PGY2 Residency Programs
Welcome to the PGY2 Residency Programs at ETSU Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy. Our accredited programs in Internal Medicine and Ambulatory Care are designed to provide advanced clinical training and academic excellence under the guidance of experienced preceptors. With primary practice sites at Johnson City Medical Center, Ballad Health Medical Associates, and ETSU Family Medicine Clinics residents gain hands-on experience in diverse healthcare settings. Our rigorous curriculum, including required and elective rotations, prepares pharmacists to excel in their specialized fields.
Explore our program offerings, benefits, and application process below, and join us in advancing your pharmacy career.
Downloadable Program Information:
Internal Medicine Program
Program Overview
Led by Dr. Kelly Covert, PharmD, BCPS, in this comprehensive training experience IM residents spend a significant portion of time working with full-time internal medicine faculty members as well as with clinical specialists at Johnson City Medical Center, a teaching hospital and Level 1 trauma center affiliated with the East Tennessee State University. Residents are expected to participate in the Department of Family Medicine Transitions of Care Clinic once per week and staff at Johnson City Medical Center one weekend per month.
Residents will also instruct students in didactic, active learning, and experiential settings. The resident will be mentored to independently precept pharmacy students by the end of the residency year.
Required Rotations
Residents are required to complete 8 months of required rotations - 1 month-long rotation in each of the following areas:
- Orientation,
- Inpatient Family Medicine,
- Inpatient Internal Medicine,
- Infectious Disease,
- Critical Care Medicine,
- Cardiology,
- Inpatient Medicine Precepting,
- Hospitalist Medicine
Elective Rotations
Residents must complete an additional 4 rotations which they can ellect from the following areas:
- Trauma,
- Academia,
- Oncology,
- Pediatrics,
- Nutrition,
- Psychiatry
Longitudinal Experiences
Residents are required to complete the following longitudinal experiences:
- Ambulatory care (1 afternoon/ week),
- Clinical staffing (1 weekend/ month)
Clinical Practice Sites
Johnson City Medical Center (JCMC) is a 445-bed tertiary referral center located in Northeastern Tennessee. JCMC is one of five Level 1 Trauma Centers in the state of Tennessee and is a Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center. JCMC is part of Ballad Health, an integrated healthcare delivery system serving 29 counties in Northeastern Tennessee, Southwestern Virginia, Northwestern North Carolina, and Southeastern Kentucky.
Academic Practice Sites
ETSU Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy
Ambulatory Care Program
Program Overview
Under the direction of Dr. Brandi Dahl, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, the "Amb-Care" resident spends a significant portion of time working with full-time internal medicine faculty members as well as with clinical specialists at Johnson City Medical Center, a teaching hospital and Level 1 trauma center affiliated with the East Tennessee State University. Residents are expected to participate in the Department of Family Medicine Transitions of Care Clinic once per week and staff at Johnson City Medical Center one weekend per month. The resident will also instruct students in didactic, active learning, and experiential settings. The resident will be mentored to independently precept pharmacy students by the end of the residency year.
Required Rotations
Residents are required to complete 8 months of required rotations - 1 month-long rotation in each of the following areas:
- Orientation,
- Inpatient Family Medicine,
- Inpatient Internal Medicine,
- Infectious Disease,
- Critical Care Medicine,
- Cardiology,
- Inpatient Medicine Precepting,
- Hospitalist Medicine
Elective Rotations
Residents must complete an additional 4 rotations which they can ellect from the following areas:
- Trauma,
- Academia,
- Oncology,
- Pediatrics,
- Nutrition,
- Psychiatry
Longitudinal Experiences
Residents are required to complete the following longitudinal experiences:
- Ambulatory care (1 afternoon/ week),
- Clinical staffing (1 weekend/ month)
Clinical Practice Sites
Johnson City Medical Center (JCMC) is a 445-bed tertiary referral center located in Northeastern Tennessee. JCMC is one of five Level 1 Trauma Centers in the state of Tennessee and is a Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center. JCMC is part of Ballad Health, an integrated healthcare delivery system serving 29 counties in Northeastern Tennessee, Southwestern Virginia, Northwestern North Carolina, and Southeastern Kentucky.
