The UT Southwestern Medical Center Pharmacy Residency Program is an ASHP-accredited health-system pharmacy program. Our PGY1 residency program will accept three residents each academic year.

Residents will select five (5) elective rotations to meet their professional goals in addition to the orientation to pharmacy operations and completion of practice related required learning experiences. After training in acute care, ambulatory care, and practice management, residents should attain the knowledge and skills needed to enable them to provide a high level of clinical service and pharmaceutical care throughout their careers as well-rounded practitioners and practice leaders.

Program Structure

Required Learning Experiences

The following four-week elective rotations are required:

• Orientation (July)
• Adult Infectious Diseases Consult
• Cardiology
• Critical Care
• Finance/Budgeting I (PGY1 HSPAL Resident)
• Internal Medicine
• Pharmacy Administration/Medication Safety

Elective Learning Experiences

The following four-week elective rotations are available:

• Advanced Internal Medicine
• Advanced Cardiology
• Ambulatory Care (option of one or more of the following):
  • Ambulatory Care - Anticoagulation: Remote Elective Rotation
  • Cardiology Focus
  • Primary Care
  • Specialty Diseases/Inflammatory (Rheumatology & IBD Focus)
• Antimicrobial Stewardship
• Bone Marrow Transplant
• Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
• Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit
• Clinical Administration
• Emergency Medicine
• Inpatient Oncology
• Investigational Drug Services (IDS)
• Medical Intensive Care Elective (if not completed as a required rotation for Critical Care)
• Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
• Neurocritical Care (if not completed as a required rotation for Critical Care)
• Outpatient Lymphoma Clinic
• Outpatient Medical Oncology, Genitourinary
• Outpatient Multiple Myeloma Clinic
• Pain & Palliative Care
• Pediatrics
• Pharmacy Informatics and Data Management
• Psychiatry
• Solid Organ Transplant
• Surgical Critical Care Elective (if not completed as a required rotation for Critical Care)
• Transplant Infectious Diseases
• Transitions of Care
• Trauma ICU

Longitudinal Learning Experiences

• Longitudinal Professional Development (11-month longitudinal experience)
• Longitudinal Teaching and Learning Certificate Program (12-month longitudinal experience)
• Longitudinal Clinical Practice and Medical Emergencies Learning Experience (11-months)
• Longitudinal Staffing Experience (every third weekend, one weekday every other week from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.)

Program Expectations

• ACPE-Accredited CE Presentation
• Code Blue/Code Stroke Response
• Completion of a Research Project
• Drug Monograph
• Medication Use Evaluation
• Precept Pharmacy Students
• 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

Three (3) PGY1 Pharmacy Residents

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 for the ASHP Resident Matching Program (PGY1 UT Southwestern Medical Center Program National Matching Services #74031) and complete online application via Pharmacy Online Residency Centralized Application Service (PhORCAS)
• Application deadline of Jan. 2, 2026

Current Residents

Meg Hamilton

Dr. Meg Hamilton is a PGY1 Pharmacy Resident at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Originally from Louisiana, she earned her bachelor’s degree in biology at Centenary College of Louisiana. She continued her education at the University of Louisiana at Monroe, earning her Doctor of Pharmacy degree. Her current clinical interests include critical care and ambulatory care. She is a member of the American Pharmacists Association, American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, American College of Clinical Pharmacy, and Rho Chi Society. Outside of pharmacy she enjoys spending time with friends and family (including her golden retrievers). She also enjoys trying new restaurants, running, and watching reality TV.

Julie Hoffmeister

Dr. Julie Hoffmeister is a PGY1 Pharmacy Resident at UT Southwestern Medical Center. She is originally from St. Louis and completed both her undergraduate studies and pharmacy school at the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) in Oxford, Mississippi. Her clinical interests currently include oncology and internal medicine. She is a member of Phi Delta Chi, Rho Chi, American College of Clinical Pharmacy, and the Hematology/Oncology Pharmacists Association. In her free time, she enjoys trying new restaurants, spending time outdoors, watching college football, and hanging out with friends, family, and her dog.

Strong Oboh

Dr. Strong Oboh is a PGY-1 resident at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Originally from Nashville, Tennessee, he earned his bachelor's degree in biochemistry from Middle Tennessee State University. He went on to earn his doctor of pharmacy from Lipscomb College of Pharmacy in Nashville as well. His current pharmacy interests are cardiology and ambulatory care. In his free time, he enjoys watching movies, watching basketball, going to the gym, and reading comics/manga.

Graduates