TJ Pham

His Story

TJ Pham, Pharm.D., BCPS obtained his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Missouri - Kansas City (UMKC) in 2016. After graduation, he moved to Joplin, Missouri to become the inaugural PGY1 Pharmacy Resident at Freeman Health System. As the inaugural pharmacy resident, TJ had the opportunity to be heavily involved with the development of the program and the accreditation process, which is an invaluable experience for a new practitioner.

Facility

The University of Kansas Health System St. Francis Campus is a community hospital located in Topeka, the capital city of Kansas. The hospital is co-managed through a partnership between Ardent Health Services and The University of Kansas Health System. The hospital has an average census of 120.

The hospital is proud to be a part of a long legacy of high-quality, compassionate care, dating back to 1909 as the mission of a group of Catholic nuns who rose up to meet the needs of their community.

Recent Significant Projects

I utilized my experience as an inaugural pharmacy resident to help build a brand new PGY1 Pharmacy Residency at my institution. I assisted with the onboarding process and helped to standardize training new pharmacy employees. Most recently, I was in charge of implementing vancomycin dosing using area under the curve protocol. I am also mentoring the pharmacy resident to develop a new protocol for enoxaparin in the obese patient population.  

Initial Involvement in ASHP

I am a member of the Section Advisory Group (SAG) on Small and Rural Hospitals within the Section of Inpatient Care Practitioners. I am also a regular reviewer for ASHP's CV Review Program.

Why did you become involved in ASHP? 

As a student and a new pharmacy practitioner, ASHP has helped me to be more confident with my knowledge and my practice. I always love the idea of giving back to the profession and ASHP has numerous opportunities for me to do that.

How would you explain the value of ASHP to a friend or colleague?

ASHP has many resources to improve your knowledge, your teaching abilities, and your professional development. I am particularly impressed with the board certification in pharmacotherapy specialty (BCPS) continuing education as I have applied multiple lessons that I have learned from this program to improve pharmaceutical care for my patients.

What is the value of ASHP for the profession? 

ASHP represents the unified voice of health-system pharmacy professionals and advances the profession in multiple ways. Through ASHP, pharmacists have the opportunity to grow and practice at the top of their license.