PGY2 Internal Medicine Residency
Methodist University Hospital, in conjunction with the University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, offers an ASHP-accredited postgraduate year two (PGY-2) residency in Internal Medicine Pharmacy Practice. The purpose of the program is to provide the resident with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes required to achieve excellence as a clinician, educator, and scholar in internal medicine.
Residents will have the opportunity to complete rotations with numerous inpatient, academic internal medicine teams, as well as specialized areas of medicine. Residents are expected to perform independently and demonstrate proficiency during all rotation activities.
The residency preceptor provides guidance and assistance to the resident and ensures that the goals set by the resident and the program goals are met. The preceptor also provides the resident with frequent evaluation of their progress, including a written evaluation at the conclusion of the rotation. All residents are expected to demonstrate self- initiative, independent learning skills, and effective communication skills throughout the residency. Frequent, clear communication is the key to a successful resident/preceptor relationship.
In addition to the learning experiences outlined below, residents are also able to participate in several learning opportunities meant to complement their clinical rotations. These include the Pharmacy Residency Education Series (PRES), the research development series, and the University of Tennessee Teaching and Learning Program (if a similar program was not completed during the PGY1 year).
Learning Experiences
Required Core Rotations
(Each 4 Weeks in Duration)
- Orientation (if PGY1 not completed at MUH)
- Internal Medicine — Teaching 1 & 2
- Internal Medicine — Primary Precepting
- Internal Medicine — Hospitalist
- Nephrology
- Transitions of Care
- Critical Care Selective (MICU, Neuro ICU, CVICU)
Longitudinal Experiences
- Pharmacy Practice Staffing (approximately every 4th weekend, one evening per month)
- On-Call (approximately 2-3 weeks per year)
- Medication Use Safety & Policy (16 weeks)
- Residency Presentations (continuing education and college of pharmacy lecture)
- UTHSC College of Pharmacy Applied Therapeutics Course Precepting
Elective Experiences
Select 3-4; Each 4 Weeks in Duration
- Academia
- Acute Stroke
- Antimicrobial Stewardship/Infectious Diseases
- Cardiology
- Emergency Medicine
- General Neurology
- Hepatology
- Hematology/Oncology Clinic
- Internal Medicine 5
- Transplant Nephrology
- Transplant Surgery (Liver)
Recent Residency Graduates
| Year | Resident | First Post-Residency Position |
| 2021 | Lauren Daigle Breite, PharmD, BCPS | Clinical Pharmacy Specialist – Internal Medicine Baptist Memorial Healthcare, Jackson, MS |
| 2022 | Drew Wells, PharmD, BCPS | Clinical Pharmacy Specialist – Internal Medicine Methodist University Hospital, Memphis, TN |
| 2023 | Candra Hubbard, PharmD, BCPS | Clinical Pharmacy Specialist – Internal Medicine Atrium Health-Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston Salem, NC |
| 2024 | Tara Parnacott, PharmD, BCPS | Clinical Pharmacy Specialist – Internal Medicine Virginia Commonwealth University Health, Richmond, VA |
| 2025 | Caleb Greer, PharmD | Clinical Pharmacy Specialist – Internal Medicine Methodist University Hospital, Memphis, TN |
Salary and Benefits
Residents are employed as full-time associates of the University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center and supplemental pharmacists within Methodist Healthcare.
- Approximate Salary: $51,000 (paid monthly)
- Free badge-accessed, covered garage parking
- Private office with dual screen monitors
- University of Tennessee Health Sciences College of Pharmacy Affiliated Instructor
- Institutional and university resources, including drug resources, medical journal access and other clinical databases
- Additional benefits include health insurance, paid time off, bereavement and conference/travel support