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  Gregory Laine, MS, RPh
  Program Director, Residency in Critical Care Pharmacy Practice 
  St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital
  Department of Pharmacy 
  6720 Bertner Avenue  (MC 2-230)
  Houston, TX  77030

   Email: glaine@sleh.com
   P: (832) 355-3114
   F: (832) 355-4794

   Frequently Asked Questions


RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS

• Texas pharmacist licensure must be in good standing by the 6th week of residency
• Staff every third weekend
• Staff at least one major and two minor holidays
• Start Residency no later than July 15th
• One major and one minor project
• Medication use evaluation
• Manuscripts on projects and medication use evaluation
• Code Blue participation
• On-call responsibility
• Case Presentations and Seminars

APPLICATION PROCESS:
The following documents are necessary to be submitted to the Program Director as part of a complete application for the PGY2 Residency in Critical Care Pharmacy Practice. The deadline for application is January 1st.

1. Cover Letter -- please provide a cover letter for your application materials which addresses a) your short and long term career goals, b) your thoughts on how a critical care residency will help you to achieve these goals, c) why you feel that a specialty residency is now the best career path for you, and d) any information about yourself and your candidacy which may not be apparent on other documents.
2. A copy of your CV or Resume.
3. Most recent College of Pharmacy and/or Graduate School transcript(s). This is waived if you are more than five years post-graduation.  The transcript can be an unofficial copy.
4. Letters of Recommendation: Three letters of recommendation and the ASHP-developed recommendation form are required.  If you are within three years post-graduation, one should be from a faculty member, specifically from a clinical rotation preceptor, one from your pharmacy practice residency program director, and one from an employer or from someone outside the profession. If you are more than three years post-graduation, one should be from an employer/supervisor, one from your pharmacy practice residency program director, and one from someone outside your employment.  A faculty person can still be used if an ongoing relationship has been maintained. No set format is required for the letters; they need to address your potential for success in the residency program. The ASHP Resident Applicant Recommendation Form.
5. A passport size photo.

An on-site interview is considered very important and is required for a complete application.  All applications will be screened by our Residency Advisory Council, and all applicants chosen for interview will be contacted by mid-January.  The on-site interview is a full day and will include your presenting a twenty-minute in-service on a pharmacy/pharmaceutical topic of your choice to a group of pharmacists.   You will interview with two groups of Clinical Coordinators and Managers as well as Residents.  Financial assistance for the on-site interview is not available, but we will work with you in any way we can to reduce expenses.