PGY-2 Internal Medicine Pharmacy Residency

ASHP Match #626656 - Early Committed for Residency Year 2024 - 2025

Residency Program Director

Denise Kelley, PharmD, BCPS, FASHP

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Internal Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor - Pharmacy Practice Division

University of Texas College of Pharmacy / Dell Seton Medical Center

Email: denise.kelley@austin.utexas.edu

Residency Program Coordinator

Janci Addison, PharmD, BCPS

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Internal Medicine

Ascension Seton Northwest Hospital

Email: janci.addison@ascension.org

Program Description and Purpose Statement

Ascension Seton is offering an ASHP accredited PGY2 Internal Medicine Pharmacy Residency Program. The PGY2 Internal Medicine Pharmacy Residency is a 12 month program designed to provide the resident with a concentrated, yet diverse experience focused on inpatient adult Internal Medicine. The resident will be exposed to not only a variety of practice settings, but also a wide range of patient populations.

At the completion of the program, the resident will be prepared to function, with confidence, as a clinical pharmacy specialist in an inpatient setting or a non-tenure track faculty member with a significant commitment to an Internal Medicine practice. Upon completion of the program, residents should also be prepared to sit for the Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS) Pharmacotherapy Specialty Certification Exam.

The primary site of the residency program is Dell Seton Medical Center at the University of Texas, an academic medical center and Level 1 Trauma center. Residents also have the opportunity to complete rotations at four of our community hospitals.

Learning Experiences

Residents complete twelve one-month rotations including a one-month orientation. The eleven remaining rotations are made up of 8 required rotations (5 Internal Medicine) and 3 elective rotations.

  • Required

    • Internal Medicine - Academic 
    • Internal Medicine - Community Hospital Site
    • Infectious Diseases
    • Critical Care
    • Cardiology
  • Elective

    • Academia 
    • Ambulatory Care
    • Emergency Medicine
    • Informatics
    • Investigational Drugs
    • Medical Writing 
    • Medication Safety 
    • Oncology
    • Pediatric Internal Medicine 
    • Practice Management 
    • Transplant - Abdominal
    • Transplant - Cardiac
    • 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 (optional)
      • 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)
      • Outpatient Antimicrobial Therapy
    • 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

Current Residents

Emily Cox, PharmD - PGY-2 Internal Medicine Pharmacy Resident
PGY-1 Residency: Ascension Seton
Pharmacy School: University of Texas
Contact: emily.cox2@ascension.org