PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program

 

VUH PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program 

PGY1 Recruitment Details

Virtual Information Sessions:

The PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program will be hosting three virtual informational sessions. These sessions will include a brief program overview and a question-and-answer session with the current residents and the residency program director.  All candidates interested in the program are highly encouraged to sign up.  Registration is required (see link below) and the Teams link will be sent out the day of the event.

  • October 29th from 6-7pm CST
  • November 19th from 6-7pm CST
  • December 17th from 12-1pm CST

Register Here!

Residency Showcases:

The PGY1 Program will be participating in the following showcases:

  • SNPhA/ACCP Residency Showcase November 12th from 5-6pm
  • TPA Residency Showcase in Nashville, TN on October 18th


Residency Purpose Statement

The Vanderbilt University Hospital (VUH) 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 skilled in diverse patient care, practice management, leadership, and education, and be prepared to provide patient care, seek board certification in pharmacotherapy (i.e., BCPS), and pursue advanced education and training opportunities including postgraduate year two (PGY2) residencies.

 

Program Overview

The Vanderbilt University Hospital (VUH) PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency is a 12-month program accredited by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, and was initiated in 1993 with one residency position. It has grown over the years to five positions. This residency offers the opportunity to learn and practice pharmaceutical care in an acute inpatient setting. Experiences are offered in management, critical care, cardiology, oncology, nutrition, transplant, pediatrics, general medicine, and informatics. One focus of our program is to customize the PGY1 learning experience to the resident. This is accomplished by having multiple elective rotations and tailoring the program to each residents’ individual goals.

 


Rotations

All clinical rotations are approximately 4 weeks duration and correspond with the calendar month.

RequiredElective 
 Internal Medicine  Emergency MedicineInfectious Disease - Rogers ID
 Administration   General PediatricsNeonatal ICU
 Pharmacy Orientation  Endocrinology Outpatient ClinicPediatric Cardiac ICU
   HIV Ambulatory CarePediatric Oncology and Stem Cell Transplant
Selective (two required)  Infectious Diseases 1Pulmonary Medicine
 Trauma ICU  InformaticsStem Cell Transplant & Cellular Therapy
 Surgical ICU  Mechanical Cardiac SupportStroke/Neurology
 Medical ICU  Pediatric ICUHeart/Lung Transplant
 Neuro ICU  Malignant HematologyKidney/Pancreas Transplant
 ICU Nutrition Support  Medical OncologyLiver Transplant
 Cardiology Critical Care  Medical Outpatient Oncology - GI ClinicVanderbilt Familiar Faces
   Medical Outpatient Oncology - Thoracic ClinicCardiology

 


Longitudinal Experiences

Required Longitudinal Experiences
  Hospital Pharmacy Practice Staffing
  Code Response
  Journal Club x 2
  Therapeutic Exchange
  Medication Use Evaluation
  Drug Monograph
  Research Project
  Presentation of Research Project at the Regional Residency Conference
  Coordination of InPharmation
  Case Presentation x 2
 
Optional Longitudinal Experiences
  Teaching Certificate
   Click here for more information on longitudinal experiences

 


Selected Resident Publications

 

Evaluating antibiotic de-escalation for autologous stem cell transplant patients with febrile neutropenia in a real-world clinical setting. 
Winget M et al.
Accepted for publication in Transplantation and Cellular Therapy. 2024

Tapering opioids in patients with persistent pain after cancer treatment.
Butler TW, Lochridge BM, Hande K, et. al.
Pain Medicine, 2024 Jul 16:pnae061.

Composite CYP3A (CYP3A4 and CYP3A5) phenotypes and influence on tacrolimus dose adjusted concentrations in adult heart transplant recipients.
Liu M, Hernandez S, Aquilante CL, et al.
Pharmacogenomics J. 2024 Feb 15;24(2):4.

Evaluation of modified fixed dose four-factor prothrombin complex concentrate for warfarin reversal. 
Peterson ME, Jaynes MP, Berardi S, Morton C.
J Thromb Thrombolysis. 2024 Jun;57(5):865-870.

