We commend you on your commitment to further your professional development in pursuit of residency training. This is an important step that requires critical evaluation as you search for a program that meets your individual needs.
Tampa General Hospital is an 877-bed, academic teaching facility that is committed to the provision of outstanding pharmacy post-graduate residency training. Our residency programs focus on developing clinical practice skills while promoting leadership, confidence, and professional skills. Each program combines clinical training with teaching and research activities to develop a well-rounded clinical practitioner. While the programs have required rotations, each provides flexibility to meet the needs of the individual resident.
Our dedicated staff works closely with each resident to assist them in meeting their professional goals. We are confident that our program will provide the expertise, training, and support to further your growth.
Please review the program overviews to see if one of our programs is right for you. We wish you the best of luck in your search for a program that fits your individual needs.
Sincerely,
Minh-Tri Douong, PharmD PGY1 Residency Program Director/
Education Coordinator
Tampa General Hospital
(813) 844-4735 office
(813) 844-4062 fax mduong@tgh.org
Drew Silverman, PharmD
PGY2 Transplant Residency Director
Pharmacotherapy Specialist,
Abdominal Transplant Services
Tampa General Hospital
(813) 844-7210 office
(813) 844-4062 fax dsilverman@tgh.org
The PGY1 residency program at Tampa General Hospital (TGH) will provide an exceptional training experience that will develop the resident clinically and professionally. The purpose of the residency program is to develop pharmacy care providers for positions in clinical practice, teaching/academia, or advanced practice in a specialized PGY2 training program. Upon graduation, residents will be self-directed learners possessing clinical competencies, leadership and professional skills and will have the confidence to excel in diverse practice environments.
Program Overview
Tampa General Hospital is a large, private, not for profit teaching institution licensed for 818 acute care beds and 59 rehabilitation beds. The hospital serves a 12-county region with a population in excess of 4 million in West Central Florida and serves as the primary teaching hospital for the University of South Florida (USF) College of Medicine.
The department of pharmacy is staffed with over 48 full time pharmacists and 69 support staff members. In addition to the clinical and medication distribution responsibilities, the pharmacy department is dedicated to education and training of future pharmacy practitioners through its intern, student, and residency training programs.
The pharmacy department is affiliated with several Colleges of Pharmacy within and outside the state of Florida. As a teaching facility, the pharmacy department is dedicated to residency training to develop pharmacy care clinicians in the following three pharmacy practice domains: clinical services, teaching, and scholarly activity.
Clinical Services
Residents completing this residency program will be competent clinical practitioners, who will be part of the medical team managing disease state outcomes and providing safe and cost-effective pharmaceutical care to patients. Residents function as an integral member of the healthcare system to provide complete and detailed pharmacotherapeutic interventions to improve patient care services. Residents participate as active members of the pharmacotherapy consult service to provide clinical services such as pharmacokinetics and total parenteral nutrition. In addition, they will be ACLS certified and participate on the code team.
The intense twelve-month program provides experiences in a variety of settings, focusing on the core areas of practice specified in the ASHP Accreditation Standards. Residents complete nine months of core rotations and three months of elective rotations tailored to meet individual resident needs and interests.
Teaching
Residents completing this residency program will be competent educators in pharmacy practice.
The program provides various opportunities for one to develop effective teaching skills to pharmacy students, medical residents, pharmacists, and physician groups.
Residents will serve as co-preceptors for pharmacy student rotations, participate in pharmacy staff development programs, and provide pharmacy presentations to the medical residency and nursing staff. Academic teaching experiences will be conducted at the University of Florida St. Petersburg Campus. Completion of a teaching certificate program is a component of this residency program. In addition, residents will develop effective counseling skills through participation in patient counseling activities.
Scholarly Activity
Residents completing this residency program will be competent in scholarly activities through active participation in both service/research project management and publication. Residents will complete a service or research project and submit a manuscript for publication in a biomedical journal prior to graduation.
Residents present their projects at the following meetings:
University HealthSystem Consortium's (UHC) Pharmacy Council Meeting
ASHP Mid-year Clinical Meeting
Southeastern Residency Conference (SERC)
Other Activities/Experiences
Residents support both the pharmacotherapy consult and pharmacy practice service at TGH. Residents work every third weekend on the pharmacotherapy consult service with scheduled weekends off for the ASHP Mid-Year Clinical and the South Eastern Residency Conference.
They will work on the pharmacy practice service every third Monday evening in between their two weekends off per cycle. Residents work one major (Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years) and one minor holiday.
Program Sites
Clinical rotations will be completed at TGH, while academic teaching experiences will be conducted at the University of Florida St. Petersburg Campus.
Level 1 trauma care, organ Transplantation, burn care and neonatal intensive care are just a few of the specialized services offered.
