“These residents come from distinguished colleges of pharmacy throughout the state of Texas and bring a variety of experiences they received during their pharmacy school training,” said Rachel Samuel R.Ph., M.B.A., Pharmacy director. “We are excited to have them at Memorial Hermann Southeast and benefit from their enthusiasm and passion.”
Pharmacy residents are not new to Memorial Hermann, but the Memorial Hermann PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency Program is unique in the fact that pharmacy residents rotate through multiple campuses to obtain a global perspective of various pharmacy practice models. The goal is to develop competent and professional practitioners through direct patient care, project management, communication, and leadership skills.
The three residents, Jennifer Parma, Andrew Himsel, and Anh Vu, will work collaboratively with a variety of multidisciplinary teams at Memorial Hermann Southeast, Memorial Hermann Northwest Hospital, and Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Hospital to ensure safe and effective medication use in a cost-effective manner.
Parma, based at Memorial Hermann Southeast, received her Bachelor of Science in biology from the University of Texas at Austin in 2009 and her Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Houston College of Pharmacy in 2014. Interested in oncology and critical care, she is considering a Postgraduate Year Two specialty residency following completion of this residency.
Based at Memorial Hermann Northwest, Himsel received his Doctor of Pharmacy from Texas A&M University Health Science Center in 2014. He also has a master’s degree in business administration, which he obtained while attending pharmacy school. Himsel is interested in internal medicine and critical care.
Vu, based at Memorial Hermann The Woodlands, received her Bachelor of Science in biology from the University of Houston and her Doctor of Pharmacy from Texas Southern University. Following residency, Anh hopes to pursue a Postgraduate Year Two residency program.
One of the largest not-for-profit health systems in Texas, Memorial Hermann serves the greater Houston community through 12 hospitals and specialty programming in the tertiary, community, and ambulatory settings. This unique integrated delivery network offers pharmacy services on the leading edge of technology, extensive clinical programs, shared system formulary, and interdisciplinary collaboration using several innovative pharmacy practice models.