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PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program

About Our Program

Welcome to the PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program at Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas (BHSET). Our purpose is to build upon Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) education and outcomes to develop pharmacist practitioners with knowledge, skills, and abilities as defined in the educational competency areas, goals, and objectives. Residents who successfully complete PGY1 residency programs will be skilled in diverse patient care, practice management, leadership, and education, and be prepared to provide patient care, seek board certification in pharmacotherapy (i.e., BCPS), and pursue advanced education and training opportunities including postgraduate year two (PGY2) residencies.

BHSET is a 500-bed community teaching hospital serving seven surrounding counties with a population in excess of 550,000. We are proud to offer a wide range of services to serve our community including:

  • Level III NICU
  • Level IV trauma center
  • Accredited primary care centers for both stroke and chest pain
  • Multiple outpatient infusion centers
  • Outpatient oncology centers
  • The only inpatient behavioral health facility in Southeast Texas

We are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse environment where every team member and patient feels respected, valued, and empowered. Our pharmacy residency program embraces diverse perspectives and encourages equitable access to opportunities for personal and professional growth. By nurturing a culture of belonging, we aim to create a collaborative space where innovation, kindness, and excellence thrive.  Our efforts to support these values include, but are not limited to:

  • Residency outreach at multiple colleges of pharmacy with predominantly underrepresented minority students and commitment to increasing collaboration with student organizations
  • Ethnically diverse backgrounds represented in clinical and staff preceptor groups
  • DEI-based preceptor development sessions and discussions held at least annually 
  • Large under resourced and underrepresented patient population served in Southeast Texas

Positions Available: 2 

Program Start Date: 6/21/27

Rotations*

(Each block rotation is 4 week duration; a project block will occur in December)

Core (8)  

  • Orientation 
  • Internal Medicine
  • Critical Care
  • Infectious Disease
  • Ambulatory Care
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Pharmacy Administration
  • Integrated Clinical Pharmacist
 
*based on preceptor availability; additional rotations may be possible to customize the resident’s learning experience.

Specialty Elective (1)

  • Antimicrobial Stewardship
  • NICU/Women’s Health
  • Psychiatry
  • Transitions of Care

Elective (1)

  • Cardiology
  • Ambulatory Care II
  • Critical Care II
  • Infectious Disease II
  • Internal Medicine II
  • Any Specialty Elective

Longitudinal Experiences

  • Staffing (every 4th weekend + 3 hr biweekly)
  • Clinical On-Call
  • Code Team Participation
  • Patient Counseling
  • Pharmacy Consult Management
  • CE and Grand Rounds Presentation
  • Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee Participation
  • Teaching Certificate Program (Facilitated through University of Houston)
  • Precepting APPE Pharmacy Students
  • Pharmacy Week Participation

Research

Each resident will complete one major research project. Research will be presented at ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting and at ALCALDE. A publishable manuscript must be completed by the end of the residency experience.

Benefits

  • Mentor Program
  • Resident Stipend
  • Paid Time Off
  • Insurance: Health, Dental, Vision Available
  • Financial Reimbursement for Required Conferences
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification
  • Professional and Leadership Development
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Application Requirements

The candidate for this one-year pharmacy residency must have:

  • A strong academic record and a desire for professional accomplishment
  • Graduated from an ACPE- accredited college of pharmacy with a Pharm.D. degree by the start of the residency year
  • Entry-level knowledge and skills equivalent to that which would be expected of a recent doctor of pharmacy or other appropriate advanced degree candidate
  • Eligibility for licensure as a pharmacist in Texas
    • The resident must obtain licensure in the State of Texas within 120 days of entering the program
  • Submitted application through PhORCAS by January 6th
  • Onsite interview is required

Program Contacts

Paige Austin,
PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP
Program Director, PGY1 Pharmacy Residency

  • 409-212-7244 (office)
  • paige.austin@bhset.net
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Sheena Antony,
PharmD, BCACP, BC-ADM
Program Coordinator, PGY1 Pharmacy Residency

  • 409-212-3750 (office)
  • sheena.antony@bhset.net
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Application Process

Letter of Intent

1 page letter describing your career goals, reason for pursuing a residency, and specific characteristics that will contribute to your success in our program.

Curriculum Vitae

Please include brief descriptions of activities performed for rotations and work experience.

Three Letter of Recommendation

Letters can be from any combination of preceptor, faculty or supervisor outside of our current residency program preceptors.

Bonus:
"About Me" Video

*Optional 2 minute “About Me” Video: Please email to paige.austin@bhset.net by application deadline.  Submission can be any windows media compatible file.  Video should give application reviewers insight to your interests outside pharmacy, creativeness and personality. (Have fun with it!)

Michael Gillespie, MD

Program Director, Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas Psychiatry Residency Program

Bio

Dr. Michael Gillespie is the Program Director of the General Psychiatry Residency at Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas. A board-certified psychiatrist, Dr. Gillespie has been a dedicated member of the hospital’s medical staff since 2016, providing inpatient psychiatric care and developing innovative services, including a consult-liaison program. He previously served as Medical Director of Behavioral Health and as a clinical faculty member with the University of Texas Medical Branch.

Dr. Gillespie earned his medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston and completed his psychiatry residency training at both the Institute of Living/Hartford Hospital and the University of Texas Medical Branch, where he served as Chief Resident. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Biology with a minor in Philosophy from the University of St. Thomas, graduating magna cum laude.

