,000 liver transplants and currently averages approximately 100 liver transplants per year with 90% one-year and 80% three-year patient survival rates. The lung transplant program performed the first lung transplant in North America for the treatment of emphysema and one of the first single lung transplants in the world for pulmonary hypertension. Currently we perform approximately 25 lung transplants annually. Our survival statistics meet the national average and we have transplanted some of the longest surviving lung transplant patients in the nation. In addition to the adult transplant programs, we also offer pediatric kidney and liver transplantation.

The Solid Organ Transplant program prides itself on a long history of providing excellent multi-disciplinary, personalized patient care. The abdominal and thoracic transplant teams consist of surgeons, nephrologists, hepatologists, pulmonologists, infectious disease specialists, pharmacists, nurses, social workers, dieticians, and students, residents, and fellows from these disciplines.

During the residency year the resident will spend a minimum of six months on the inpatient abdominal and thoracic transplant teams. Clinical responsibilities will include transplant patient monitoring, daily rounds, and patient education. An additional two months will be spent with the infectious disease consult team. A minimum of one month will be spent rotating through the microbiology, fungal, viral, and transplant laboratories. Electives include but are not limited to internal medicine, HIV, diabetes care, nephrology, hepatology, pulmonary, hematology/oncology, and bone marrow transplant. In addition to monthly rotations, the resident will follow transplant patients longitudinally in the outpatient transplant clinic throughout the year. Research responsibilities will include an individual major research project with presentation and publication of results, as well as monitoring of current and future transplant studies and participation in transplant research meetings. Resident will also be expected to participate in transplant-related issues of the P&T and DUE committees and will be required to staff the inpatient transplant pharmacy one day shift every two weeks. Academic responsibilities will include pharmacy student education, journal clubs, case presentations, attendance at transplant grand rounds, pharmacotherapy conferences, pharmacotherapy discussion groups, and regularly scheduled meetings with preceptor to discuss patients.

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