Pharmacy Residency at St. David’s South Austin 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 South Austin Medical Center (SDSAMC) provides the resident with a solid foundation in acute patient care. Required learning experiences include: Hospital Pharmacy Practice, Internal Medicine, Critical Care, and Emergency Medicine or Shock Trauma Intensive Care. Longitudinal learning experiences are Residency Research Project, Antimicrobial Stewardship, Inpatient Staffing, and Academic Teaching Certificate. The elective learning experiences are flexible based on the resident’s goals and options include: Advanced Internal Medicine, Advanced Critical Care, Infectious Diseases, Cardiology, Oncology, Transplant and Cellular Therapy (inpatient and outpatient) and potentially other rotations based on preceptor and site availability.
   
SDSAMC is a 350-bed acute care facility offering a range of complex specialties and subspecialties with robust clinical pharmacy services supporting a nationally accredited transplant and cellular therapy program (the area's only program); trauma program that includes a Level II trauma center; comprehensive cardiac program; full-service maternity and newborn care, and includes several GME programs.
   
Application deadline is January 5, 2026.

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