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Pharmacy Residency Program – Johnson City
Johnson City Medical Center
The mission of Ballad Health’s postgraduate year one (PGY1) residency at Johnson City Medical Center (JCMC) is to provide advanced level training in the provision of patient-centered pharmaceutical care in a community-based health system. Residents will develop skills to successfully interact with interprofessional teams to optimize drug therapy, lead medication safety initiatives, and provide education. A variety of clinical experiences is offered with an emphasis on cardiology, critical care, infectious diseases, pediatrics, trauma, pharmacokinetics, oncology, and research.
Program details
Johnson City Medical Center (JCMC) is a 445-bed tertiary referral hospital located in Northeast Tennessee. JCMC is a Level 1 Trauma Center and an Advanced Certified Comprehensive Stroke Center.
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 response
JCMC serves as an introductory and advanced practice site for Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy at East Tennessee State University.
For more details visit the Johnson City Medical Center Pharmacy Residency Details page.
Residency benefits
- $42,120 stipend
- Paid time off (PTO)
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Travel allowance to attend professional meetings
- ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting
- Southeastern Residency Conference (SERC)
Educational leadership
Jen Tharp, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP
Jen Tharp is the Residency Program Director and Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in Critical Care at JCMC.
Cathy Lawson, PharmD, BCCCP
Cathy Lawson is the Residency Program Coordinator and Pharmacy Clinical Coordinator at JCMC.
Corinne Allen, PharmD, MBA
Corinne Allen is the Director of Pharmacy at JCMC.
Other Preceptors
John Bossaer, PharmD, BCPS, BCOP
Kelly Covert, PharmD, BCPS
Molly Lassiter, PharmD, BCPS-AQ Cardiology, BCCCP, BCCP
Paul Lewis, PharmD-AQ ID, BCPS
Tim Lundberg, PharmD
Jerry McKee, PharmD, BCPP, MS
Robin Mottern, PharmD, BCPPS
Ashley Sant, PharmD, BCPS, BCOP
David Stewart, PharmD, BCPS
Rob Vincent, PharmD, BCPS
Vera Wilson, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP
Learn more
For more information, please contact Jen Tharp:
E-mail: jen.tharp@balladhealth.org
Office: 423-431-6737