Psychiatric Pharmacy Residency Programs

TriStar Centennial Parthenon Pavilion and Hospital Corporation of America, Nashville, TN

Last updated: 09/28/2022

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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: 95% Inpatient / 5% Outpatient
• ASHP Accreditation Status: Yes (code: 54046)
• NMS Participant: Yes (code: 723266)
• Program Inception: 2015
• Application Deadline: December 31st
• Starting Date: ~July 1st
• Estimated Stipend: $53,000
• Financial Support for CPNP Annual Meeting: Full Support
• Fringe Benefits: Full health insurance, paid expenses to national conferences, paid vacation days, and workout facilities
• Interviews Required: Yes
• Offers pre-commitment: Yes, from our PGY1s

Special Requirements for Application

• PharmD
• Completion of PGY1 Residency OR equivalent experience
• Eligible for state licensure
• College transcripts
• Curriculum vitae
• Letters of recommendation (3)
• US Citizenship

PGY2 Rotations offered

• Administration
• Adult inpatient psychiatry
• Adult outpatient psychiatry
• Child and adolescent psychiatry
• Consultation liaison psychiatry
• Emergency psychiatry
• Forensic psychiatry
• Geriatric psychiatry
• Mental health court
• Neurology
• Substance abuse
• Other:

PGY2 Features

• PGY2 Staffing Component: Yes, Required
• PGY2 Teaching Component: Yes, Optional
• PGY2 Teaching Certificate Program: Yes, Optional
• PGY2 Other Features:
• PGY2 Preceptors: 5 BCPPs, 0 Other Pharmacists, 0 Non-Pharmacists

Site Special Features

This program is shared between Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) and TriStar Centennial Parthenon Pavilion. HCA is the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, composed of locally managed facilities that include 164 hospitals and 114 outpatient centers in 20 states and England. The Parthenon Pavilion is a 132-bed inpatient psychiatric facility located on the campus of HCA's flagship hospital, TriStar Centennial Medical Center, and serves as the primary practice site for the resident. Required learning experiences include: adult psychiatry, geriatric psychiatry, adolescent psychiatry, substance abuse, post-traumatic stress disorder, electroconvulsive therapy, neurology, medical/psychiatric, and an intensive outpatient program. Elective learning experiences will be based on the resident’s interest(s). Throughout the year, the resident will be involved in projects at the facility level 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. In addition to valuable interactions with other residents at the corporate office, rotational opportunities include Medication Safety and Clinical Decision Making and Leadership. There is an optional Teaching and Learning Program (TLP) certificate available through the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy. There are opportunities for precepting pharmacy students and PGY1 residents. This program does consider pre-commitment from HCA and TriStar Centennial Medical Center PGY1 residents.