The Baylor University Medical Center PGY2 in Solid Organ Transplant aims to develop well-rounded clinicians who can provide high level pharmaceutical care in a variety of solid organ transplant settings
Our one-year specialty program is designed to provide specialized training for residents interested in solid organ transplantation. Residents will gain experience in the comprehensive management of a diverse population of transplant recipients and living donors throughout the various phases of care. Other areas of focus include development of skills in teaching, research, guideline and protocol development, and practice leadership. The structure and learning experiences will be continuously customized to meet each resident’s personal and professional goals.
The program was initiated in julio 2020 and is accredited by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP).
We currently accept one resident each year.
Plan de estudios
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Rotations
Rotations
Core Rotations
- Orientation (4 weeks)
- Liver Transplant Surgery (4-6 weeks)
- Kidney Transplant Surgery (4-6 weeks)
- Abdominal Transplant Clinic (4-6 weeks)
- Heart Transplant Inpatient (4-6 weeks)
- Heart Transplant Clinic (4-6 weeks)
- Research time (4 weeks, spread throughout year)
- Transplant Infectious Disease (4 weeks)
Elective Rotations (4-5 weeks blocks, approximately 4 electives)
- Transplant Hepatology/Nephrology
- Lung Transplant
- Heart Failure/LVAD
- Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit/ECMO
- Advanced Abdominal Transplant Surgery
- Advanced Abdominal Transplant Clinic
- Advanced Heart Transplant Inpatient
- Advanced Heart Transplant Clinic
Longitudinal Experiences
- Major Research Project
- Transplant Policy Development
- Professional meetings:
- AST Fellows Symposium
- Midyear
- American Transplant Congress or other SOT meeting
- Grand Rounds and other didactic lectures
- Transplant immunology/pathology reviews
- Staffing every 3rd weekend: Inpatient transplant rounding role
- Pharmacy Leadership and Practice Management: Resident on call
- Resident wellness events
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Education and teaching
Education and teaching
Teaching opportunities include:
- ACPE-accredited CE for system pharmacists (required)
- CME-accredited CE for Transplant Grand Grounds
- Precept students and/or PGY1 residents
The resident will also be encouraged to attend educational opportunities such as:
- Weekly Transplant Grand Round held by local and invited faculty
- American Society of Transplantation Fellows Symposium (supported travel)
- Monthly heart immunology meetings
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Research and project management
Research and project management
The resident will serve in a lead role for a research project throughout the year. Transplant research projects are vetted by the Transplant Research Committee and approved under an umbrella IRB, which expedites the process for IRB approval. Residents have free access to RedCap and statistician support from the transplant department.
The goal is to submit an abstract to and present at a transplant or other applicable conference, such as:
- ISHLT Annual Meeting
- ATC Annual Meeting
Subsequently, at least 1 manuscript will be prepared and submitted to an applicable journal.
Other projects include but are not limited to policy or guideline development and a medication use evaluation or quality improvement project.
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Staffing and on-call
Staffing and on-call
Staffing
Longitudinal staffing every third weekend clinically rounding with the transplant team (either abdominal or cardiothoracic) on day shift.On-call requirements
Residents also serve as Manager On-Call as part of leadership development. Each resident participates in this program for one week (during evening and weekend hours) approximately every 9 weeks. A pharmacy department leader is paired with the resident throughout the time on call. -
Preceptors
Preceptors
Raksha Patel, PharmD, BCPS
Job Title: Inpatient Heart Transplant Clinical Pharmacist
School of Pharmacy: University of Kansas
PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency: Houston Methodist Hospital
PGY2 Transplant Residency: Nebraska Medicine
Practice Interests: Antibody mediated rejection, infectious diseases, transitions of care
Nicole Wilson, PharmD, MS, BCTXP
Job Title: Inpatient Abdominal Transplant Clinical Pharmacist
School of Pharmacy: University of Texas at Austin
PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency: Henry Ford Hospital
PGY2 and Fellowship Transplant Residency: University of Cincinnati Medical Center
Practice Interests: Pharmacokinetics, Patient-specific immunosuppression strategies
Ann Kataria, PharmD, BCPS
Job Title: Outpatient Abdominal Transplant Clinical Pharmacist
School of Pharmacy: Philadelphia College of Pharmacy
PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency: Temple University Hospital
PGY2 Transplant Residency: University of Cincinnati Medical Center
Practice Interests: medication adherence, medication access, public policy and advocacy, optimization of long term allograft outcomes
Taylor Zurick, PharmD, BCTXP
Job Title: Inpatient Abdominal Transplant Clinical Pharmacist
