Pharmacy Residency at St. David’s South Austin Medical Center

Kathryn Rose, 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. Longitudinal learning experiences are Residency Research Project, Antimicrobial Stewardship, Inpatient Staffing, Pharmacy Administration and Management, 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, Shock Trauma, Oncology, Transplant and Cellular Therapy (inpatient and outpatient) and potentially other rotations based on preceptor and site availability. SDSAMC is a preceptor site for University of Texas IPPE and APPE pharmacy students. The resident has the opportunity to present their research project at the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists mid-year meeting and Texas Society of Health-System Pharmacists ALCALDE meeting.
   
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 6, 2025.

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