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Pharmacy PGY2 Residency in Critical Care/Nutrition Support

The Division of Pharmacy at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center offers a one-year post-Pharm.D. PGY2 Residency in Critical Care/ Nutrition Support. M. D. Anderson has 518 inpatient beds and over 3,500 outpatient clinic visits per day. The residency program is heavily weighted in patient care activities designed to develop expertise and clinical competence in both the pharmacotherapeutic and technologic aspects of critical care and nutrition support.

Through required and elective rotations in a variety of focused oncology medical and surgical services, the resident will refine his/her clinical problem-solving skills in critical care management. This clinical experience coupled with didactic training in the basic science of critical care/ nutrition support will prepare the resident to investigate therapeutic questions related to the care of ICU patients. Under the direction of Todd Canada, Pharm.D., BCNSP, FASHP, and the clinical pharmacy staff at M. D. Anderson, the resident will:

  • Provide comprehensive pharmacotherapeutic patient management as a member of a variety of medical teams including:
    • Inpatient Nutrition Support Team
    • Surgical Critical Care
    • Pediatric Intensive Care
    • Medical Critical Care
    • Cardiovascular Intensive Care
    • Home Nutrition Support
    • Infectious Diseases
    • Trauma Intensive Care
    • Nephrology

      The schedule of residency rotations includes required core rotations as well as elective time that may be tailored to the resident’s goals and previous experience.
  • Provide pharmaceutical care to critically and acutely ill hospitalized patients
  • Participate on the Code Blue Team (Advanced Cardiac Life Support)
  • Participate in the education of pharmacy and medical staff
  • Participate in clinical research and develop publication skills
  • Participate in didactic and experiential teaching of PharmD students

Frequently Asked Questions

Learn more about the program through the Frequently Asked Questions.

Application Information

Learn about the application process (doc). Applications must be submitted by December 31st. Additional information may be obtained by contacting the program director at the following address: 

Todd Canada, Pharm.D., BCNSP, FASHP
Clinical Pharmacy Services Manager
The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Division of Pharmacy, Unit 90
1515 Holcombe Blvd.
Houston, TX 77030-4009

Telephone: 713-745-0685
E-mail: tcanada@mdanderson.org

Interview

An on-site interview is required and will be scheduled in January and February

Qualifications

Required: The applicant must possess a Pharm.D. degree and must have completed a PGY1 Pharmacy Residency. Licensure in the state of Texas is required. The residency is a 12-month program with a start date in late July.


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