CHRISTUS Specialty Pharmacy PGY1

Why CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Health System?

CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Health System is the region’s preferred health care provider, with a proud tradition of over 80 years of dedicated service to the people of East Texas. CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic is the area’s preferred multi-specialty medical group, with more than 650 Physicians and Advanced Practice Providers representing 41 specialties in 82 locations serving Northeast Texas across 41 counties.

A national leader in patient satisfaction, advanced technology, and quality initiatives, CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances is a faith-based, not-for-profit organization dedicated to creating healthy lives for people and communities by extending the healing ministry of Jesus Christ.

Why CHRISTUS Specialty Pharmacy?

CHRISTUS Specialty Pharmacy, located in CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Tyler, offers life-changing specialty pharmacy services designed to simplify every aspect of patient care. Services include patient education and counseling, obtaining financial assistance, navigating insurance benefits, coordinating with providers, managing refills, and prescription delivery. CHRISTUS Specialty Pharmacy is dual-accredited by URAC and ACHC, and strives to deliver the highest quality care for all patients and is comprised of a care team with pharmacy technicians, liaisons, and specialty clinical pharmacists.

Specialty clinical pharmacists at CHRISTUS Specialty Pharmacy serve as integrated health care team members to provide collaborative and individualized patient care. Pharmacists support various health system specialty clinics, including rheumatology, gastroenterology, dermatology, neurology, endocrinology, cardiology, pulmonology, oncology, and hematology. Services include ongoing safety and appropriateness monitoring for specialty therapies, therapeutic recommendations and development of care plans, patient education and counseling, and clinical interventions. Pharmacists also work closely with prescribers through the utilization of clinical protocols to ensure medication appropriateness, safety, accessibility, and continuity.

Why CHRISTUS Specialty Pharmacy PGY1 Community-Based Pharmacy Residency Program?

The CHRISTUS Specialty Pharmacy PGY1 Community-Based Pharmacy Residency Program is designed to develop the resident’s knowledge of specialty pharmacy operations, enhance their ability to deliver clinical services in specialty disease states, grow administration and leadership skills, and provide opportunities for scholarly activities. The resident will train in a health-system-based specialty pharmacy and clinics, where clinical pharmacists serve as integrated patient care team members.

The program is comprised of a primary and a participating site. The resident will spend approximately 70% of their time in Irving, TX at the CHRISTUS Health System Office and 30% of their time in Tyler, TX, at the CHRISTUS Specialty Pharmacy and surrounding clinics. Prior to the start of the residency year, the resident will choose to reside within a commuting distance of either Tyler or Irving practice locations. When the resident is expected to be at the non-home location, travel expenses will be reimbursed by CHRISTUS Health, including mileage, hotel, and meals.