Experiential Program General Information Practitioner Faculty Student Information

Experiential Programs

Austin, Temple, and Waco Regional Internship Programs
PHOTO Regional Director
Regional Coordinators
Cities Encompassed by the Region
Interesting Facts about the Region
Types of Internship Experiences Available in the Region
Internship Facilities
Things to Consider When Choosing Where to Live
Base Campus/Where Studends will Gather for Meetings
Availability of Services on Affiliated Campus

REGIONAL DIRECTOR

Diane B. Ginsburg, M.S., R.Ph., FASHP
dbgbox@mail.utexas.edu

PHOTOMs. Ginsburg is currently a Clinical Professor in the Pharmacy Practice Division and Assistant Dean for Student Affairs. She has been a member of the Austin faculty since February 1989. Ms. Ginsburg is responsible for teaching two required courses, Communication Skills and Ethics in Pharmacy Practice and Pharmacy Law. She became the regional director for the ATW Region in 1999.

Before joining the College of Pharmacy, Ms. Ginsburg was the Supervisor for Cardiothoracic Pharmacy Services at The Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas. Ms. Ginsburg completed a two-year Residency in Hospital Pharmacy Administration at The Methodist Hospital while completing an M.S. in Hospital Pharmacy at the University of Houston. She received her B.S. in Pharmacy from the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy.

Ms. Ginsburg is currently a member of the board of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP). She is a Past President of the Texas Society of Health-System Pharmacists (TSHP) and has served TSHP in several capacities. She is currently Vice President for Programs for the TSHP Research & Education Foundation. She has also been very involved with the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) and the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP).


REGIONAL COORDINATORS

Acute Care Pharmacy Practice:
Debra Lopez, Pharm.D., CDE
dcanales@mail.utexas.edu


PHOTO Dr. Lopez completed her doctor of pharmacy at the University of Texas College of Pharmacy in 1999. She then completed a Primary Care Specialty Residency at Blackstock Family Practice Academic Associates in conjunction with the University of Texas.

As Clinical Associate Professor, Dr. Lopez is course coordinator for Case-Based Studies in Diabetes Management and Pharmacy-Based Immunization Elective. She also guest lectures for numerous courses, including Patient Assessment, Non-Prescription Products, and Introduction to Pharmacology.

Dr. Lopez is the Clinical Coordinator for the Austin/Temple/Waco region. She assists the regional director with the administration of the regional internship program, works to develop clinical practice sites, serves as a resource to student pharmacist-interns during the internship, and recruits and serves as a resource to practitioner-faculty (preceptors) and practice sites.

Dr. Lopez also works in a general pharmacist-managed clinic at Blackstock Family Practice. As the residency director/preceptor, she provides a Post Graduate-Year 2 Residency in Ambulatory care and has a rotational site for PharmD students. Dr. Lopez is also faculty at Blackstock Family Practice and teaches the family practice residents.

She is a faculty advisor to the Mexican American Association of Pharmacy Students, and is active in local, state and national organizations. She was past-president of Capitol Area Pharmacists Association (CAPA) and has been a director for academies in Texas Pharmacy Association (TPA).


Ambulatory Pharmacy Practice:
Kristen Bader, R.Ph.
kbad@mail.utexas.edu

PHOTO Ms. Bader is currently a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Pharmacy Practice Division and is the Community Pharmacy Practice Coordinator for the ATW Region. She is a staff pharmacist at CVS Drugs in Austin and has extensive experience in community pharmacy practice during her career.

Ms. Bader received her B.S. in Pharmacy from Drake University and is a native of Chicago, Illinois. Ms. Bader has been very involved with Capitol Area Pharmaceutical Association. She has been a member of the UT's Practitioner Faculty since she began her practice in Austin. She is highly regarded by her students and considered a role model for practitioners in community practice.


Institutional Pharmacy Practice:
Holli Temple, Pharm.D.
Holli.Temple@stdavids.com

PHOTO Dr. Temple is currently a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Pharmacy Practice Division and is the Institutional Pharmacy Practice Coordinator for the ATW Region. She is the Director of Pharmacy for North Austin Medical Center in Austin, Texas.

Dr. Temple received her B.S. in Pharmacy and her Pharm.D. degree from the University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy. She joined the ATW Region as the Institutional Coordinator in 1999 while she was a Clinical Coordinator for Pharmacy Services at North Austin Medical Center. Dr. Temple supervises students on the following types of rotations: institutional pharmacy practice, adult medicine, and pharmacy practice management.


