Baylor Scott & White PGY1 Pharmacy Residency at Vasicek Cancer Center aims to expose and develop our residents with coaching, modeling, and facilitation, to the expanded pharmacist's role in directly impacting patient care while preparing them for a PGY2 and BCPS certification
Baylor Scott & White -Vasicek Cancer Center, in conjunction with Texas A&M University Irma Rangel College of Pharmacy, offers an ASHP-accredited pharmacy residency designed to provide a broad experience in hospital pharmacy practice.
Our residents focus on the comprehensive care of patients through evaluation and intervention of medication orders, interdisciplinary rounding, antimicrobial stewardship, transitions of care, education, and research.
PGY1 pharmacy residency programs build on the Doctor of Pharmacy education and outcomes to contribute to developing clinical pharmacists responsible for medication-related care of patients with a wide range of conditions, eligible for board certification and postgraduate year two (PGY2) pharmacy residency training.
We accept one resident each year.
Curriculum
About the program
- Residents complete 13 rotations from July 1 through June 30
- Required rotations are four weeks in length
- Residents may not exceed one-third of their experiences in a specific disease state or population (e.g., oncology)
- Opportunities for our residents:
- Antimicrobial stewardship participation
- Teaching certificate through Texas A&M Irma Rangel College of Pharmacy
- Manuscript writing program for publication
- Write and present an ACPE-accredited CE
- Attendance at multiple research and pharmacy conferences for networking and learning
- Ability to choose a variety of electives to design learning experiences to your interest
- No On-Call
- Code response training
- Multiple mentors in a variety of areas
- Multiple co-residents in a variety of fields
For residents to successfully graduate from the program, they must:
- Achieve 87% of ASHP residency objectives by the end of the residency year
- Complete an Institutional Review Board-approved research project
- Participate in poster presentations at ASHP Midyear, Baylor Scott & White Health Research Day, and HOPA Conference
- Create a manuscript of publishable quality
- Deliver an ACPE-accredited presentation to Baylor Scott & White pharmacists
- Present one project to system Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee
Rotations
Required:
- Orientation
- Internal Medicine
- Administration
- Research
- Inpatient Oncology
- Vasicek Cancer Center
- Pediatric Oncology
- Women’s Studies/ Surgical Oncology
- Patient care, choose 3:
- Cardiology
- Internal Medicine
- Neurology
- Nephrology
- Orthopedics
- Trauma Services
- Longitudinal: leadership, administration, research topic discussions
- Longitudinal: staffing
Electives:
- Academia
- Administration: 340B
- Ambulatory Care: Family medicine clinic
- Ambulatory Care: Anticoagulation
- Cardiology: CVICU
- Critical care: MICU, CTICU, STICU
- Emergency Department
- Heart Transplant/Advance Heart Failure
- Hematology/Oncology Inpatient Consult
- Infectious diseases
- Informatics
- Inpatient Family Medicine
- Long term Care at BSWH Continuing Care Hospital
- Main Pharmacy
- Poison Control
- Palliative Care
- Solid Organ Transplant: Kidney
Staffing component
- Holidays: 1 major holiday per year
- Weekends: Every 3rd Weekend
- Evening Staffing- longitudinal 1 day per week from 5 pm until 9 pm
Teaching component
- Coordinated program with Texas A&M University Irma Lerma College of Pharmacy for Teaching Certificate
- Provide one lecture and assist in the Pharmacotherapy Lab with P3 students at Texas A&M University Irma Lerma College of Pharmacy
- Assist with APPE students on rotations at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Temple
- Precept IPPE students on rotation for 3 weeks
- Provide in-services to healthcare providers
How to apply
We use the Pharmacy Online Residency Centralized Application Service (PHORCAS) to accept applications, transcripts and other supporting application materials.
Application requirements
- Have a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from a fully ACPE-accredited college of Pharmacy within the United States or equivalent experience
- Have a license in good standing to practice Pharmacy from a recognized State Board of Pharmacy or in pursuit of and eligible for licensure eligibility in Texas within 120 days of start
- Enrolled in the ASHP Match Process
- Have a strong interest in clinical practice at a teaching facility
Applicants must also submit through the online PhORCAS system:
- Curriculum vitae
- A letter of intent detailing reason for interest in completing a PGY1 pharmacy residency, short and long-term career goals, and how our program will assist in meetings those goals
- Three ASHP recommendation forms. Preferred authors of your letters ranked from most to least desired:
- P4 preceptors
- Employers
- College faculty
- Committee
- Personal colleagues
- Academic transcripts from professional pharmacy education
ASHP code: 74103
Program match: 152422
Learn more about Baylor Scott & White's housestaff appointment eligibility, including guidelines for international medical graduates.
Diversity and inclusion commitment
We constantly outline goals to support a diverse workforce by creating an inclusive and engaged work environment. Our PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program is dedicated to ensuring these values are upheld within the program, building a team, and encouraging an environment that reflects the diversity of the BSWH System.
We embrace diversity and welcome those of all backgrounds and perspectives, irrespective of race, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, age, religion, orientation, culture, or life experience. The program hopes to celebrate each person's uniqueness and drive the pharmacy profession forward.
Leadership and Residents
University of Louisiana Monroe, College of Pharmacy
Stipend and benefits
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 $56,000 for PGY1 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, and 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 Mid-Year 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
Working at Baylor Scott & White Health
Life in Temple
Temple uniquely offers a combination of access to big-city conveniences while maintaining a small-town atmosphere.
Nationally recognized specialties and subspecialties
Our extensive network includes specialized centers, institutes and regional clinics and offers a full range of medical expertise.
Why train with BSWH
As the largest not-for-profit health care system in Texas and one of the largest in the United States, Baylor Scott & White serves 41 counties through 54 hospitals, 1000+ patient care sites, 7,300+ active physicians, more than 52,000 employees and the Baylor Scott & White Health Plan.
Contact us
Megan Hampton (Roberts), PharmD, BCPS
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program Director
Email: Megan.Roberts@BSWHealth.org
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple
2401 S. 31st St.
Temple, TX 76508
Awards and accolades
26 System hospitals recognized by U.S. News & World Report. Four with a nationally ranked specialty - more than any other not-for-profit health system in Texas
The System's SeniorCare Advantage™ health plan was recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of the "2023 Best Insurance Companies for Medicare Advantage with Part D in Texas"
Ranked #5 Top Health System and named #1 and #2 on the list of Top Major Teaching Hospitals in the U.S.
All wholly owned and managed hospitals recognized as either Magnet® or Pathway to Excellence® organizations by the American Nurse Credentialing Center (ANCC)
13 System hospitals earned 5 Stars for quality and four hospitals earned 4 Stars on the most recent Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Star Ratings report
Comparably rated the System's culture A+ based on independent input from team members on 18 different metrics