Academic Practice Sites
ETSU Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy
Highlights include:
- ASHP accredited PGY2 programs
- Programs in ambulatory care and internal medicine
- Focus in academic pharmacy
Current Resident
Christian Brown, PharmD
Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Resident
PharmD: University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy
PGY1: Ralph H. Johnson Veterans Affairs Healthcare System (Charleston, SC)
PGY2: Ambulatory Care, ETSU Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy (Johnson City, TN)
Morgan Thomas ('23), PharmD
Internal Medicine Pharmacy Resident
PharmD: ETSU Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy (Johnson City, TN)
PGY1: Erlanger (Chattanooga, TN)
PGY2: Internal Medicine, ETSU Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy (Johnson City, TN)
Previous Residents
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2023-24 Resident
James Elliott ('20), PharmD
Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Resident
PharmD: ETSU Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy (Johnson City, TN)
PGY1: Community Pharmacy, University Hospitals (Cleveland, OH)
PGY2: Ambulatory Care, ETSU Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy (Johnson City, TN) -
2022-2023 Resident
Dawnna Metcalfe (’21), PharmD
Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Resident
PharmD: ETSU Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy (Johnson City, TN)
PGY1: Mission Hospital (Asheville, NC)
PGY2: Ambulatory Care, ETSU Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy (Johnson City, TN)
First Position: -
2021-2022 Residents
Payton Tipton (’20), PharmD
Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Resident
PharmD: ETSU Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy (Johnson City, TN)
PGY1: Cape Fear Valley Health System (Fayetteville, NC)
PGY2: Ambulatory Care, ETSU Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy (Johnson City, TN)
First Position: Ballad Health Medical Associates (Bristol, TN)
Brittney Bright, PharmD
Internal Medicine Resident
PharmD: University of Tennessee Health Science Center (Memphis, TN)
PGY1: University of Louisville Hospital (Louisville, KY)
PGY2: Internal Medicine, ETSU Gatton College of Pharmacy (Johnson City, TN)
First Position: Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist (Winston-Salem, NC) -
2020-2021 Residents
Kennedy Gambill,PharmD
Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Resident
PharmD: Medical University of SC (Charleston, SC)
PGY1: Spartanburg Medical Center (Spartanburg, South Carolina)
PGY2: Ambulatory Care, ETSU Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy (Johnson City, TN)
First Position: Ballad Health Medical Associates (Kingsport, TN)
Natasha Herzig, PharmD
Internal Medicine Resident
PharmD: University of Toledo College of Pharmacy (Toledo, OH)
PGY1: ProMedica Flower Hospital (Toledo, OH)
PGY2: Internal Medicine, ETSU Gatton College of Pharmacy (Johnson City, TN)
First Position: Blanchard Valley Health System (Findlay, OH) -
2019-2020 Residents
Lindsey Foltanski, PharmD
Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Resident
PharmD: Medical University of SC (Charleston, SC)
PGY1: Moses Cone Hospital (Greensboro, NC)
PGY2: Ambulatory Care, ETSU Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy (Johnson City, TN)
First Position: UpStream Care (Greensboro, NC)
Corey Guidry, PharmD
Internal Medicine Pharmacy Resident
PharmD: University of Louisiana Monroe (Monroe, LA)
PGY1: University of Tennessee Medical Center (Knoxville, TN)
PGY2: Internal Medicine, ETSU Gatton College of Pharmacy (Johnson City, TN)
First Position: University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy (Oklahoma City, OK) -
2018-2019 Residents
Wade Tugman, PharmD
Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Resident
PharmD: ETSU Gatton College of Pharmacy (Johnson City, TN)
PGY1: Veterans Affairs Tennessee Valley Healthcare System (Nashville, TN)
PGY2: Ambulatory Care, ETSU Gatton College of Pharmacy (Johnson City, TN)
First Position: Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Novant Health (Winston-Salem, NC)
Cameron Lanier, PharmD, MS
Internal Medicine Pharmacy Resident
PharmD: Campbell University (Buies Creek, NC)
MS: University of Wisconsin (Madison, WI)
PGY1: Campbell University/Harnett Health (Lillington, NC)
PGY2: Internal Medicine, ETSU Gatton College of Pharmacy (Johnson City, TN)
First Position: Clinical Pharmacist, Johnson City Medical Center (Johnson City, TN) -
2017-2018 Residents
Emily A. Russell, PharmD
Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Resident
PharmD: Belmont University School of Pharmacy (Nashville, TN)
