PGY2 Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Residency

ASHP Match #692255 - Early Committed for Residency Year 2024 - 2025

Residency Program Director

Dusten Rose, PharmD, BCIDP

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Infectious Diseases

Dell Seton Medical Center at the University of Texas

Email: drose2@ascension.org

Program Description and Purpose Statement

Ascension Seton is a 12 hospital network in Austin, Texas and surrounding area. The primary hospital for the residency is at Dell Seton Medical Center at the University of Texas (an academic institution with a Level 1 trauma center). Residents also have the opportunity to complete rotations at four of our community hospitals and Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas (an academic pediatric hospital). 

There is an additional focus on the clinical application of antimicrobial PK/PD. The resident will gain experience in PK monitoring, antimicrobial drug utilization, precepting, rounding with an inpatient team, as well as restrictive and non-restrictive formulary models. Experiences in the following settings include: academic, community, pediatrics, and outpatient clinics. 

At the completion of the residency, the resident will be prepared for a position as a Clinical Specialist in an inpatient setting and able to implement an antimicrobial stewardship program within a hospital site or healthcare system in a community or academic setting.

Learning Experiences

Residents complete twelve one-month rotations including a one-month orientation. The eleven remaining rotations are made up of 8 required rotations and 3 elective rotations. 
  • Required

    • Infectious Diseases Consult Service (2 months) - Academic
    • Infectious Diseases Stewardship (2 months) - Community Hospital Site
    • Pediatric Infectious Diseases Consult Service 
    • Surgical or Medical Critical Care 
    • HIV/AIDS - Inpatient 
    • Independent Community Antimicrobial Stewardship
    • Microbiology Laboratory (2 weeks) 
    • HIV/AIDS - Outpatient (6 month longitudinal) 
    • Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy (OPAT) - Virtual Clinic (6 month longitudinal) 
  • Elective

    • Transplantation - cardiac 
    • Transplantation - abdominal 
    • Internal Medicine  
    • Emergency Medicine
    • Surgical or Medical Critical Care
    • Medical Writing 
    • Oncology
    • Pediatric Critical Care
    • Repeat required rotations may also be considered as an elective
  • Longitudinal

    • Academics
      • Faculty appointment with the University of Texas College of Pharmacy
      • Teaching and Learning Fellows Program with the University of Texas College of Pharmacy
      • Pharmacotherapy Lab facilitator at the University of Texas College of Pharmacy
      • Didactic Teaching at University of Texas College of Pharmacy 
      • Pharmacotherapy Rounds (Grand Rounds) presentation at the University of Texas College of Pharmacy
      • Designated co-precepting rotation
      • CE presentations for local professional organizations 
      • Monthly journal club
    • Clinical Pharmacy Administration
      • Formulary management project
      • Medication use evaluation
      • Clinical on-call (off-site)
    • Research
      • Longitudinal research project with poster and platform presentation opportunities
      • Research training sessions offered throughout the year to support resident research progress
    • Staffing
      • Once every fourth weekend at Dell Seton Medical Center at the University of Texas
      • One major and one minor holiday
      • Clinical pharmacy weekend shifts

Current Residents

Diana Doan, PharmD - PGY2 Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Resident
PGY-1 Residency: Ascension Seton
Pharmacy School: Auburn University
Contact: diana.doan@ascension.org