UT Southwestern Medical Center Community-Based Pharmacy Residency Program is a newly emerging program currently holding pre-candidate status with ASHP. This program will accept one resident for each academic year.

This program will provide extensive Specialty Pharmacy experience through core rotations covering multiple specialty therapeutic categories. Residents will select three (3) elective rotations to meet their professional goals in addition to the orientation to pharmacy operations and completion of practice-related required learning experiences. After successfully completing this program, the resident should attain the knowledge and skills needed to enable them to provide a high level of service and pharmaceutical care throughout their careers as a well-rounded community, specialty or ambulatory care pharmacist.

Program Structure

Required Learning Experiences

The following four-week elective rotations are required:

• Orientation
• Specialty Pharmacy: Care Coordination
• Ambulatory Care: Inflammatory Disease Focus
• Immunization Services
• Specialty Pharmacy: Solid Organ Transplant
• Transition of Care
• Pharmacy Administration
• Community Pharmacy: Patient-Centered Dispensing
• Ambulatory Care: Oncology
• Oncology Specialty Pharmacy: Care Coordination

Elective Learning Experiences

The following four-week elective rotations are available:

• Ambulatory Infusion
• Medication Therapy Management
• Pharmacy Informatics
• Health System Leadership

Longitudinal Learning Experiences

• Longitudinal Professional Development
• Teaching and Learning Curriculum (TLC) Program with Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
• Major Research Project

Program Expectations

• ACPE-Accredited CE Presentation
• Completion of a Major Research Project
• Drug Monograph
• Medication Use Evaluation
• Drug Information Coverage

Wellness and Professional Development

UT Southwestern’s Pharmacy Residency programs offer robust longitudinal experiences centered on resident wellness and professional development. Throughout the year, residents will have access to UT Southwestern’s employee support provider Headspace in addition to participating in focused discussions on wellbeing and resiliency strategies. Longitudinal bi-weekly professional development sessions serve to augment the resident’s leadership, communication, and networking skills, facilitating their journeys to become well-rounded practitioners. Discussions around career planning, interviewing skills, and more take place as the residents prepare for the next steps after successful completion of the program. Throughout the year, residents will receive individualized one-on-one support and guidance from program leadership and their advisor. UT Southwestern’s pharmacy residency programs are committed to ensuring residents’ well-being are supported while fostering their professional growth throughout the year.

Program Length

12 months, beginning in July

Available Positions

One (1) PGY1 Pharmacy Resident

Applying to the Program

Requirements

• Graduate from an ACPE-accredited pharmacy program with a Pharm.D. degree
• Minimum GPA of 3.1 on a 4.0 scale or "Pass" grade on each class and rotation if from a "Pass/Fail" program
• Eligibility for Texas licensure
• Formal interview

Process

• Applicants must register online via the shared PhORCAS/Match registration portal; Prepare and submit application using PhORCAS (ASHP Program Code: 74825); Use the NMS Match System to submit Rank Order List (NMS Code: 326415)
• Application deadline of Jan. 2, 2026