Ambulatory care rotations are conducted at TGH Family Care Clinics and affiliated centers within the area.
The residency program actively supports the Tampa Bay Residency Forum which is "an educational endeavor designed to provide a platform for area residents, directors, and preceptors to network, grow professionally, and provide a collaborative environment for Tampa Bay area residency programs".
Concentrated Experiences
Core Rotations (9 Months):
Orientation
Internal Medicine
Adult Critical Care
Ambulatory Care
General Pediatrics
Elective Rotations (3 Months):
Additional Critical Care Rotations:
Trauma/Surgery ICU
Medical ICU
Neuroscience ICU
Burn ICU
Additional Ambulatory Care Rotations:
Family Care Clinic
University of South Florida Clinic
Hematology/Oncology Clinic
Additional Pediatric Rotations:
Neonatal ICU
Pediatric ICU
Pediatrics infectious diseases
Pediatric nephrology
Pediatric pulmonology
Cardiology
Emergency medicine
Hematology/Oncology
Hospital Administration
Infectious Diseases
Pain Management
Psychiatry
Solid Organ Transplant
University Administration
Longitudinal Experiences
Teaching: University teaching; pharmacy/physician/student teaching
Staffing: Pharmacy service, Consult service
Research/Service Project
Manuscript/Publication
Hospital Administration
Program Specifics
Residency Program
PGY1 Residency Program
ASHP Program Code
#33800
NMS Code
#132113
Accreditation Status
Accredited
Duration/Type
12 months
Number of Positions
3 - 4
Application Deadline
January 9
Starting Date
July 1
Estimated Stipend
$36,000
Interview Required
Yes
Training Site
Hospital
Owner/Affiliate
Private
Model Type(s)
Teaching
Tax Status
Nonprofit
Professional Staff
56 full-time pharmacists
Non-professional Staff
69 non-pharmacy staff
Total Beds (Licensed)
818 acute care/59 rehabilitation beds
Average Daily Census
725
Benefits
Competitive salary
Medical insurance (e.g. health, dental)
Sick leave
Paid vacation
Retirement plan contributions
Professional travel reimbursement
Lab coats
Resident office
Resident computer
ACLS certification
A GREAT learning experience!
Contact
Please address all correspondence to the PGY1 Residency Program Director:
Minh-Tri Duong, PharmD
PGY1 Residency Program Director/Education Coordinator
Tampa General Hospital
813-844-4735 (office)
813-844-4062 (fax) mduong@tgh.org
The overall goal of this 12-month Tampa General Hospital PGY2 Transplant Pharmacy Residency Program is to develop a well rounded, self-confident, competent clinical pharmacist, who can manage all types of solid-organ transplant patients in both an acute care and ambulatory care setting. The Resident will develop skills to become a leader in the transplant community.
Program Overview
Tampa General Hospital is large, private, not for profit teaching institution licensed for 818 acute care beds and 59 rehabilitation beds. The hospital serves a 12-county region with a population in excess of 4 million, in West Central Florida and serves as the primary teaching hospital for the University of South Florida (USF) College of Medicine.
In 2006, Tampa General Hospital and LifeLink Healthcare Institute performed approximately 120 to 140 deceased donor kidney transplants, 60 to 75 living donor kidney transplants, 50 to 60 heart transplants, and 30 to 40 lung transplants each year. The heart transplant program was recognized as the 5th busiest out of 129 programs by volume in the nation. The practice site provides an optimal training ground for one to develop a specialized practice in transplant services.
The department of pharmacy is staffed with over 48 full time pharmacists and 69 support staff members. In addition to the medication distribution responsibilities, the pharmacy department is dedicated to education and training of future pharmacy practitioners through its intern, student, and residency training programs. The pharmacy department is affiliated with several Colleges of Pharmacy within and outside the state of Florida. The PGY2 transplant residency program provides experiences in clinical services, teaching, and research through a variety of rotations and experiences.
Clinical Services
Residents completing this training program will be competent practitioners, who will be part of the transplant healthcare team, managing all disease state outcomes including individualized immunosuppression, as well as all other aspects of patient care (with an emphasis on hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, in the post-transplant patient), providing safe and cost-effective pharmaceutical care to all transplant patients.
The pharmacists will develop patient communication skills and become adept at identifying medication compliance issues before they become problematic. Residents will be motivated to identify individual areas that require development or improvement. They will provide effective written and verbal communication with an emphasis on customer service. They will display leadership and contribute to the profession by maintaining high professional standards, involvement in professional organizations, and staying abreast of current issues related to the practice of pharmaceutical care for the transplant patient.
Teaching
Residents completing this residency program will be competent educators in pharmacy practice. The program provides various opportunities for one to develop effective teaching skills to pharmacy students, medical residents, pharmacists, and physician groups.
