Psychiatric Pharmacy Residency Programs

HCA Management Services/University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy, Nashville, TN

Last updated: 08/07/2024

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Maximum Number of Positions

• PGY1: 0
• PGY2 Psychiatry: 1
• PGY2 Neurology: 0

Program Details

• Primary Practice Site: Community hospital
• PGY2 Required Practice Settings: 85% Inpatient / 15% Outpatient
• ASHP Accreditation Status: Yes (code: 54046)
• NMS Participant: Yes (code: 723266)
• Program Inception: 2014
• Application Deadline: 01/05/2025
• Starting Date: July 2025
• Estimated Stipend: $53,000
• Financial Support for AAPP Annual Meeting: Full Support
• Fringe Benefits: In addition to a competitive salary, residents also enjoy additional benefits: • Medical, dental, and vision insurance available through the University of Tennessee • Travel allowance for participation in professional meetings • Free parking • Access to corporate gym/workout facility
• Interviews Required: Yes
• Offers pre-commitment: Yes, American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) has determined early commitment candidates may be considered from the HCA Healthcare/UTHSC COP corporate based PGY1 programs and from the HCA Healthcare TriStar Centennial PGY1 program.

Special Requirements for Application

• PharmD
• Completion of PGY1 Residency OR equivalent experience
• Eligible for state licensure
• Curriculum vitae
• US Citizenship

PGY2 Rotations offered

• Administration
• Adult inpatient psychiatry
• Adult outpatient psychiatry
• Child and adolescent psychiatry
• Forensic psychiatry
• Geriatric psychiatry
• Mental health court
• Substance abuse

PGY2 Features

• PGY2 Staffing Component: Yes, Required
• PGY2 Teaching Component: Yes, Optional
• PGY2 Teaching Certificate Program: Yes, Optional
• PGY2 Other Features: As a member of a team of eleven pharmacy residents, each resident performs a vital role as preceptor for students rotating through the corporate office practice site. HCA has strong ties to the five local colleges of pharmacy and involvement with several others nationwide.
• PGY2 Preceptors: 5 BCPPs, 0 Other Pharmacists, 0 Non-Pharmacists

Program Philosophy

Residents are trained to assume responsibility for identifying and implementing opportunities to improve the medication-use system in psychiatric practice areas; and equipped to provide patient-centered medication therapy by participating as integral members of inpatient and outpatient interdisciplinary teams caring for individuals with psychiatric and neuropsychiatric disorders. Groomed for practice leadership, program graduates can be expected to continue their pursuit of expertise in practice; to possess advanced skills to identify the pharmacotherapy and medication use training needs of others caring for individuals with psychiatric and neuropsychiatric disorders; to deliver effective training to health care professionals and patients, and to contribute to public health efforts for mental health improvement and wellness.

Site Special Features

Residency program is shared between HCA Healthcare and our local behavioral health free-standing hospitals (i.e., TriStar Centennial Parthenon Pavilion and Pinewood Springs Mental Health Wellness); both of these practice locations are in the Nashville metro area and provide inpatient and outpatient services to a variety of patient populations. The resident will also be aligned with the HCA Healthcare Behavioral Health Service line and corporate Pharmacy Services; throughout the year, the resident will be involved in projects at the facility and corporate level. The resident will also have many opportunities to be involved in and network with other psychiatric pharmacists at the local, state, and national level.