Residency Program

University of the Incarnate Word
Feik School of Pharmacy
Pharmacotherapy Residency Program

This residency program is designed to provide pharmacy graduates the skills required to become competent pharmacotherapy clinicians and pharmacy educators.  By focusing on patient care, teaching, and scholarly activity, the resident will be well-equipped to function effectively as a pharmacotherapy specialist or clinical faculty member.

Throughout the 24 month program, the resident will be responsible for providing clinical services in a variety of practice settings as well as complete a teaching certificate program.  In addition, the resident is expected to:

• Attend department and school faculty meetings
• Present 3 hours of didactic lectures
• Assist with Applied Pharmacy Care labs
• Complete at least one major research project
• Submit at least one manuscript
• Attend ALCALDE
• Present at least one continuing education program

Clinical Activities
Year 1	Year 2
Adult Medicine (2 months)	Acute Care (2 months)
Ambulatory Care (2 months)	Ambulatory Care (2 months)
Drug Information (1 month)	Electives (8 months)
Critical Care (1 month)	Academia and research will occur longitudinally throughout both years of the program
Infectious Disease (1 month)
Peds or NICU (1 month)
Research (1 month)
Electives (3 months)

Elective opportunities include oncology, transplant, anticoagulation, geriatrics, psychiatry, diabetes, pain, emergency medicine, administration/management, pharmacoeconomics, and others as identified based on resident interest.

Interested applicants should have a Doctor of Pharmacy degree and be eligible for licensure in Texas.  To apply, complete the application and upload a letter of intent and curriculum vitae at http://www.uiw.edu/hr/  (search postings; job title = resident/instructor).  In addition, 3 letters of recommendation and pharmacy school transcripts should be sent no later than January 1^st to::      

Cheryl Horlen, PharmD, BCPS
Residency Program Director
University of the Incarnate Word
Feik School of Pharmacy
4301 Broadway, CPO 99
San Antonio, TX  78209
Phone: (210) 883-1077
Email: horlen@uiwtx.edu

Residency Advisory Council
Dr. Cheryl Horlen, Pharm. D.
Dr. Rebecca Attridge, Pharm.D.
Dr. Jason Cota, Pharm D.

GENERAL
UIW is a faith-based university with an emphasis in teaching excellence.

The Feik School of Pharmacy has more than 20 pharmacy practice faculty with expertise in multiple clinical areas including ambulatory care, oncology, solid organ transplant, critical care, pediatrics, psychiatry, infectious disease and internal/family medicine.

For more information contact:
Cheryl Horlen, Pharm.D.
Associate Professor
Residency Program Director
Phone: (210) 883-1077
Fax: (210) 822-1516
E-mail: horlen@uiwtx.edu