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PGY-1 Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Pharmacy Residency

  • 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM

PGY-1 Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Pharmacy Residency

  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
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PGY-1 RESIDENCY DESCRIPTION

Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital’s Pharmacy Practice Residency is a 12-month program offering an opportunity to train in a pharmacy practice model consistent with the Best Practice model advocated by ASHP. 

Required experiences 

Operations 

Orientation

Acute Medicine I

Acute Medicine II

Acute Medicine with Cardiology emphasis

Critical Care 

Pharmacotherapy Clinic 

Pharmacy Administration

Concentrated Research/Project/Staffing

Elective options

Neonatal ICU 

Emergency Medicine 

Infectious Diseases

Nutrition 

Pain & Palliative Care

Critical Care II 

Cardiology II 

Longitudinal experiences

Emergency Medicine Response - Code Blue, Code Stroke, Sepsis Response

Antimicrobial Stewardship (4 months)

Medication Safety (4 months)

Performance Improvement – LEAN (4 months)

Parenteral Nutrition Service

Teaching Certificate  

Drug Information

Formal Presentations 

Medication Use Evaluation 

Precepting Applied Therapeutics course

Research Project 

Weekend Staffing (every 3 weeks)

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS 

Interested applicants should be eligible for licensure in the state of Tennessee. All application materials should be submitted via PhORCAS by December 31. 

  • Letter of Intent

  • Curriculum vitae

  • An official transcript from an ACPE-Accredited Doctor of Pharmacy Program or an ACPE-Accredited Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Program

  • Three letters of recommendation

CONTACT INFORMATION

ASHP CODE: 54052

Website:https://www.sthealth.com/resources/residents/pharmacy-residency/saint-thomas-rutherford-pharmacy-residency 

Meagan Phelps, PharmD, BCPS

PGY-1 Residency Program Director

(615) 396-4934

Meagan.Phelps@ascension.org

Melaina Perry, PharmD, BCPS

PGY-1 Residency Program Coordinator
(615) 396-6007
Melaina.Perry@ascension.org