PGY2 Program Purpose

The purpose of the PGY2 Critical Care Residency Program at DCH Regional Medical Center is to develop compassionate, highly skilled critical care pharmacists capable of delivering exceptional patient care in complex, high-acuity environments. Through rigorous clinical training, progressive autonomy, interdisciplinary collaboration, scholarship, and teaching, residents gain the knowledge, clinical judgement, and leadership skills necessary to advance the practice of critical care pharmacy. Upon completion of the program, graduates are prepared to assume advanced clinical specialist positions, precept learners, contribute to research and quality improvement initiatives, and achieve board certification.

Required Learning Experiences

Orientation
Medical ICU I and II
Trauma/Surgical ICU I and II
Cardiovascular Surgery/Cardiac ICU
Emergency Medicine

Longitudinal Experiences

Practice Management
Drug Information
Effective Education and Teaching
Research
Nutrition Support

Elective Learning Experiences

Repeat Required Learning Experience
Internal Medicine
Antimicrobial Stewardship
Pharmacy Administration
Medication Safety

Current & Former Residents

2025-2026
Riley Hall, Pharm.D.
Pharmacy School: Auburn University
PGY1: Baptist Memorial Hospital
PGY2: Research Project: Evaluation of Fixed Dosing versus Weight-Based Dosing of Four-Factor Prothrombin Complex Concentrate in Factor Xa inhibitor Associated Bleeding

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
Current Position: ICU Clinical Pharmacist, DCH Regional Medical Center

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