PGY2 Program Purpose

The PGY2 Critical Care Residency Program at DCH builds on Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) education and PGY1 pharmacy residency programs to contribute to the development of clinical pharmacists in specialized areas of practice. PGY2 residencies provide residents with opportunities to function independently as practitioners by conceptualizing and integrating accumulated experience and knowledge and incorporating both into the provision of patient care or other advanced practice settings. Residents who successfully complete an accredited PGY2 pharmacy residency are prepared for advanced patient care, academic or other specialized positions, along with board certification in critical care.

Required Learning Experiences:

Orientation
Nutrition Support
Medical ICU I and II
Trauma Surgical ICU I and II
Emergency Medicine

Longitudinal Experiences:

Practice Management
Drug Information
Effective Education and Teaching
Research

Elective Experiences:

Repeat required experience
Internal Medicine
Antimicrobial Stewardship
Medication Safety
Pharmacy Administration
Cardiac ICU

Current & Former Residents

2024-2025
Danielle Wilson, Pharm.D.
Pharmacy School: Auburn University
PGY1: DCH Regional Medical Center
PGY2 Research project: Average Time to Appropriate Sedation Initiation after Rapid Sequence Intubation in Various Hospital Settings

2023-2024
Turner Huddleston, Pharm.D.
Pharmacy School: Auburn University
PGY1: DCH Regional Medical Center
PGY2 Research Project: Implementation and Evaluation of a Pharmacist-Driven Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia Protocol at a Large Community Hospital
Current Position: Cardiovascular Surgery ICU Clinical Pharmacist, UAB Medicine

2022-2023
Madissen Humphries, Pharm.D., BCCCP
Pharmacy School: Auburn University
PGY1: DCH Regional Medical Center
PGY2 Research Project: Impact of Clinical Pharmacist Interventions on Sedation and Duration of Mechanical Ventilation in ICU Patients
Current position: Critical Care Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Shelby Baptist Medical Center

2021-2022
Tanya Tye, Pharm.D., BCCCP
Pharmacy School: Union University School of Pharmacy
PGY1: Baptist DeSoto, Southhaven, MS
PGY2 Research Project: Evaluation of Transitioning from Intravenous to Subcutaneous Insulin after Diabetic Ketoacidosis Resolution in the Intensive Care Units within the DCH Health System
Current Position: Emergency Medicine Clinical Pharmacist, DCH Regional Medical Center