PGY1: James H. Quillen Veterans Affairs Medical Center (Mountain Home, TN)
PGY2: Ambulatory Care, ETSU Gatton College of Pharmacy (Johnson City, TN)
First Position: Cookeville Veterans Primary Care Clinic (Cookeville, TN)
Carley DeVee, PharmD
Internal Medicine Pharmacy Resident
PharmD: ETSU Gatton College of Pharmacy (Johnson City, TN)
PGY1: Saint Joseph East Hospital (Lexington, Kentucky)
PGY2: Internal Medicine, ETSU Gatton College of Pharmacy (Johnson City, TN)
First Position: Presbyterian College of Pharmacy (Clinton, SC) -
2016-2017 Residents
Elicia White, PharmD
Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Resident
PharmD: ETSU Gatton College of Pharmacy (Johnson City, TN)
PGY1: W.G. Hefner Veterans Affairs Medical Center (Salisbury, NC)
PGY2: Ambulatory Care, ETSU Gatton College of Pharmacy (Johnson City, TN)
First Position: Mountain States Medical Group (Kingsport, TN)
Regan Sevinsky, PharmD
Internal Medicine Pharmacy Resident
PharmD: Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (Boston, MA)
PGY1: Intermountain Medical Center (Murray, UT)
PGY2: Internal Medicine, ETSU Gatton College of Pharmacy (Johnson City, TN)
First Position: Massachusetts General Hospital (Boston, MA) -
2015-2016 Residents
Sean Smithgall, PharmD
Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Resident
PharmD: ETSU Gatton College of Pharmacy (Johnson City, TN)
PGY1: Geisinger Medical Center (Danville, PA)
PGY2: Ambulatory Care, ETSU Gatton College of Pharmacy (Johnson City, TN)
First Position: Auburn University Harrison School of Pharmacy (Mobile, AL)
Desirae E. Lindquist, PharmD
Internal Medicine Pharmacy Resident
PharmD: Campbell University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences (Buies Creek, NC)
PGY1: University of Tennessee Medical Center (Knoxville, TN)
PGY2: Internal Medicine, ETSU Gatton College of Pharmacy (Johnson City, TN)
First Position: University of Tennessee Medical Center (Knoxville, TN) -
2014-2015 Residents
Brooklyn Nelson, PharmD
Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Resident
PharmD: Purdue University College of Pharmacy (West Lafayette, IN)
PGY1: Campbell University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences (Buies Creek, NC)
PGY2: Ambulatory Care, ETSU Gatton College of Pharmacy (Johnson City, TN)
First Position: Mountain States Medical Group (Johnson City, TN)
Abby Ricket, PharmD
Internal Medicine Pharmacy Resident
PharmD: Ohio Northern University (Ada, Ohio)
PGY1: Saint Joseph East (Lexington, Kentucky)
PGY2: Internal Medicine, ETSU Gatton College of Pharmacy (Johnson City, TN)
First Position: Manchester University (Fort Wayne, IN) -
2013-2014 Residents
Jennifer Sorah, PharmD
Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Resident
PharmD: McWhorter School of Pharmacy at Samford University (Birmingham, AL)
PGY1: Memphis VA Medical Center (Memphis, TN)
PGY2: Ambulatory Care, ETSU Gatton College of Pharmacy (Johnson City, TN)
First Position: Bernard J. Dunn School of Pharmacy, Shenandoah University (Winchester, VA)
Robert Wood, PharmD
Internal Medicine Pharmacy Resident
PharmD: ETSU Gatton College of Pharmacy, Johnson City, TN
PGY1: James H. Quillen VA Medical Center (Mountain Home, TN)
PGY2: Internal Medicine, ETSU Gatton College of Pharmacy (Johnson City, TN)
First Position: James H. Quillen VA Medical Center (Mountain Home, TN) -
2012-2013 Residents
McKenzie Highsmith, PharmD
Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Resident
PharmD: ETSU Gatton College of Pharmacy, Johnson City, TN
PGY1: VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System (Nashville)
PGY2: Ambulatory Care, ETSU Gatton College of Pharmacy (Johnson City, TN)
First Position: ETSU Gatton College of Pharmacy (Johnson City, TN)
Phillip Lee, PharmD
Internal Medicine Pharmacy Resident
PharmD: University of Tennessee (Memphis, TN)
PGY1: University of Tennessee Medical Center (Knoxville, TN)
PGY2: Internal Medicine (ETSU Gatton College of Pharmacy (Johnson City, TN)
First Position: Auburn University (Auburn, AL) -
2011-2012 Residents
Michelle Vaughn, PharmD
Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Resident
PharmD: University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill, NC)
PGY1: McGuire VA Medical Center (Richmond, VA)
PGY2: Ambulatory Care, ETSU Gatton College of Pharmacy (Johnson City, TN)
First Position: SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (Juneau, AK)
Jessica Freshour, PharmD
Internal Medicine Pharmacy Resident
PharmD: ETSU Gatton College of Pharmacy, Johnson City, TN
PGY1: University of Tennessee Medical Center (Knoxville)
PGY2: Internal Medicine, ETSU Gatton College of Pharmacy (Johnson City, TN)
First Position: ETSU Gatton College of Pharmacy (Johnson City, TN)