As Program Director, he oversees curriculum development, resident education, faculty development, and program accreditation. Dr. Gillespie is deeply committed to training compassionate, skilled psychiatrists equipped to serve the evolving mental health needs of the community.

Lacie Callaway, MD

Bio

Dr. Callaway completed medical school at the University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas. She completed her Adult Psychiatry residency at UTHSCSA, and she is board-certified in Adult Psychiatry. Dr. Callaway worked at Spindletop Center for 2 years from 2008 to 2010 and has worked in VA healthcare since 2010. She also serves as faculty in the Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas Psychiatry Residency Program.

Dr. Callaway enjoys spending time with her husband and son, and also enjoys gardening and high school football.

Lauren James, DO

Bio

Dr. James completed medical school at the University of North Texas Health Science Center Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine in Fort Worth, TX. She completed her Adult Psychiatry residency and Child and Adolescent Fellowship at Baylor Scott and White in Temple, TX. She is double board-certified in both Adult Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Dr. James works at Spindletop Center and also serves as faculty in the Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas Psychiatry Residency Program.

Nigil Thaimuriyil, DO

Bio

Nigil Thaimuriyil, DO, graduated Cum Laude with his Bachelor of Science Degree in Neuroscience from the University of Texas at Dallas. He then attended medical school at Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine in Lillington, NC, completing the program as a Distinguished Graduate (Top 10%). He finished his internal medicine internship at Baylor Scott & White Hospital in Temple, TX, and completed his residency training at Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas, Beaumont, TX, where he was Chief Resident of Quality & Patient Safety. He received the “Medical Knowledge Award” in 2022. Following his graduation, Dr. Thaimuriyil began working as a hospitalist with Baptist Physician Network and assumed the role of Associate Program Director of the BHSET Internal Medicine Residency Program.

Raheel Imtiaz Memon, MD

Bio

Dr. Memon completed medical school from Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan. He is board-certified in Adult Psychiatry and trained in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Dr. Memon completed his General Psychiatry residency at Henry Ford Allegiance Health in Jackson, MI; Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Fellowship at Michigan Psychoanalytic Institute, and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX.


Dr. Memon serves as Medical Director of Psychiatry Services, is an attending psychiatrist at Baptist Behavioral Health Center, and is the BHSET Psychiatry Residency Associate Program Director. Dr. Memon previously served as an Alternate Delegate at the American Medical Association, where he focused on mental health advocacy. He enthusiastically works and mentor’s medical students pursuing careers in psychiatry. His focus is academia, practice of community mental health, and mental health advocacy both at the local and national levels.

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P.K. Roy, MD

Bio

Dr. Roy is board certified in Psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He is a fellow with the American Psychiatric Association, a member of the medical staff of Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas and is a practicing Psychiatrist at Baptist Behavioral Health Center treating patients in the inpatient setting as well as patients who are in the partial hospitalization program, Tranquility.

Education

  • MD (1978) – Seth GS Medical College, University of Bombay, Parel, Bombay, India
  • Residency (1988) – Psychiatry at Texas Tech University

Clinical Interests

  • Resident Education
  • Quality Improvement
  • Patient Satisfaction

Juan Iribarren, MD

Bio

Dr. Iribarren, Internal Medicine Residency Faculty, joined the medical staff of Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas after completion of his Fellowship in 2013. He previously served as a Member at Large on the Medical Executive Committee. Dr. Iribarren provides care to his private patients at Diagnostic Group located in Beaumont, TX. Dr. Iribarren was ranked 1st in his medical school graduating class. His training highlights include general pulmonary and critical care medicine with formal training in lung cancer, asthma/COPD, pulmonary hypertension and lung transplantation. His clinical expertise includes advanced bronchoscopic procedures, EBUS, electromagnetic navigation and endobronchial therapies, and advanced ICU care (ECMO, VADs). Dr. Iribarren has knowledge of the latest medical techniques and equipment through ongoing training and education. Dr. Iribarren is fluent in English and Spanish.

Education

  • MD (2005)
    Universidad de Oriente, Bolivar, Venezuela
  • Internship/Residency (2010)
    Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
    Internal Medicine Residency Program
  • Fellowship (2013)
    Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
    Pulmonary and Critical Care
  • Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care

Clinical Interests

  • Resident Education
  • Pulmonary Medicine
  • Critical Care Medicine

Nicole Hancock, MD

Bio

Nicole Hancock, MD earned her Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Colorado and her Medical Degree from The University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine. She completed the Penn State Milton S. Hershey Internal Medicine Residency Program. Dr Hancock currently serves as the Program Director for Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas Internal Medicine Residency Program and has since its inception in 2020. In addition, Dr. Hancock is an Assistant Hospitalist Director at Diagnostic Group and maintains a private practice panel. She is the Chair of the Research Committee and has served as Chair for the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee for the last five years. She is also a Medical Executive Committee Member at Large.

Education

  • MD (2011) – University of Colorado
    Denver School of Medicine, Aurora, CO
  • Internship/Residency (2014) –
    Penn State Milton S. Hershey, Hershey, PA
  • Internal Medicine Residency Program

Clinical Interests

  • Resident Education
  • Quality Improvement
  • Patient Satisfaction

PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency Program

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