Pharmacy Residency at St. David’s Medical Center

Kathryn Givens, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCPPS, BCIDP
Residency Program Director
Central and West Texas Division Director of Clinical Pharmacy
Email: kathryn.merkel@healthtrustpg.com 

St. David’s Medical Center – Austin includes a 426-bed acute care hospital with a 64-bed rehabilitation hospital providing comprehensive inpatient and outpatient care. It is home to the internationally renowned Texas Cardiac Arrythmia Institute and St. David’s Neuroscience & Spine Institute. Additional services at St. David’s Medical Center include comprehensive stroke center, bariatric center of excellence and Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

The St. David’s Medical Center Pharmacy PGY-1 residency program is affiliated with the University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy. This affiliation requires resident participation in the Pharmacotherapy Teaching and Leadership Fellows Program. 

SDMC is a preceptor site for Texas Colleges of Pharmacy IPPE and APPE pharmacy students. The residents will have the opportunity to present their research at the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists mid-year meeting and Texas Society of Health-System Pharmacists ALCALDE meeting.

Learning Experiences
Required Learning Experiences: Hospital Pharmacy Practice, Internal Medicine, Cardiology, Adult Critical Care, and Neonatal Intensive Care
Elective learning experiences are flexible based on the resident’s goals and options include: Rehab, Oncology, Infectious Diseases, and Administration and Leadership

Application Deadline
January 5, 2026

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