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The Department of Pharmacy Services at Johnson City Medical Center (JCMC) offers a Postgraduate Year One (PGY1) Pharmacy Residency and a Postgraduate Year Two (PGY2) Critical Care Pharmacy Residency. The programs follow the guidelines and accreditation standard of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP).

Johnson City Medical Center is a 445-bed tertiary referral center located in Northeastern Tennessee. JCMC is one of five Level 1 Trauma Centers in the state of Tennessee and is a Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center. JCMC is part of Ballad Health, an integrated healthcare delivery system serving 29 counties in Northeastern Tennessee, Southwestern Virginia, Northwestern North Carolina, and Southeastern Kentucky.

The department of pharmacy services has a progressive practice model with centralized clinical pharmacists, decentralized clinical pharmacists, and clinical pharmacy specialists. Pharmacy practice is supported by computerized prescriber order entry, an integrated electronic health record, automated dispensing cabinets, barcode medication administration, and smart infusion pumps. Additionally, the department of pharmacy services provides services to Niswonger Children’s Hospital, an outpatient infusion center, and Ballad Health Cancer Care at JCMC.

Pharmacy services provided at JCMC include:

• 24/7 pharmacist code response
• Interprofessional rounding
• Decentralized pharmacy services
• Anticoagulation consults
• Adult parenteral nutrition consults
• Pharmacist-managed renal dosage adjustments
• Pharmacist-managed pharmacokinetic dosing (aminoglycosides and vancomycin)
• Patient medication counseling
• Drug information responses

JCMC serves as a practice site for introductory and advanced pharmacy practice experiences for Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy at East Tennessee State University.

Program Purpose:

PGY1 residency programs build upon Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) education and outcomes to develop pharmacist practitioners with knowledge, skills, and abilities as defined in the educational competency areas, goals, and objectives. Residents who successfully complete PGY1 residency programs will be skills in diverse patient care, practice management, leaders, and education and be prepared to provide patient are, seek board certification in pharmacotherapy (i.e., BCPS) and pursue advanced education and training opportunities including postgraduate year two (PGY2) residencies.

Our Mission:

Honor those we serve by delivering the best possible care

Our Vision:

To build a legacy of superior health by listening to and caring for those we serve.

Our Values: caring, faith, quality, creativity, honesty, respect

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:

Ballad Health embraces an environment where inclusion is valued, and people respect each other as individuals. We appreciate our differences and similarities. They enable us to better serve our patients, one another, and our communities.

Residency Benefits:

• $44,553 stipend
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Travel support to attend professional meetings
• American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Midyear Clinical Meeting
• Regional Residency Conference

Learning experiences

Required

• Orientation (clinical and operational)
• Cardiology
• Critical Care (Medicine or Trauma-Surgical)
• Infectious Diseases
• Medicine (Family or Internal)
• Management
• Pediatrics

Elective

• Critical Care Medicine
• Emergency Medicine
• Family Medicine
• Infectious Diseases
• Inpatient Oncology
• Internal Medicine
• Outpatient Oncology
• Precepting
• Trauma-Surgical Critical Care

Longitudinal

• Advancing Practice
• Continuing Education
• Formulary Review
• Medication Use Evaluation (MUE)
• Research
• Staffing

A voluntary Teaching and Learning Certificate (TLC) is available through East Tennessee State University Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy. Resident preceptors serve as adjunct faculty and precept Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) students.

For more information and additional resources, please contact:

Pauline Chatnick, PharmD, PGDip

Regional Pharmacy Clinical Coordinator

PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program Director

pauline.chatnick@balladhealth.org

423-431-2795

Thank you for your interest.

Eligibility:

• Graduate or candidate for graduation from an ACPE accredited Doctor of Pharmacy degree program (or one in the process of pursuing accreditation) or have a Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Examination Committee (FPGEC) certificate from the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP).
• Eligible for pharmacist licensure in the state of Tennessee and licensed within the first 90 days of the residency program.

Application Requirements:

• All application materials are to be submitted using PhORCAS
• College of Pharmacy transcripts
• Curriculum vitae (CV)
• Letter of intent
• Three letters of recommendation (at least two should be from clinical preceptors)
• Participation in the ASHP Resident Matching Program

About Johnson City Medical Center, Ballad Health

The Department of Pharmacy Services at Johnson City Medical Center (JCMC) offers a Postgraduate Year One (PGY1) Pharmacy Residency and a Postgraduate Year Two (PGY2) Critical Care Pharmacy Residency. The programs follow the guidelines and accreditation standard of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP). Johnson City Medical Center is a 445-bed tertiary referral center located in Northeastern Tennessee. JCMC is one of five Level 1 Trauma Centers in the state of Tennessee and is a Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center. JCMC is part of Ballad Health, an integrated healthcare delivery system serving 29 counties in Northeastern Tennessee, Southwestern Virginia, Northwestern North Carolina, and Southeastern Kentucky. The department of pharmacy services has a progressive practice model with centralized clinical pharmacists, decentralized clinical pharmacists, and clinical pharmacy specialists. Pharmacy practice is supported by computerized prescriber order entry, an integrated electronic health record, automated dispensing cabinets, barcode medication administration, and smart infusion pumps. Additionally, the department of pharmacy services provides services to Niswo...nger Children’s Hospital, an outpatient infusion center, and Ballad Health Cancer Care at JCMC. Pharmacy services provided at JCMC include: 24/7 pharmacist code response Interprofessional rounding Decentralized pharmacy services Anticoagulation consults Adult parenteral nutrition consults Pharmacist-managed renal dosage adjustments Pharmacist-managed pharmacokinetic dosing (aminoglycosides and vancomycin) Patient medication counseling Drug information responses JCMC serves as a practice site for introductory and advanced pharmacy practice experiences for Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy at East Tennessee State University.

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