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 July 2020 and is accredited by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP).

We currently accept one resident each year.

Curriculum

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Education and teaching


Teaching requirements include:

  • ACPE-accredited CE for system pharmacists
  • CME-accredited CE for Transplant Grand Grounds
  • Preceptor Development Session (completed with residency class)
  • Precept students and PGY1 residents

Residents will have the opportunity to present journal clubs/case presentations, quarterly transplant nursing orientation, and participate in/lead multidisciplinary staff education.

Our multifaceted multidisciplinary teaching is provided during formal rounds, didactic sessions, and weekly transplant related conferences with invited lecturers, where residents also have the opportunity to present. These include but are not limited to:

  • Abdominal Transplant Grand Rounds
  • Advanced Heart Failure/Heart Transplant Grand Rounds
  • Advanced Pulmonary Grand Rounds
  • Hepatology Grand Rounds
  • Cardiology Grand Rounds
  • Nephrology Grand Rounds

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.

Staffing and on-call


Staffing: Longitudinal staffing approximately every third weekend in the internal medicine/cardiology/transplant evening clinical staffing shift.

On-call requirements: Residents also serve as Manager On-Call as part of leadership development. Each resident participates in this program approximately every 7 weeks with 7 residents.

Practice management/professional involvement


Policy/guideline development: The resident will be required to write or update at least 1 transplant protocol, guideline, or policy.

Committee involvement: The resident will participate in select hospital and transplant committees throughout the year. This will include:

  • Transplant Selection committees for each organ
  • Transplant Quality committees
  • Transplant System Governance committees: manage and optimize EPIC related enhancements for all 3 transplant centers within BSWH
  • Transplant research committees
  • Heart Immunology Committee
  • Drug Shortage Committee
  • BUMC Antibiotic Stewardship Committee
  • BUMC Residency Recruitment Committee
  • Others based on resident’s interests

Active participation and contribution to at least one committee or workgroup within national organizations impacting transplant pharmacy practice, such as ACCP IMTR PRN, AST, ISHLT, or ASHP, as per resident’s interests, will be highly encouraged. Residency preceptors will guide the resident in determining optimal and feasible opportunities that will benefit resident's learning and facilitate networking opportunities.

Conference Travel

The resident will have the opportunity to attend various professional meetings throughout the year as outlined in the structure requirements form. Residents receive an annual travel stipend supported by both the pharmacy and transplant departments (e.g. ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting, ALCALDE Southwest Leadership Conference, and American Transplant Congress or International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation Annual Meeting). Attendance at the AST Fellows Symposium will also be encouraged.

How to apply

We use the Pharmacy Online Residency Centralized Application Service (PHORCAS) to accept applications, transcripts and other supporting application materials.

Visit PhORCAS to apply

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.

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Contact us

Nicole Wilson, PharmD, Msc, BCTXP
PGY2 Residency Program Director - Solid Organ Transplant
Nicole.Wilson1@BSWHealth.org

Poonam Jewani, PharmD, BCCP
PGY2 Residency Program Coordinator - Solid Organ Transplant
Poonam.Jewani@BSWHealth.org

Baylor University Medical Center
Roberts Hospital
3500 Gaston Ave.
Dallas, TX 75246

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