Conversion between sirolimus and everolimus in heart transplant recipients.
Wert T, Heeney S, Morrison M.
Clin Transplant. 2023 Nov;37(11):e15102.

Quantifying Critical Care Pharmacist Interventions in COVID-19.
Pluenneke JC, Semler MW, Casey JD, et al.
Journal of Intensive Care Medicine Feb 2023

Identifying Predictors of Extubation on the day of Passing an SBT in Critically ill Adults.
Patel S, Stollings JL, Casey JD, et al.
J Intensive Care Med. 2023 Jun; 38(6):529-533.

5 verus 10 Units of Intravenous Insulin for Hyperkalemia in Patients with Moderate Renal Dysfunction.
Finder SN, McLaughlin LB, Dillon RC.
J Emerg Med. 2022 Mar;62(3):298-305.

Evaluation of healthcare-associated infection rates in patients with hematologic malignancies and stem cell transplantation during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. 
Bobbitt LJ, Satyanarayana G, Van Metre Baum L, Nebhan CA, Kassim AA, Gatwood KS
Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology 2022:2(1):e11

The Efficacy and Safety of Methylnaltrexone for the Treatment of Postoperative Ileus. Am Surg
Beavers J, Orton L, Atchison A, et al.
2021 Oct 13. 31348211048825. doi: 10.1177/00031348211048825. Online ahead of print.

New-onset posttransplant diabetes mellitus after haploidentical hematopoietic cell transplantation with posttransplant cyclophosphamide
Mangan BL, Patel D, Chen H, Gatwood K, et al.
eJHaem 2020;1-5

Driving antimicrobial use improvement: attitudes of providers of adult hospital care on optimal attribution and feedback
Lines, TH, Nesbitt WJ, Nelson GE
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology 2018;39(8) : 983-985

Time to First Culture Positivity Among Critically Ill Adults with Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Growth in Respiratory or Blood Cultures
Melling PA, Noto MJ, Rice TW, et al. 
Annals of Pharmacotherapy 2019 Sept 22

International Analgesia, Sedation, and Delirium Practices: a prospective cohort study
Owen GD, Stollings JL, Rakhit S, et al.
Journal of Intensive Care 2019;7(25):3-7

Antimicrobial Exposure and the Risk of Delirium in Critically Ill Patients
Grahl JJ, Stollings JL, Rakhit S, Person AK, et al.
Critical Care 2018;22:337

Defining Incidence and Risk Factors for Catheter-Associated Bloodstream Infections in an Outpatient Adult Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Program
McDonald MK, Culos KA, Gatwood KS, et al.
Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. 2018 (00);1-7

“Real-World” Application of Thrombolysis in Cardiac Arrest
Smith SE, Johnson DC.
J Pharm Pract. 2018 Sep 13

  Click here to see more resident publications

 


Program Details

2024-2025 PGY1 Residents

VCH Medical Housestaff Tour

VUMC Human Resources

VUMC Graduate Medical Education (GME) Tour

Vanderbilt Community

 


Application Information

Number of Positions: Five
Residency starting date: June 16, 2025
Paid Time Off (PTO) including holidays: 16 days
Estimated stipend - approx. $60,000


Application Requirements

Doctor of Pharmacy degree from an ACPE accredited degree program, CV, letter of intent, three letters of recommendation (minimum of two letters from clinical preceptors), transcripts for pharmacy coursework, licensure in Tennessee, and GPA greater than 3.25. Candidates from pass/fail pharmacy schools will be given full consideration.
The VUH pharmacy residency program is NOT able to sponsor visas for pharmacy residents.

Submit application in PhORCAS application portal by January 2 deadline


Contact Information

email: pgy1pharmresidency@vumc.org
Kelli Rumbaugh, PharmD, BCCCP, FCCM PGY1 Residency Program Director
Vanderbilt University Medical Center   Department of Pharmacy
1211 Medical Center Drive B131 VUH   Nashville, TN 37232-7610


Institutional Information

Private non-profit hospital/clinic | Teaching/Tertiary Model | Total Beds 1622
Professional Staff = 372 | Non-professional staff = 450