Pharmacy Program

Residency applicant criteria and dates:

Our program offers two PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency positions every year with experiences primarily in pediatric patient care.

In order to be considered for an interview, an applicant must have:

• Graduated, or will graduate, from an ACPE accredited pharmacy school
• A Texas pharmacy license or be eligible to obtain a Texas pharmacy license by September 30th of residency year

Applications will be accepted starting December 1st with a deadline of January 2nd. We will begin the interview process in January and host interviews on Mondays and Fridays through the end of February. The residency year will begin July 1st and end June 30th. Residents must complete pre-employment health screening and general hospital orientation in June, prior to beginning the residency.

How to apply:

• Applications should be completed through PhORCAS. The following items should be uploaded to PhORCAS:
• Letter of intent
• Curriculum vitae
• Three letters of recommendation
• Pharmacy School Transcript

All positions are offered through the ASHP Pharmacy Resident Matching Program.

ASHP Code: 74550

NMS Code: 140713

Benefits:

Residents in the program receive the following benefits:

• Competitive stipend
• Paid Time Off (PTO): 14 days 
• Insurance options: medical, dental, and life
• Retirement: eligible for 403(b) match savings plan and pension plan
• 20% associate discounts
• Free parking 24 hours a day, seven days a week
• Travel stipends to attend required meetings (i.e. residency showcases, ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting, PPAG Annual Meeting) including registration, transportation, meals, and hotel
• Personal computer and desk space
• Lab coat with embroidered name
• Business Cards

Overall description:

Rotation experiences are tailored to the resident’s interest. Residents will be expected to staff the inpatient pharmacy every other weekend after the orientation month.

Required Rotations:

• Pharmacy Operations Orientation
• General Pediatric Medicine
• Pediatric Infectious Disease
• Pediatric Critical Care
• Neonatal Critical Care
• Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
• Obstetrics/Gynecology
• Pharmacy Administration/Management
• Medication Safety
• General Staffing (Longitudinal)
• University of Texas College of Pharmacy - Teaching and Leadership Fellows Program (Longitudinal)
• Professional Development (Longitudinal)
• Research (Longitudinal)

Elective Rotations include but not limited to:

• Bone Marrow Transplant
• Repeat any core rotation with a different focus

During their rotations, residents will have operational and clinical responsibilities for patients in their assigned areas. Besides reviewing and entering orders for their patients, residents will be involved with providing drug information, performing drug regimen reviews, monitoring their patients' responses to drug therapy, writing patient care notes, attending patient care rounds with the medical teams, verifying their patients' home and discharge medications, and counseling their patients. They will also assist with patient safety and quality improvement initiatives.

Residents will participate in journal clubs, case conferences, teaching rounds, and in-services for pharmacy, nursing, and medical staff. Additionally, they will be involved with a variety of clinical pharmacy management activities (i.e. formulary management, protocol development, and medication error and adverse drug reaction reporting), and pharmacy operations management activities (i.e. policy and procedure development, budget preparation, and quality control). They will also assist with pharmacy student education.

CHRISTUS Children's is San Antonio’s first freestanding children’s hospital located in the heart of downtown San Antonio. Founded in 1869 by the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word of Houston and San Antonio, CHRISTUS Santa Rosa is a Catholic, faith-based, nonprofit health and wellness ministry dedicated to extending the healing ministry of Jesus Christ and providing the highest quality medical care and services available. In February 2013, CHRISTUS Santa Rosa, Baylor College of Medicine, and Texas Children’s Hospital began to work in collaboration to ensure that the children of San Antonio and South Texas will have access to world-class pediatric care. Residents interested in adult rotation experiences will have the opportunity to complete their rotation at another CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Health System (CSRHS) campus in the San Antonio region i.e. Medical Center, Westover Hills.

The pharmacy department at CHRISTUS Children's continues to expand its services throughout the hospital. We offer 24-hour inpatient services. We have decentralized pharmacy services during the week in the neonatal and pediatric intensive care units, hematology/oncology, general pediatric floors, emergency department and antimicrobial stewardship. We have built relationships with the University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy and the University of the Incarnate Word Feik School of Pharmacy, which serve to benefit both regional hospitals and the residents.

