Overview
The Fellowship in Pharmacy Informatics offered by the Department of Pharmacotherapy and Translational Research in the University of Florida College of Pharmacy is a two-year program for pharmacists who want to develop advanced skills in clinical practice, research, and teaching in the area of pharmacy informatics.
Program Dates
The fellowship is two years in length, beginning July 1 and ending June 30. The fellowship cycle starts on even-numbered years (e.g., July 2022 to June 2024)
Training Sites
This fellowship program is housed in the UF College of Pharmacy in Gainesville, Florida. The fellow will have the opportunity to work at three sites: the UF College of Pharmacy, UF Clinical and Translational Science Institute, and UF Health.
Training Opportunities
- Obtain Epic® certifications and badges (Inpatient pharmacist clinical tools builder, Best-Practice Advisory basic and advance badges)
- Develop and maintain clinical decision support for pharmacogenomics
- Provide informatics support for pharmacogenomics clinical trials
- Query electronic health record (EHR) data from the UF database for research requests (working with the UF Integrated Data Repository or IDR team)
- Collaborate with multiple healthcare professionals to help implement informatics applications for Artificial Intelligence research
- Develop and deliver lectures and lead topic discussions in the area of pharmacy informatics for PharmD students
- Design, initiate and conduct new research in the area of pharmacy informatics
- Publishing papers in peer-reviewed journals is expected
Application Requirements
Minimum requirements:
- Doctor of Pharmacy degree from an ACPE-accredited institution
- Expectation for Florida Pharmacist license within 6 months from the time the position starts.
Preferred qualifications:
- Completion of a PGY1 residency or one year of experience in clinical practice.
Application Process
Interested applicants should contact the fellowship director prior to submission of application materials. All application materials should be submitted electronically by email to khoanguyen@cop.ufl.edu.
The application deadline is April 1.
Required application material:
- Letter of intent (in two pages or less, describe experience and reasons for pursuing this fellowship)
- Current curriculum vitae
- Three letters of recommendation
- Unofficial transcript (from PharmD program only)
Statement of Respect and Dignity for All
The Pharmacy Informatics Fellowship program is committed to cultivating an environment where all can thrive. Our program is strengthened by including those from varied backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We hold ourselves accountable for creating an inclusive and nurturing learning environment, ensuring equal opportunity for all trainees. The UF College of Pharmacy and our training program are dedicated to assisting all trainees in their pursuit of excellence as they strive to achieve their personal and professional goals.
Fellowship Director
Khoa Nguyen Pharm.D.
Khoa Nguyen, Pharm.D., received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Michigan, College of Pharmacy. He then completed a fellowship in medical informatics at the VA Indianapolis, HSR&D. After his fellowship, he joined the Regenstrief Institute, Center for Health Services Research as a research scientist and Purdue University, College of Pharmacy as a Visiting Assistant Professor. Currently, Dr. Nguyen is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmacotherapy and Translational Research at the University of Florida, College of Pharmacy. His clinical practice is within the UF Health Personalized Medicine Program to help develop and improve pharmacogenomic clinical decision support. Additionally, he serves as a faculty liaison at the UF CTSI Integrated Data Repository (IDR) Services to support both research data requests and research IT integration into UF Health electronic health record (EHR) system.
Dr. Khoa Nguyen’s research interests include medical informatics, human-computer interaction, pharmacogenomics, and artificial intelligence (AI). His research focused on improving patient safety through human factor engineering and health information technology. Specifically, Dr. Nguyen wants to utilize human factor engineering, and human-computer interaction method to enhance the implementation of pharmacogenomic clinical decision supports (PGx-CDS). PGx-CDS, when implemented, can foster pharmacogenomics service to predict and prevent severe adverse drug reactions from genetic mutations. Finally, Dr. Nguyen wants to improve the integration of AI tools into EHR systems to assist clinical decision-making. Current projects include the integration of a machine-learning opioid prediction and risk stratification into the UF EHR system as well as develop an AI prediction model and CDS to improve PGx uptake.