TTUHSC Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy students celebrate residency assignments on Match Day

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Fourth-year Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy students interested in completing a residency after they graduate in May, learned Wednesday, March 13 where they would spend the next stage of their training during the Pharmacy Residency Match Day.

“A pharmacy residency is a post-graduate training program designed to provide knowledge and experience that pharmacy providers need in order to face challenges in today's complex and ever-changing health care environment,” Krystal Edwards, Pharm.D., professor and associate dean for career development, said. “First-year residencies help train pharmacy practitioners by building upon their pharmacy schooling skills and professional identity; second year residencies foster growth and development of a specialized skill set in a specific area.”

Fourth-year Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy students interested in completing a residency after they graduate in May, recently learned where they would spend the next stage of their training during the Pharmacy Residency Match Day on March 13.
Fourth-year Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy students interested in completing a residency after they graduate in May, recently learned where they would spend the next stage of their training during the Pharmacy Residency Match Day on March 13.

A total of 5,690 fourth-year pharmacy students from across the country applied for one-year postgraduate year (PGY-1) residency programs, and 74.7% were successfully matched. A combined 32 students from all four TTUHSC Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy campuses participated in the program; 25 students were successfully matched.

Fourth-year Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy students interested in completing a residency after they graduate in May, recently learned where they would spend the next stage of their training during the Pharmacy Residency Match Day on March 13.
Fourth-year Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy students interested in completing a residency after they graduate in May, recently learned where they would spend the next stage of their training during the Pharmacy Residency Match Day on March 13.

PGY-1 Pharmacy

  • John Ike Achonye- VA Boston Healthcare System

  • Raktima Bhattacharya- BSA Hospital

  • Jenn Do- West Texas Veterans Affairs Medical Center

  • Mya Doan- Midland Memorial Hospital

  • Vivian Ho- Cook Children’s Medical Center

  • Bryan Hoang- Harris Health System

  • Lindsay Johnson- Medical City Plano

  • Parker Lenheiser- Froedtert Hospital and Medical College of Wisconsin

  • Brandon McCormick- Texas Health Presbyterian Dallas

  • Traylor Moses- Covenant Health System

  • Alysha Patel- Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport

  • April Peterson- Medical City Arlington

  • Cheyanna Petty- Cook Children’s Medical Center

  • Vivian Pham- CHI St. Luke’s Health/Baylor St. Luke’s Med Center

  • Danh Phan- Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital

  • Kathryn Phelan- West Texas Veterans Affairs Medical Center

  • Jacob Sanchez- Texas Health Presbyterian Dallas

  • Hong Tran- Harris Health System

  • Hiep Trinh- BSA Hospital

  • Faith Windham- Midland Memorial Hospital

Fourth-year Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy students interested in completing a residency after they graduate in May, recently learned where they would spend the next stage of their training during the Pharmacy Residency Match Day on March 13.
Fourth-year Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy students interested in completing a residency after they graduate in May, recently learned where they would spend the next stage of their training during the Pharmacy Residency Match Day on March 13.

PGY-1 Community

  • Ramsha Akhtar- Baylor Health Enterprises

  • Gracie Daniels- Baylor Health Enterprises

PGY-1/2 Health System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership with Masters

  • Megan Bareis- Texas Children’s Hospital

  • Kristin Etuk- Houston Methodist Hospital

  • Elaina Spriggs- Phoenix Indian Medical Center

Additionally, 22 TTUHSC Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy alumni successfully matched with PGY-1 and PGY-2 programs.

“We are all so very excited and extremely proud of our students who matched,” Edwards said. “They have each put in a lot of work and preparation to get where they are today. I look forward to seeing where they end up and their future accomplishments after their residency training.”

This article originally appeared on Amarillo Globe-News: TTUHSC pharmacy students celebrate residency assignments on Match Day