See below for a list of residency preceptors:

• Aimee Martinez, PharmD
  General Pediatric Medicine
• Amber Seay, PharmD/MBA
  Oncology/Hematology/BMT
• Aspen Wall, PharmD, BCCPS
  Neonatal ICU
• Becca Deville, PharmD
  General Pediatric Medicine, Obstetrics
• Braniesha Johnson, PharmD
  General staffing (Longitudinal)
• Cynthia Navarro, PharmD
  General Staff (Longitudinal)
• Dustyn Tysdal, R.Ph, Regional Director of Pharmacy
  Pharmacy Management
• Jacinto Villarreal, Jr., BS, MS, PharmD, Pharmacy Services Coordinator
  Obstetrics
• Jennifer Peña, PharmD
  Antimicrobial Stewardship/Infectious Disease, Medication Safety
• Kristen Brandenberger, PharmD
  General Staffing (Longitudinal)
• Kristina Gonzalez, PharmD, Operations Manager
  Management, Medication Safety, Hematology/Oncology/BMT
• Marc Flynt, PharmD
  Emergency Medicine
• Morris Sauter, PharmD
  Pediatric ICU
• Peter Sellers, PharmD
  General Staff (Longitudinal)
• Trinidad Martinez, PharmD
  Oncology/Hematology/BMT

Current Residents

• Ariel Dufresne | Xavier University of Louisiana College of Pharmacy, New Orleans, LA | Hometown: Thibodaux, LA

Past Residents & Job Position After Completion of Residency

2023 - 2024

• Makayla Kramer, PharmD | Emergency Medicine Pharmacist, Our Lady of the Lake Children's Hospital - Baton Rouge, LA

2022 - 2023

• Amber Seay, PharmD | Oncology/Hematology/BMT Pharmacist, CHRISTUS Children's - San Antonio, TX
• Anh Tran, PharmD  | Neonatal ICU Pharmacist, Women's Hospital of Texas, Houston, TX (NICU)

2021 - 2022

• Selina Liang, PharmD | Oncology/Hematology/BMT Pharmacist, CHRISTUS Children's - San Antonio, TX

2020 - 2021

• Lauren Williams, PharmD |pediatric Medicine Pharmacist, University Hospital - San Antonio, TX
• Hope Mae Abarintos, PharmD | Pediatric ICU Pharmacist, Golisano Children's Hospital - Rochester, NY

2019 - 2020

• Kathryn Campf, PharmD | Pediatric ICU Pharmacist, Connecticut Children's Medical Center - Hartford, CT
• Jennifer Pena, PharmD | Antimicrobial Stewardship Pharmacist, CHRISTUS Children’s – San Antonio, TX  

2018 - 2019

• Erin Hohenstein, PharmD | Pediatric Medicine Pharmacist, Children’s Hospital Colorado – Colorado Springs, CO
• Kayla Chambers, PharmD | Pediatric Medicine Pharmacist, Texas Children’s Hospital – Houston, TX

2017 - 2018

• Tina Chen, PharmD | Pediatric Medicine Pharmacist, CHRISTUS Children’s – San Antonio, TX
• Esli Tebedge, PharmD | Pediatric Cardiovascular ICU Pharmacist, University Hospital – San Antonio, TX

2016 - 2017

• Lincy Varughese, PharmD | Oncology Pharmacist, Northside Hospital Atlanta – Atlanta, GA
• Holly Lien, PharmD Neonatal ICU Pharmacist, UNC REX Hospital – Raleigh, NC

2015 - 2016

• Allison Hardy, PharmD | Pediatric Medicine Pharmacist, The Children’s Hospital of the Kings Daughters - Norfolk, VA
• Brittany Rodriguez, PharmD, BCIPD | Antimicrobial Stewardship Pharmacist, Texas Children’s Hospital – Houston, TX

2014 - 2015

• Bernadette Espiritu, PharmD | Pediatric Medicine Pharmacist, McLane Children's Hospital – Temple, Texas
• Marc Flynt, PharmD | Emergency Medicine Pharmacist, CHRISTUS Children’s – San Antonio, TX

2013 - 2014

• Letitia DeLaine, PharmD, BCPPS | Women's & Children's Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Holy Cross Health – Silver Spring, MD
• Stephanie Ramirez, PharmD | Pediatric Medicine, CHRISTUS Children’s – San Antonio, TX