CITIES ENCOMPASSED BY THE REGION

Most rotations are in Austin and Temple but other cities include the following:


INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THE REGION

Austin is the second fastest growing city in the United States and the 16th largest city in the country. It is the 4th most visited city in Texas with more than 16 million visitors annually.

2000 Census
Austin 656,562
Austin Metropolitan Area 1,249,763

Sports  
Texas Longhorns http://www.utexas.edu
Round Rock Express http://www.roundrockexpress.com
Austin Ice Bats http://www.icebats.com
   
Cultural Activities  
Museums http://www.austin360.com
LBJ Museum & Library http://www.lbjlib.utexas.edu
   
Entertainment  
Austin Zoo

http://www.austinzoo.org

Live Music - 6th Street http://www.austin360.com
   
Other  
Capitol Metro

http://www.capmetro.org


AVAILABLE CLINICAL ROTATIONS FOR 2009-2010

ACUTE CARE ROTATIONS
Adult Medicine
Critical Care
Hematology/Oncology
Pediatrics
Psychiatry

SELECTIVES-DIRECT PATIENT CARE
Drug Information

-mandatory meetings periodically on the last Friday of certain rotations
Geriatrics
Hematology/Oncology
Infectious Disease
NICU / Maternity
Poison Control
Primary Care
Psychiatry (Child and Adolescent)
Psychiatry
Rehabilitation-

ELECTIVES - NO DIRECT PATIENT CARE
Academia
Clinical Pharmacy Management
Community Pharmacy Management
Compounding
Forensics
Herbs and Phytomedicine
Hospital Pharmacy Management
Industry
Infusion
Long-term Care
Managed Care
Nuclear Medicine
Pharmacy Association Management
Prescription Benefits Management
Pharmacoeconomics
Pharmacoinformatics
Texas State Board of Pharmacy

-mandatory meetings periodically on the last Friday of certain rotations


INTERNSHIP FACILITIES

The following is not a comprehensive listing of all training sites in the ATW region:

Austin State Hospital http://www.mhmr.state.tx.us/Hospitals/AustinSH/AustinSH.html
Blackstock Family Clinic
Brackenridge Hospital http://www.seton.net/PatientFamily/OurLocations/LocationHost

Brackenridge Hospital Childrens Hospital
Brackenridge Hospital Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas

Central Texas Poison Center http://www.sw.org/web/patientsAndVisitors/iwcontent/public/poison/
en_us/html/poison.jsp

Central Texas Veterans Administration http://www.centraltexas.va.gov/
Darnall Army Medical Center http://www.hood-meddac.army.mil/default.asp

Darnall Army Hospital
Darnall Army Hospital

Humana
North Austin Medical Center http://www.northaustin.com/

North Austin Medical Center
North Austin Medical Center

St. David's Medical Center http://www.stdavidsmc.com/
Scott & White Hospitals and Clinics http://www.sw.org/
Seton Medical Center http://www.seton.net

Seton Central Seton Northwest
Seton Central Seton Northwest

South Austin Hospital http://www.southaustinmc.com/
Veteran's Administration Hospital,Waco
http://www.va.gov/sta/guide/facility.asp?ID=133



THINGS TO CONSIDER WHEN CHOOSING WHERE TO LIVE

The ATW Regional Program utilizes a wide variety of a geographic perspective. Because of the wide geographic distribution of sites and the size of the metropolitan area, students should plan on an average commute of 30-60 minutes to their assigned sites. When choosing temporary housing, students should look for centralized locations with easy freeway access.



BASE CAMPUS/WHERE STUDENTS WILL GATHER FOR MEETINGS

All group meetings, practical exams and orientations are held at The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy unless otherwise directed.



AVAILABILITY OF SERVICES ON AFFILIATED CAMPUS

University Health Services

http://www.utexas.edu/student/health/

University Libraries http://www.utexas.edu/libraries/
Texas Union http://www.utexas.edu/student/txunion/
Rec Sports http://www.utrecsports.org/

SUMMARY

The ATW Regional Program offers a variety of sites and training opportunities for students. The diversity of sites and preceptors is clearly one of the strong points of the program making it an excellent choice for experiential rotations.


Last Reviewed: October 13, 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