PGY1 Community-Based Pharmacy Residency Program
Purpose
To build upon the doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) education and outcomes to develop community-based pharmacist practitioners with diverse patient care, leadership, and education skills who are eligible to pursue advanced training opportunities including postgraduate year two (PGY2) residencies and professional certifications.
Program Structure
The PGY1 Community-Based Pharmacy Residency at MUSC is a one-year post-graduate training program designed to develop community-based practitioners with diverse patient care, leadership, and education skills at a major academic medical center. The residency program provides the flexibility to adapt to the resident’s specific learning needs and goals. The training is provided through month-long clinical rotations and longitudinal block experiences that extend throughout the year.
Program Information
- PGY1C Orientation (July, 1 month)
- PGY1C Operational Staffing (1 month)
- PGY1C Ambulatory Care Core (1 month)
- PGY1 Ambulatory Care – Primary Care
- PGY1 Specialty Pharmacy Core (1 month)
- PGY1C Block A Leadership & Management (2 months)
- PGY1C Block B Project Development & Academic Teaching (4 months)
- PGY1C Ambulatory Care Selective (1 or 2 months) – Selective options:
- PGY1 Ambulatory Care – Primary Care
- PGY1 Ambulatory Care - Heart Failure Clinic
- PGY1 Ambulatory Care - Family Medicine Clinic
- PGY1 Ambulatory Care - LVAD Clinic
- PGY1 Ambulatory Care - Tobacco Clinic
- PGY1 Ambulatory Care – Sickle Cell Clinic
- PGY1 Ambulatory Care - Endocrinology
- PGY1C Specialty Pharmacy Selective (1 or 2 months) – Selective options:
- PGY1C Specialty – Rheumatology
- PGY1C Specialty – Oncology
- PGY1C Specialty – GI
- PGY1C Specialty – Neurology
- PGY1C Specialty – PAH
- PGY1C Specialty – Hepatitis B & C
- PGY1C Specialty – Cardiology
- PGY1C Specialty – Cystic Fibrosis
- PGY1C Specialty – Pulmonary
- PGY1C Specialty - Dermatology
Longitudinal
- PGY1C Advising (1 year)
- Operational Staffing (10 months)
- PGY1C Research Project (1 year)
- PGY1C Business Plan Project (6 months)
- PGY1C Seminar (2 months)
- PGY1C Clinical Case Conference (1 month)
- Up to 44, 8-hour weekday staffing shifts (average of 1 weekday from September to June)
- Vizient poster presentation of QIP/MUE, if also attending Midyear
- Attendance and podium presentation at UNC-REPS (yearlong project presentation)
- Jennifer Atkins, Pharm.D.
- Connolly Behr, Pharm.D.
- Brittany Cauller, Pharm.D.
- Rosalind Chorak
- Brittany Cogdill, Pharm.D.
- Jacob “Brennen” Coomes, Pharm.D.
- Eisha Cowley, Pharm.D.
- Ashley Curry, Pharm.D.
- Brenda Fauteux, Pharm.D.
- Cara Fossum, Pharm.D.
- Jiaying “Karen” Li, Pharm.D.
- Pamela Mazyck, Pharm.D., MSCR, BCPS, BCACP, CBDCE, CSP
- Casey O’Quinn, Pharm.D.
- Nick Silvestri, Pharm.D.
- Bailey Southard, Pharm.D.
- Emily Ware, Pharm.D.
- Amy Zeigler, Pharm.D.
Residency Program Director
Jennifer Atkins, Pharm.D.
Manager, Ambulatory Pharmacy Quality, Compliance, and Accreditation
Clinical Pharmacist, MUSC Health
Education: Medical University of South Carolina
PGY1 Community-Based Pharmacy Residents
Mary Palmer Askins, Pharm.D.
Hometown: Lake City, South Carolina
Pharmacy School: Medical University of South Carolina
Areas of Interest: Ambulatory care
Research Project: Longitudinal Assessment of Resident Well-Being Using the Eight Dimensions of Wellness Framework at a Large Academic Medical Center
Hobbies: Cooking new recipes, watching sports, traveling to new places
Charleston Favorites: I love to eat at The Grocery and 167 Raw. I enjoy being on the water, spending the day at Folly, walking the bridge, and going to Riverdogs and Stingrays games.
Why MUSC?: “Growing up in a small town, MUSC was always known as the place people went when they needed the highest level of care and expertise. I wanted to be part of the team providing that level of care to members of my own community.”
Ashlyn Lusk, Pharm.D.
Hometown: Moncks Corner, South Carolina
Pharmacy School: Medical University of South Carolina
Areas of Interest: Ambulatory care, specialty, mail order
Research Project: Beyond Administration: Enhancing Nursing Confidence and Competence in Long-Acting Injectable Medication Administration to Support Quality Patient Care
Hobbies: Cooking, reading, going on walks with my dog, playing pickleball
Charleston Favorites: Fleet Landing, Saffron’s, Hall’s Chophouse
Why MUSC?: “I chose MUSC because it was one of the few programs in South Carolina offering a community-based PGY1, which really aligned with the type of patient care I wanted to pursue. I was also drawn to being at a major academic medical center in Charleston, where I could gain ambulatory and specialty experience while caring for a really diverse and complex patient population.”
Elizabeth Singleton, Pharm.D.
Hometown: Florence, SC
Pharmacy School: MUSC College of Pharmacy
Areas of Interest: Ambulatory Care
Research Project: Characterizing Naloxone Use at an Academic Teaching Hospital
Hobbies: Run club, trivia, reading
Charleston Favorites: Sullivan’s Island, Baba’s, Home Team BBQ, Pitt Street Bridge
Why MUSC?: “I appreciated the variety of opportunities that were available to me as a student at MUSC, and I wanted to continue to grow in an environment with diverse patient populations and practice areas.”
