Infectious Diseases (PGY2)

The 12-month Post-Graduate Year 2 (PGY2) Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Residency Program focuses on the development and management of clinical skills to enhance multi-disciplinary and pharmacist-managed patient care in all areas of infectious diseases. Pharmacists completing this residency will be specialists in providing pharmaceutical care within multiple inpatient and ambulatory care environments, including inpatient consult services, antimicrobial stewardship, ambulatory HIV/HCV, and outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT).

The PGY2 Infectious Diseases residency program offers a range of advanced clinical experiences designed to strengthen the resident’s knowledge and skills in infectious diseases pharmacotherapy. Emphasis is placed on advancing clinical judgment, promoting practice development and cultivating the resident’s role as a key contributor to patient-centered, evidence-based care.

The PGY2 Infectious Diseases (ID) residency program is designed to cultivate the resident’s clinical expertise across diverse areas of infectious diseases within the Parkland Health. Core learning experiences include general ID consults, inpatient and outpatient HIV care, penicillin allergy skin testing, antimicrobial stewardship and outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) with a focus on transitions of care.

Residency Structure

Required Learning Experiences

• Orientation
• Microbiology Laboratory
• General ID Consult (3 months)
• Antimicrobial Stewardship (2 months)
• Antimicrobial Stewardship (2 months)
• Inpatient OPAT/Transitions of Care (1 month)
• Outpatient ID/OPAT clinic (1 month)
• HIV Consult and Outpatient Clinic (2 months)
• Non-Teaching ID Consult (1 month)

Elective Learning Experiences

• Select one:
1. Transplant ID (Clements University Hospital)
2. Pediatric ID (Children’s Hospital)
3. Parkland Burn Intensive Care Unit (BICU)

Longitudinal Requirements

• On-Call Coverage
• Staffing every 4th weekend
• Teaching Certificate (as needed based on PGY1 completion)
• Monthly “Learning Tuesday” Article Presentations

Major Projects

• Research project
• MUE
• Case Presentation
• Continuing Education Presentation

Minor Projects

• Journal Club
• Clinical Correlates

Benefits

• ACLS/BLS Training
• Competitive salary
• Retirement package
• Insurance (medical, dental and vision available)
• 10 PTO days
• Major Holidays off
• Three wellness/sick days
• Up to five interview days
• Conferences paid
• Parking on-site

How to Apply

Thank you for your interest in Parkland Health Pharmacy Residency Programs. All residency programs utilize the ASHP supported Pharmacy Online Residency Centralized Application Service (PhORCAS) for all resident application submissions. In addition, all applicants must be registered with the National Matching Service to obtain a match number.

To complete the PhORCAS application, the following information is required:

• Curriculum vitae
• Letter of intent
• Three letters of recommendation
• All graduate school transcripts
• Graduate from ACPE-accredited pharmacy program with PharmD
• Completion of a PGY1 pharmacy residency

Eligibility Criteria

• Applicants must be U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents
• Minimum GPA of 3.0

Interview Process

• Application deadline: January 2
• Applications will be evaluated by the Residency Program Director and preceptors.
• Candidates will be contacted via phone as needed. On-site interviews are held during February. All on-site candidates will prepare a 20-minute presentation on a topic of their choice.

Contact Us

Residency Program Director
Jessica Ortwine, PharmD, BCIDP
Department of Pharmacy Services
Parkland Health
5200 Harry Hines Blvd.
Dallas, Texas 75235
469-419-1807
Fax: 469-419-3019
Jessica.Ortwine@phhs.org