Residents will serve as co-preceptors for pharmacy student rotations, participate in pharmacy staff development programs, and provide pharmacy presentations to the medical residency and nursing staff.
Academic teaching experiences will be conducted at the University of Florida St. Petersburg Campus. Completion of a teaching certificate program is a component of this residency program. In addition, residents will develop effective counseling skills through participation in patient counseling activities.
Scholarly Activity
Residents completing this residency program will be competent in scholarly activities through active participation in both service/research project management and publication. Residents will complete a service or research project and submit a manuscript for publication in a biomedical journal prior to graduation.
Residents present their projects at the following meetings:
University HealthSystem Consortium's (UHC) Pharmacy Council Meeting
ASHP Mid-year Clinical Meeting
Southeastern Residency Conference (SERC)
American Transplant Congress Conference
Other Activities/Experiences
Residents will support the pharmacotherapy consult service at TGH. Residents work every third weekend on the pharmacotherapy consult service with scheduled weekends off for the ASHP Mid-Year Clinical and the South Eastern Residency Conference and one major (Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years) and one minor holiday.
Program Sites
The resident will complete various clinical rotations and activities at Tampa General Hospital and the Lifelink Healthcare Institute. Tampa General Hospital and Lifelink Healthcare Institute perform approximately 130 to 150 deceased donor kidney transplants, 80 to 100 living donor kidney transplants, 20 to 25 simultaneous kidney/pancreas transplants, 90 to 100 liver transplants, 60 to 65 heart transplants, and 25 to 40 lung transplants each year. The heart transplant program was recognized as the 5th leading program by volume in the nation in 2003. Overall, the solid organ transplant programs were 18th in volume in 2003. The resident will have the opportunity to schedule off-site rotations (i.e. bone marrow transplant, pediatric transplant).
Ambulatory care rotations are conducted at various Tampa General Hospital sites.
Academic teaching experiences will be conducted at the University of Florida St. Petersburg Campus.
The residency program actively supports the Tampa Bay Residency Forum which is "an educational endeavor designed to provide a platform for area residents, directors, and preceptors to network, grow professionally, and provide a collaborative environment for Tampa Bay area residency programs".
Concentrated Experiences
Core Rotations (9 Months):
Elective Rotations (3 Months):
Transplant Immunology Lab (1-2 weeks)
Pharmacy Orientation (2 weeks)
Kidney Transplant Acute Care (2 months)
Liver Transplant Acute Care (2 months)
Heart and Lung Transplant Acute Care (2 months)
Research and Projects (1 month)
Critical Care (1 month)
Infectious Disease
Pediatrics
Critical Care
Nephrology
Cardiology
Pulmonology
Longitudinal Experiences
Research Project
Transplant Pharmaceutical Care Clinic
Lung Transplant Clinic
Heart Transplant Clinic
Student Precepting
Program Specifics
Residency Program
PGY2 Transplant Residency
ASHP Program Code
N/A
NMS Code
N/A
Accreditation Status
Pending
Duration/Type
12 months
Number of Positions
1
Application Deadline
January 9
Starting Date
July 1
Estimated Stipend
$40,000
Interview Required
Yes
Training Site
Hospital
Owner/Affiliate
Private
Model Type(s)
Teaching
Tax Status
Nonprofit
Professional Staff
56 full-time pharmacists
Non-professional Staff
69 non-pharmacy staff
Total Beds (Licensed)
818 acute care/59 rehabilitation beds
Average Daily Census
725
Benefits
Competitive salary
Medical insurance (e.g. health, dental)
Sick leave
Paid vacation
Retirement plan contributions
Professional travel reimbursement
Lab coats
Resident office
Resident computer
ACLS certification
Contact
Please address all correspondence to PGY2 Transplant Residency Director:
Drew Silverman, PharmD
PGY2 Transplant Residency Director
Pharmacotherapy Specialist
Abdominal Transplant Services
Tampa General Hospital
813-844-7210 (office)
813-844-4062 (fax) dsilverman@tgh.org
Application materials will be accepted starting November 1. Application Deadline is January 9. Application materials must be E-MAILED or FAXED directly to the
respective residency program director with the exception of the transcript.
Application Materials
Email a COVER LETTER with your response to the personal essays below to the respective Residency Program Director (1 page maximum)
- Why do you want to pursue residency training and why you are specifically
interested in the Tampa General Hospital (TGH) residency program?
- Describe your area(s) of practice interest.
Email a copy of your CURRICULUM VITAE to the respective Residency Program Director
- ENTER 10337 in the keywords search field to apply for the PGY1 residency program.
- ENTER 10693 in the keywords search field to apply for the PGY2 (Transplant Residency).
