Pharmacy Operations Manager
Houston Methodist Hospital
Dr. Bhakta is a 2016 Pharm.D. graduate from the University of Houston College of Pharmacy. Dr. Bhakta pursued post-graduate training with The Houston Program where he completed the Health System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership Residency with Houston Methodist Hospital and his M.S. in Pharmacy Administration in 2018. Dr. Bhakta received his BCPS certification in 2017. Following residency training, Dr. Bhakta served as the Pharmacy Administrative Specialist over Operations, Education, and Training for the flagship academic medical center of Houston Methodist, an 8 hospital system.
In his current role as Pharmacy Operations Manager and PGY1/2 HSPAL Residency Program Coordinator he oversees sterile compounding, inpatient central pharmacy operations, strategic insourcing/repackaging, and the systemwide centralized pharmacy order review program, alongside serving as Chair for local and system level interdisciplinary committees.
Dr. Bhakta's current interest areas are Acute Care Operations, Leadership Development, Pharmacy Technician Advancement, Pharmacy Practice and Distribution Models Innovation, Productivity and Monitoring, Insourcing/Consolidated Services, and Safety Innovation within the Medication Use Process.
Dr. Bhakta actively precepts IPPE, APPE, and PGY1&2 residents as part of the portfolio of training programs Houston Methodist offers.
Monday, December 5, 2022
2:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Monday, December 5, 2022
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM