University of Texas - College of Pharmacy - Specialty Practice Residencies

Postgraduate Year Two (PGY2) Pharmacy Residency Programs

Designed as an advanced practice experience for those with a Pharm.D. degree and possessing professional and clinical experience approximating a pharmacy practice residency
Typically 2000 hours of experience, as defined by the ASHP Standards for Pharmacy Practice Residency
Build on pharmacy practice skills and experience, with a focus in an area of specialty practice
Develop specialized knowledge and skills enabling the provision of a higher level of patient care, ultimately leading to competence commensurate with Board Certification by the Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties
Primary focus of experiential components is patient care; emersion into progressive clinical environments where there is substantial opportunity for direct patient care and consultation
Involvement with one or more pharmacy services focused on advanced practice, i.e., oncology, or in providing specific high level services, i.e., drug information
Completion of residency project, provides introduction to research methodologies; and/or practice/management evaluation
Teaching opportunities in the classroom, clinical case-based laboratories, and for Pharm.D. students completing experiential rotations are offered
Faculty and clinical practitioners are nationally recognized leaders and service innovators in their field
At the completion of the program receive a specialty practice residency certificate from The University of Texas and affiliated institution

Specialty Area	Location	Contact Person
Drug Information (PGY2) at Scott & White Memorial Hospital	Temple	Barry A. Browne
Geriatrics (PGY2) at South Texas Veterans Health Care System	San Antonio	Sharon Jung Tschirhart
Infectious Disease (PGY2) at South Texas Veterans Health Care System	San Antonio	Kelly Echevarria and James Lewis
Internal Medicine (PGY2) at Seton Brackenridge Hospital	Austin	Stephanie Garrett
Hematology/Oncology (PGY2) at Scott & White Memorial Hospital	Temple	Jon Herrington
Oncology (PGY2) at South Texas Veterans Health Care System	San Antonio	Rebecca Greene
Pharmacotherapy (PGY2) at University Hospital	San Antonio	Laurajo Ryan
Residency in Ambulatory Care (PGY2) at Seton Blackstock	Austin	Debra Lopez
Ambulatory Care (PGY2) at South Texas Veterans Health Care System	San Antonio	Tera Moore
Psychiatric Pharmacy Practice & Mental Health Outcomes Research (PGY2) at UT Affiliated Practice Institutions	Austin	Tawny Smith
Psychiatry (PGY2) at UT Affiliated Practice Institutions	San Antonio	Stephen Saklad
Psychiatric Pharmacy Practice Residency (PGY2) at South Texas Veterans Health Care System	San Antonio	Cynthia Mascarenas
Solid Organ Transplant (PGY2) at University Health System	San Antonio	Pamela R. Maxwell

Last Reviewed: November 17, 2009

College Information

Mailing Address:
College of Pharmacy
The University of Texas
at Austin
1 University Station A1900
Austin, TX, USA
78712-0120

Email Address: pharmacy
@www.utexas.edu

Phone:
1-512-471-1737

For specific programs, contact:

Pharm.D.
512-471-1737

Graduate
512-471-6590