Pharmacy Fellow

Position Description

A Pharmacy Fellow provides teaching, precepting, research/scholarship, and advanced patient care under the supervision of a faculty member as part of their fellowship.

Major/Essential Functions

Teaching and Educational Responsibilities

• Design, deliver, and assess instructional materials across multiple learning modalities (traditional classroom, online, hybrid, small group, and laboratory settings).
• Serve as a co-instructor or lecturer in didactic courses within the PharmD curriculum.
• Facilitate small-group discussions, active learning sessions, and laboratory exercises.
• Precept and mentor pharmacy students during experiential learning rotations.
• Participate in educational innovation, including hybrid learning through the Pioneer Pathway program (asynchronous, synchronous, and in-person modalities). Required participation in Immersion weeks 1-2 times per semester.
• Engage in teaching development activities and pursue feedback for continuous improvement.

Pharmacy Practice

• Maintain a clinical or practice site in collaboration with faculty preceptors.
• Provide patient care services consistent with the fellow’s area of expertise and licensure.
• Demonstrate professional and ethical behavior in all practice-related settings.

Scholarship and Research

• Develop and execute scholarship projects tailored to personal and professional interests.
• Participate in study design, data collection, analysis, and dissemination of results.
• Prepare abstracts, posters, and manuscripts for presentation or publication.
• Contribute to the scholarship mission of the School of Pharmacy through innovation in teaching or practice.

Service and Leadership

• Contribute to school and professional service activities.
• Participate in community outreach and engagement activities that support the school’s mission such as precepting free clinics and health fairs.
• Represent the school and fellowship program at professional meetings and conferences (as available).

Professional and Leadership Development

• Engage in structured mentorship with faculty and administrative leaders.
• Participate in seminars and workshops focused on academic career preparation, leadership, and communication.
• Develop competencies in time management, curriculum development, and assessment methods.
• Demonstrate initiative, accountability, and commitment to professional growth.

Required Qualifications

• PharmD degree from an ACPE-accredited institution.
• Licensed to practice in Texas.
• Completed one to two years of post-graduate PGY1 Pharmacy residency training (or equivalent experience)