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Pharmacy Residency

Program overview

Cookeville Regional Medical Center offers a Postgraduate Year One (PGY1) Pharmacy Residency Program that will build clinical and leadership skills that are essential for pharmacists to efficiently and effectively operate in today’s healthcare environment.

The PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program at Cookeville Regional is a one year, American Society of Health System Pharmacists (ASHP) accredited program. The residency program began in 2011 and is currently offering three positions.

Intensive and varied experiences are offered in critical care, cardiology, internal medicine, practice management, metabolic support, oncology, emergency medicine, ambulatory care, medication safety, drug information, anticoagulation, infectious disease and informatics.

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Quick facts

Training site type: Hospital

Owner affiliate: Government-city

Model type(s): Acute care

Tax status: Non-profit

Professional staff: 35

Non-professional staff: 52

Number of medical centers: 1

Total beds: 269

Average daily census: 300

MISSION

Better health through pharmacy care

VISION

Provide exceptional care to our community, continuously improve quality, and lead the profession in innovation

VALUES

Accountability, Communication, Efficiency, Empowerment, Excellence, Innovation, Integrity, Teamwork

Strong. Prepared. Dedicated.

Intensive and varied experiences in internal medicine, critical care, infectious diseases, nutrition care, drug information, cardiology, anticoagulation, practice management, medication safety, pharmacokinetics, oncology, emergency medicine, ambulatory care and informatics.

Residents will participate in educating providers, students, patients and the public throughout the facility and in the community.

Facility preceptors are affiliated with the University of Tennessee, Lipscomb University, Union University, Drake University and South College.

Additional information

Residency information

Duration: 12 months

Number of positions: 3

Estimated stipend: $48,500/year, paid bi-weekly

Application deadline: Jan. 5

Starting date: First Monday in July each year

Ending date: June 30

Interview required: Yes

Weekend staffing required: Yes

Core rotations

Orientation

Critical care

Cardiology

Internal medicine

Practice management

Longitudinal experiences

Ambulatory care

Antimicrobial stewardship

Drug information

Medication safety

Metabolic support

Residency project

Elective rotations

Oncology

Emergency medicine

Infectious diseases

Ambulatory care

Sterile compounding

Informatics

Oncology II

Cardiology II

Critical care II

Internal medicine II

Practice management II

Position summary

This position is responsible for pharmaceutical care of patients, including all age groups (infants, pediatrics, adolescents, adults and geriatrics).

Applicant is also responsible for participating in Pharmacy Quality Improvement activities and teaching pharmacotherapeutics and community medication education classes.

Prospective resident will use knowledge and critical judgment to make decisions concerning patient drug therapy. He/she should demonstrate knowledge of the psychosocial needs, clinical assessment implications, and/or consequences of technology upon all age groups.

Other responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Medication use evaluations

Formal seminar

Monographs for P&T presentation

Journal club presentations

Residency project with presentation at Mid-South Residency Conference

Project manuscript

Teaching and learning certificate

BLS, ACLS and PALS certification

2024 CRMC Pharmacy Residents

Application Requirements

  • Completion of a Doctor of Pharmacy from an accredited school of pharmacy
  • Tennessee Board of Pharmacy licensure
  • Participation in the ASHP residency matching process
  • Completion of PhORCAS online application
  • Curriculum vitae
  • Letter of intent
  • Official college of pharmacy transcript
  • Three (3) letters of recommendation using standard template in PhORCAS

Applicant should possess the ability to work independently in clinical activities and in the development of workflow processes and procedures.

Good communication skills linking pharmacy, nursing staff and the medical staff is mandatory.

Benefits

Accrued paid time off (PTO): 5.2230 hours per pay period

Accrued short-term disability benefit (STDBP): 2.48 hours per pay period

Full health benefits

Free parking

Residents’ office space

Paid professional travel at ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting and Mid-South Residency Conference

Teaching and learning certificate

Meet the residents

Stephen Crispi, PharmD

Stephen Crispi, PharmD

Pharmacy Resident

Cookeville Regional Medical Center

Bailey Dillon, PharmD

Bailey Dillon, PharmD

Pharmacy Resident

Cookeville Regional Medical Center

Cassie Surber, PharmD

Cassie Surber, PharmD

Pharmacy Resident

Cookeville Regional Medical Center

PGY1 Residency Program contacts

Jeremy Walley, PharmD, BCPS

Clinical pharmacy coordinator; PGY1 pharmacy residency director

Cookeville Regional Medical Center

Sheldon Hitchcock, PharmD, BCPS

Pharmacy director

Cookeville Regional Medical Center

Alumni list

2023

  • Shelby West Bennett, PharmD
  • Mariah Massengale, PharmD

2022

  • Kyle Coutinho, PharmD, BCPS: Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in Emergency Medicine at Cookeville Regional Medical Center
  • Samir Patel, PharmD, BCPS: Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at Cookeville Regional Medical Center
  • Brennen Coomes, PharmD: Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at Medical University of South Carolina

2021

  • Loretta Moate, PharmD, BCPS: Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at Cookeville Regional Medical Center
  • Chloe Wall Kent, PharmD, BCPS: Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at Cookeville Regional Medical Center

2020

  • Jonathan Clark, PharmD, BCPS: Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at Cookeville Regional Medical Center
  • Sheldon Hitchcock, PharmD, BCPS: Pharmacy Director at Cookeville Regional Medical Center

2019

  • Neda Borhani, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP, BCEMP: Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in Emergency Medicine at Cookeville Regional Medical Center
  • Amy Hutchens, PharmD: Clinical Pharmacist at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee
  • Evelyn Moffatt, PharmD, BCACP: Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in Ambulatory Care at Multnomah County Health Department
  • August Whipple West, MM, PharmD, BCPS, BCEMP: Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in Emergency Medicine at Cookeville Regional Medical Center

2018

  • Peggy Curriston, PharmD: Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, UT
  • Carmen Esch Crowley, PharmD, BCPS: Clinical Staff Pharmacist at Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital
  • Katherine Jones, PharmD, BCPS: Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at Southern Hills HCA

2017

  • Rhiannon Facchinei, PharmD, BCPS: Clinical Pharmacist at St. Thomas Midtown, Nashville, Tennessee
  • Quyen Nguyen, PharmD, BCPS: Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at Cookeville Regional Medical Center
  • Kinsi Tellep Brindley, PharmD, BCPS: Medical Science Liaison at Sanofi

2016

  • Denise Bentley, PharmD, BCPS: Medical Science Liaison at Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals
  • Bradley Cagle, PharmD, BCPS: Clinical Pharmacy Manager at Morristown-Hamblen Healthcare System
  • Areeman Saed, PharmD: Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at Cookeville Regional Medical Center

2015

  • Ashly Hancock Schuyler, PharmD: Clinical Staff Pharmacist at IU Health University Hospital
  • Jonathan Mitchell, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP, BCCCP: Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at Baptist Memorial Hospital – DeSoto

2014

  • Kyle Allmond, PharmD, BCPS: Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at Blount Memorial Hospital
  • Erin Tackett, PharmD, BCPS: Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at CHI Memorial Chattanooga

2013

  • Kathryn Black, PharmD, BCPS: Clinical/Staff Pharmacist at St. Thomas West Hospital, Nashville, Tennessee
  • Whitney Huddleston, PharmD: Clinical Pharmacist at Piedmont Athens Regional – AmCare

2012

  • Taylor Burich, PharmD, BCPS: Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at Cookeville Regional Medical Center
  • Kenneth Dyer, PharmD: Clinical Pharmacist Specialist at CHI Memorial Chattanooga