School of Pharmacy: VCU
PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency: VCU Health
PGY2 Transplant Residency: VCU Health
Practice Interests: CMV, liver transplant, infectious disease
Pamela Ijeoma, PharmD, BCPS
Job Title: Outpatient Lung Transplant Clinical Pharmacist
School of Pharmacy: Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University
PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Resident, Memorial Healthcare System
PGY2 Ambulatory Care Residency: Heart Failure Focus, South Texas Veterans Health Care System
Practice Interests: Lung Transplant, Infectious Disease, Heart Failure
Sydney Markley, PharmD
Job Title: Outpatient Heart Transplant Clinical Pharmacist
School of Pharmacy: University of Kansas
PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency: Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
PGY2 Solid Organ Transplant Residency: Medical University of South Carolina
Practice Interests: Medication access, transplant infectious diseases, non-invasive rejection surveillance utilizing dd-cfDNA
Kathleen Kusey, PharmD, BCPS
Job Title: Inpatient Lung Transplant Clinical Pharmacist
School of Pharmacy: University of Texas at Austin
PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency: Memorial Hermann
Practice Interests: Lung transplant, Infectious diseases
Hadley Devall, PharmD
Job Title: Inpatient Abdominal Transplant Clinical Pharmacist
School of Pharmacy: University of Louisiana Monroe
PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency: Methodist Dallas Medical Center
Practice Interests: Post transplant infections, letermovir for CMV prophylaxis
Poonam Jewani, PharmD, BCCP
Inpatient Heart Failure/Heart Transplant Clinical Pharmacist
School of Pharmacy: University of Michigan College of Pharmacy
PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency: Detroit Medical Center - Sinai Grace Hospital
PGY2 Cardiology Residency: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Practice Interests: Heart failure, heart transplant, cardiology
Jesus Escamilla, PharmD, BCTXP
Inpatient Cardiothoracic Transplant Clinical Pharmacist
School of Pharmacy: University of Incarnate Word Feik School of Pharmacy
PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency: Barnes-Jewish Hospital
PGY2 Solid Organ Transplant Residency: Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Practice Interests: novel AMR therapies, immunosuppression minimization strategies, regulatory T cell-based immunosuppression strategies
Alyssa Stutes, PharmD
Outpatient Abdominal Transplant Clinical Pharmacist
School of Pharmacy: University of Houston College of Pharmacy
PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency: Ochsner New Orleans
PGY2 Transplant Residency: Ochsner New Orleans
Practice Interests: Liver transplant, transitions of care
Gianna Emmett, PharmD
Inpatient Abdominal Transplant Clinical Pharmacist
School of Pharmacy: University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy
PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
PGY2 Solid Organ Transplant Residency: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Presbyterian
Practice Interests: Living donor transplants, alcohol use disorder management in liver disease and post-liver transplant
Cómo aplicar
We use the Pharmacy Online Residency Centralized Application Service (PHORCAS) for applications, transcripts and other supporting application materials.
Requerimientos de aplicacion
The qualified applicant must possess a Doctor of Pharmacy Degree from an accredited college of pharmacy and must be eligible for Texas licensure. Completion of an ASHP-accredited PGY1 Pharmacy Residency is required.
Applicants must also submit:
- Letter of intent
- Current curriculum vitae
- Three recommendation forms
- Official college transcript
Estipendio y prestaciones
Residents and fellows are classified as full-time employees of Baylor Scott & White Health.
In addition to our competitive stipend, we offer our residents a full menu of employee benefits. We help offset the cost of many of these benefits; others are options you can choose to pay for yourself.
Here is a selection of benefits we provide:
- Salary is $60,000 for PGY2 residents.
- The benefits package includes health, dental, life insurance and staff discounts.
- Residents accrue 15 days of paid time off (PTO), which includes vacation, holiday, sick leave, interview leave beyond the allotted five days, and professional leave not sponsored by the program.
- Residents will be allowed professional leave and travel expenses for attendance at professional seminars and meetings such as the ASHP Clinical Midyear Meeting and the Texas Society of Health System Pharmacists Annual Meeting
- Free parking, discounted bus passes available and a DART rail station on campus
- Access to Baylor Health Sciences Library and electronic references
- Dedicated office space and computer
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Contáctanos
Nicole Wilson, PharmD, Msc, BCTXP
PGY2 Residency Program Director - Solid Organ Transplant
Email: Nicole.Wilson1@BSWHealth.org
Poonam Jewani, PharmD, BCCP
PGY2 Residency Program Coordinator - Solid Organ Transplant
Email: Poonam.Jewani@BSWHealth.org
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