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Regional Director
Cities Encompassed by the Region Interesting Facts about the Region Types of Internship Experiences Available in the Region Things to Consider When Choosing Where to Live
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REGIONAL DIRECTOR
Todd Canada, Pharm.D., BCNSP
tcanada@mdanderson.org
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Todd Canada, PharmD, BCNSP is a critical care clinical pharmacy specialist at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and nutrition support team coordinator that participates in the care of patients in the ICU and those receiving specialized nutrition support, both inpatient and outpatient. He received his BS in Pharmacy from the University of Oklahoma in 1988 and his PharmD from the University of Texas in 1993. He completed a specialized residency in Nutrition Support / Critical Care at the University of Tennessee-Memphis in 1994 and was board certified in nutrition support in 1995. He is an active member in the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, American College of Clinical Pharmacy, and the Society of Critical Care Medicine. |
REGIONAL COORDINATORS
Acute Care Pharmacy Practice:
Maryam Bayat, PharmD, BCPS
mabayat@utmb.edu
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Dr. Maryam Bayat received her Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy degree from the University of Houston in 1990. Then she completed her doctor of pharmacy at Texas Southern University in 1994. She then completed an ASHP accredited Critical care Residency at The Methodist Hospital in the Texas Medical center in June 1995 in conjunction with Texas Southern University. She became Pharmacotherapy Board Certified in 1999. Dr. Bayat is currently a Clinical Practice Specialist at The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston (UTMB) where she practices in the Medical Intensive Care unit and provides a rotational site for PharmD students/pharmacy practice residents. Before joining the UTMB Department of Pharmacy, Dr. Bayat was the Clinical Practice Specialist for Internal Medicine/Pain Management at The Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas. Dr. Bayat is the Clinical Coordinator for the Houston/Galveston region. She assists the regional director with the administration of the regional internship program, works to develop clinical practice sites, and 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. |
Institutional Pharmacy Practice:
Daniel Metzen, Pharm.D. h
sharon.brown@christushealth.org
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Dr. Daniel Metzen currently holds a Pharmacy Management position at The Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas. Dr. Metzen completed a Bachelor's Degree in Science and a Minor in Chemistry from Fort Hays State University in 1995 and a Doctorate of Pharmacy from the University of Kansas in 1999. In 2001, he completed a Pharmacy Practice Residency at The Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas. Currently, Dr. Metzen is in the process of completing his Masters in Business Administration from the University of Houston. He is an active member of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, the Texas Society of Health-System Pharmacists and the Gulf Coast Society of Health-System Pharmacists |
Most rotations are at the Texas Medical Center in Houston or in Galveston at UTMB. Other cities include:
Baytown
Friendswood
Humble
League City
Pasadena
Pearland
Sugarland
The Woodlands
Webster
Population - Houston-Galveston-Brazoria 4,669,571
| Professional Sports | |
| Houston Texans | http://www.houstontexans.com/ |
| Houston Astros | http://www.astros.com/ |
| Houston Rockets | http://www.nba.com/rockets/ |
| Cultural Activities | |
| Theater District | http://www.houstontheaterdistrict.org/ |
| Museum District | http://www.houstonmuseumdistrict.org/ |
| Grand 1894 Opera House | http://www.thegrand.com/ |
| Arts Festival | http://www.bayoucityartfestival.com/ |
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Entertainment |
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| Space Center Houston | http://www.spacecenter.org/ |
| Kemah Boardwalk | http://www.kemahboardwalk.com/ |
| Moody Gardens |
Adult Medicine
Ambulatory Care
Ambulatory Care- Infectious Disease
Cardiology
Clinical Pharmacy Management
Compounding Pharmacy
Critical Care Medicine
Drug Information
Formulary Management
Geriatrics
Hematology
Home Healthcare
Institutional
Infectious Disease
Investigational Drugs
Medication Safety
Neonatology
Neurology
Nuclear Pharmacy
Nutritional Support
Oncology
Pediatrics
Pharmacy Management
Pharmacoeconomics
Psychiatry
Poison Control Center
Transplant
Facts about the Texas Medical Center - the largest medical center in the world
UT-MD Anderson Cancer Center - 550 beds, specializing in cancer
treatment
and research
http://www.mdanderson.org/
St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital - 600 beds, home of the Texas Heart
Institute
http://www.sleh.com/sleh/
The Methodist Hospital - 1,514 beds, teaching hospital for Baylor
College
of Medicine
http://www.methodisthealth.com/
The VA Medical Center - Houston - 360 hospital beds, a 40-bed Spinal Cord
Injury Center, and a 120-bed transitional care unit for long-term care.
http://www.houston.med.va.gov/
Facts about the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) - Texas' first medical school
Bayshore Medical Center http://www.bayshoremedical.com/
Methodist San Jacinto
Texas Children's (TIRR)
THINGS TO CONSIDER WHEN CHOOSING A PLACE TO LIVE
Parking Considerations
Parking can be difficult in the Medical Center as well as at UTMB. Some Medical Center hospitals have designated parking lots available for students with a shuttle bus. You can ride the campus shuttle bus if you have your medical center ID badge. Contract parking is available. Check with your preceptor for available parking options. At UTMB you will be eligible for student parking which is around $25/semester. Contract parking is available. Parking at the VA as well as the most of the other hospitals outside of the medical center and UTMB is free.
BASE CAMPUS/WHERE STUDENTS WILL GATHER FOR MEETINGS
Students will meet primarily at MD Anderson on the Texas Medical Center Campus or at UTMB in Galveston. Be prepared to travel to any of these facilities at any time.
AVAILABILITY OF SERVICES ON AFFILIATED CAMPUSES
Student Services
Houston
Student Health: The University of Texas Health Services - Houston
Galveston - UTMB
SUMMARY
The Galveston/Houston region offers a variety of internship opportunities for
students. The region is also rich in cultural and recreational activities. All
of these factors combined make the Galveston/Houston area an excellent experiential
region.