THREE RECOMMENDATION FORMS and THREE RECOMMENDATION LETTERS must be completed by the recommender and EMAILED or FAXED directly to the respective Residency Program Director. One recommendation should come from a previous pharmacy employer and two from clinical faculty or clinical practitioners. The recommendations are anonymous and the applicant must wave the right to review the recommendations.
OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS must be mailed directly to the respective Residency Program Director for ALL colleges of pharmacy school(s) attended to the following address: Pharmacy Department, Tampa General Hospital, 2 Columbia Drive, Tampa, FL 33606. As many university registrar offices will be closed during the holiday season, you may want to submit a transcript that does not include the Fall semester’s course work. A current, official transcript will then be required on the day of your interview.
For PGY1 Residency Program:
Minh-Tri Duong, PharmD
PGY1 Residency Program Director/
Education Coordinator
813-844-4735 (office)
813-844-4062 (fax) mduong@tgh.org
INTERVIEW: An on-site interview to Tampa General Hospital is required. Applicants will be invited to interview based upon their application. Full day interviews are conducted on weekdays only. They will be scheduled for a mutually convenient time during the month of February.
WORK AUTHORIZATION/PERMIT: All residency candidates must be currently authorized to work unrestricted in the United States of America to qualify and apply for the residency program.
ASHP RESIDENT MATCHING PROGRAM: Tampa General Hospital’s PGY1 program is an ASHP accredited residency, which participates in the Resident Matching Program. Applicants applying to this program MUST register to participate in the match. To register for the match and for further information on the ASHP Resident Matching Program, visit the following website www.natmatch.com/ashprmp or contact National Matching Services Inc.
This residency program agrees that no person at this site will solicit, accept, or use any ranking-related information from any residency applicant.
National Matching Services Inc.
20 Holly Street, Suite 301
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M4S 3B1
Telephone: (416) 977-3431
Fax: (416) 977-5020
or
National Matching Services Inc.
P.O. Box 1208
Lewiston, NY 14092-8208
Telephone: (716) 282-4013
Fax: (716) 282-0611
LICENSURE: Applicants accepted to Tampa General Hospital's Residency Program are expected to take the Florida state board exam PRIOR to beginning the residency program or be currently licensed in the State of Florida.
GRADUATES of an ACPE-accredited program: Applicants must be graduates of an Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE)-accredited Doctor of Pharmacy degree program.
Tampa General Hospital is a large, private, not for profit teaching institution licensed for 818 acute care beds and 59 rehabilitation beds. The hospital serves a 12-county region with a population in excess of 4 million in West Central Florida and serves as the primary teaching hospital for the University of South Florida (USF) College of Medicine.
Residents completing this residency program will be competent clinical practitioners, who will be part of the medical team managing disease state outcomes and providing safe and cost-effective pharmaceutical care to patients. Residents function as an integral member of the healthcare system to provide complete and detailed pharmacotherapeutic interventions to improve patient care services. Residents participate as active members of the pharmacotherapy consult service to provide clinical services such as pharmacokinetics and total parenteral nutrition. In addition, they will be ACLS certified and participate on the code team.
Residents completing this residency program will be competent educators in pharmacy practice. 
Residents completing this residency program will be competent in scholarly activities through active participation in both service/research project management and publication. Residents will complete a service or research project and submit a manuscript for publication in a biomedical journal prior to graduation.
Residents support both the pharmacotherapy consult and pharmacy practice service at TGH. Residents work every third weekend on the pharmacotherapy consult service with scheduled weekends off for the ASHP Mid-Year Clinical and the South Eastern Residency Conference. 
Tampa General Hospital is large, private, not for profit teaching institution licensed for 818 acute care beds and 59 rehabilitation beds. The hospital serves a 12-county region with a population in excess of 4 million, in West Central Florida and serves as the primary teaching hospital for the University of South Florida (USF) College of Medicine. 
Residents completing this training program will be competent practitioners, who will be part of the transplant healthcare team, managing all disease state outcomes including individualized immunosuppression, as well as all other aspects of patient care (with an emphasis on hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, in the post-transplant patient), providing safe and cost-effective pharmaceutical care to all transplant patients. 
Residents completing this residency program will be competent educators in pharmacy practice. The program provides various opportunities for one to develop effective teaching skills to pharmacy students, medical residents, pharmacists, and physician groups.
Residents completing this residency program will be competent in scholarly activities through active participation in both service/research project management and publication. Residents will complete a service or research project and submit a manuscript for publication in a biomedical journal prior to graduation.
Residents will support the pharmacotherapy consult service at TGH. Residents work every third weekend on the pharmacotherapy consult service with scheduled weekends off for the ASHP Mid-Year Clinical and the South Eastern Residency Conference and one major (Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years) and one minor holiday.