Preceptors


Amy Hodgin, PharmD, MBA, BCPS

Department Title: Regional Director of Pharmacy, Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford, River Park, & Highlands Hospitals
Pharmacy School Attended: University of Tennessee
Date of Graduation: 2006
Residency Info: PGY1 - VA Medical Center, Memphis
                                   PGY2 - Critical Care - University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics
Practice Areas of Interest: Leadership, Performance Improvement, Associate Experience

Meagan Phelps, PharmD, BCPS

Department Title: Clinical Pharmacy Manager, PGY-1 Program Director
Pharmacy School Attended: University of Tennessee 
Date of Graduation: 2015
Residency Info: PGY1 - Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital West , PGY-2 Solid Organ Transplant- Nebraska Medicine 
Practice Areas of Interest: Infectious Disease, Pulmonary Disease,  Internal Medicine 

Meghan Garrett, PharmD, BCPS

Department Title: Residency Program Coordinator
Pharmacy School Attended: Union University
Date of Graduation: 2016
Residency Info: PGY1 - Blount Memorial Hospital
Practice Area of Interest: Cardiology, Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases

Ben Turner, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP

Pharmacy School Attended: Lipscomb University
Date of Graduation: 2012
Residency Info: PGY1 – Johnson City Medical Center
Practice Areas of Interest: Antimicrobial Stewardship, Infectious Disease, Clinical Decision Support

Bethany Patel, PharmD, BCPS

Pharmacy School Attended: University of Tennessee
Date of Graduation: 2018
Residency Info: PGY1 - Blount Memorial Hospital
Practice Areas of Interest: Internal Medicine, Medication Safety

Brittany Daniel, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP

Pharmacy School Attended: Belmont University
Date of Graduation: 2018
Residency Info: PGY1 - Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital
Practice Areas of Interest: Emergency Medicine , Critical Care

Danah Jarman, PharmD, BCPS

Pharmacy School Attended: Belmont University
Date of Graduation: 2019
Residency Info: Sumner Regional Medical Center
Practice Areas of Interest: Internal Medicine, Transitions of Care, Infectious Disease

David Carroll, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP

Pharmacy School Attended: Auburn University
Date of Graduation: 2016
Residency Info: PGY1 – Ascension St. Vincent’s - Birmingham
Practice Areas of Interest: Antimicrobial Stewardship, Infectious Disease, Internal Medicine

Erica Lykins, PharmD

Pharmacy School Attended: University of Tennessee 
Date of Graduation: 2011
Practice Areas of Interest: Internal Medicine, Transitions of Care

Genna Holder, PharmD, BCPS

Pharmacy School Attended: Lipscomb University 
Date of Graduation: 2017
Residency Info: PGY1 – Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital
Practice Areas of Interest: Nutrition, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics

Jessica Love, PharmD, BCPS

Pharmacy School Attended: Butler University
Date of Graduation: 2009
Practice Areas of Interest: Drug Information, Critical Care, Internal Medicine, NICU/Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine

Jonathan Hughes, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP

Pharmacy School Attended: University of Kentucky 
Date of Graduation: May 2015
Residency Info: PGY1 - VA Tennessee Valley Health Care System
                                   PGY2 Ambulatory Care - VA Tennessee Valley Health Care System
Practice Areas of Interest: Primary Care, Diabetes, COPD, Practice Management, Advocacy

Lauren Labeff, PharmD

Pharmacy School Attended: University of Tennessee
Date of Graduation: 2017
Residency Info: PGY1 - Beaumont Hospital - Royal Oak
Practice Areas of Interest: Emergency Medicine, Critical Care, Cardiology

Meagan Watters, PharmD

Pharmacy School Attended: University of Tennessee
Date of Graduation: 2022
Residency Info: PGY1 – Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford
Practice Areas of Interest: Pharmacy Operations, Sterile and Nonsterile Compounding, Performance Improvement, Medication Safety

Meg Brock, PharmD, BCPS

Pharmacy School Attended: University of Tennessee
Date of Graduation: 2009
Residency Info: PGY1 - VA Tennessee Valley Health Care System
Practice Areas of Interest: Emergency Medicine

Melanie Stricklin, PharmD, MBA

Pharmacy School Attended: University of Tennessee
Date of Graduation: 2004
Practice Areas of Interest: Pharmacy Operations, Sterile Compounding

Melissa S. Ragheb, PharmD, BCGP

Pharmacy School Attended: Florida A&M University
Date of Graduation: 2009
Practice Areas of Interest: Transitions of Care, Oncology, Pain Management and Palliative Care, Anticoagulation, Emergency Medicine

Noah Ploegman, PharmD, BCCCP

Pharmacy School Attended: Belmont University
Date of Graduation: 2015
Residency Info: PGY1 – Creighton University Medical Center
Practice Areas of Interest: Critical Care, Antimicrobial Stewardship, Emergency Medicine, Anticoagulation

Priscilla Smith, BS, PharmD, BCPPS     

Pharmacy School Attended: South University
Date of Graduation: 2008
Practice Areas of Interest: NICU, Pediatrics

Rachel Milwee, PharmD

Pharmacy School Attended: Belmont University
Date of Graduation: 2022
Residency Info: PGY1 – Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford
Practice Areas of Interest: Infectious Disease, Emergency Medicine, Nutrition

Sneha Patel, PharmD, BCCCP

Pharmacy School Attended: University of Tennessee
Date of Graduation: 2019
Residency Info: PGY1 - Vanderbilt University Medical Center
                                   PGY2 Critical Care - Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Practice Areas of Interest: Trauma, Critical Care, Anticoagulation, Hemodynamic Support

Tim McCormack, PharmD, BCPS

Pharmacy School Attended: University of Mississippi
Date of Graduation: 2019
Residency Info: PGY1 – St. Joseph's Hospital (BayCare Health System) - Tampa
Practice Areas of Interest: Pediatrics, Cardiology, Critical Care

Toni Darnell, PharmD, BCPS

Pharmacy School Attended: Lipscomb University 
Date of Graduation: 2018
Residency Info: PGY1 – Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford
Practice Areas of Interest: Cardiology, Nutrition, Critical Care, Palliative Care

Wade Dickerson, PharmD, BCPS

Pharmacy School Attended: University of Tennessee
Date of Graduation: 2019
Residency Info: PGY1 - Baptist Memorial Hospital
Practice Areas of Interest: Cardiology, Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease

Zach Martin, PharmD, BCPS

Pharmacy School Attended: University of Tennessee
Date of Graduation: 2021
Residency Info: PGY1 – Blount Memorial Hospital
Practice Areas of Interest: Critical Care, Infectious Disease