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Postgraduate Training

McLeod Health–USC PGY1 Residency (Ambulatory Care Focus)

The McLeod Regional Medical Center - University of South Carolina PGY1 program is a focused year-long experience designed to equip pharmacy residents with the knowledge, skills and confidence to manage an ambulatory care practice.

 
About the Program

The McLeod Regional Medical Center – University of South Carolina PGY1 program is an ambulatory care focused year-long experience designed to equip residents with the knowledge, skills and confidence to autonomously manage an ambulatory care practice. The outpatient-focused resident will join three additional inpatient-focused PGY1 residents and a critical care PGY2 resident at McLeod Regional Medical Center.

McLeod Regional services patients across Florence county and surrounding areas, from the PeeDee region extending to the coast. Pharmacy residents will enjoy the benefits of affiliation with the USC College of Pharmacy, including an advanced Clinical Teaching Certificate program, residency research series, and faculty mentorship. The ambulatory care model will allow residents to collaborate and train alongside family medicine medical residents, offering cross-training and collaboration. Unique clinical experiences including specialty pharmacy, medication access, oncology and nephrology are available. Many fourth-year pharmacy students train at McLeod Regional to complete their advanced pharmacy practice experiences. Explore our program details below.

Number of Resident Positions Available: 1

Required Rotations

  • Family Medicine / Ambulatory Care Clinic
  • Family Medicine Teaching Service
  • Family Medicine Inpatient and Outpatient
  • Outpatient & Specialty Pharmacy
  • Oncology Clinic
  • Inpatient Internal Medicine

Elective Rotations

  • Family Medicine – Rural (Cheraw or Manning)
  • Infusion Services
  • Academia
  • Sumter Clinic Experience (Family/Adult Medicine)
  • Cardiology Clinic – Carolina Forest/Little River
  • Nephrology Transitions of Care/Internal Medicine
  • Emergency Department Transitions of Care
  • Leadership & Management
  • *May repeat a required rotation

Longitudinal Experiences

Other Residency Opportunities

  • Grand Rounds, Case Conferences, Journal Clubs
  • Attend Pharmacy Conferences
  • Involvement in Quality Improvement Initiatives
  • Continuing Education Activities
  • BCACP Board Certification Longitudinal Prep Course
  • Inservice Activities with Providers and Medicine Residents
  • Resident Research Seminar Series (details below)

Staffing Requirements

  • Outpatient Family Medicine Clinic Staffing: 
    1st and 3rd Thursday 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.

  • Outpatient Retail Pharmacy Staffing: 
    1st and 3rd Thursday 3:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
    Every 3rd weekend Saturday/Sunday
Residency Research Seminar Series

Goal: Expose residents and preceptors to tools, published literature, and anecdotes, through a series of seminars, to help in successful completion of a pharmacy residency project in a 1-year time period.

Objectives:

  • List the characteristics of an ideal residency project

  • Acknowledge the importance of a residency project for the resident, preceptor, institution, and potential contribution to the literature

  • Acknowledge the role of the institutional review board (IRB)

  • Review standard concepts in study design and basic methodology

  • Review basic statistical and analytical tools including power, effect size, sample size calculation, p-values, types of data, t-tests, chi-square, and others

  • Apply concepts reviewed above to developing a residency research project protocol

  • Submit protocol for IRB approval through eIRB system

  • Create and utilize a data collection form with a database capable of organizing and simplifying data compilation

  • Create a clinical abstract suitable for acceptance at a regional or national pharmacy or medical conference

  • Create a manuscript suitable for publication in a peer-reviewed medical or pharmacy journal

  • Reagan Barfield, Pharm.D., USC College of Pharmacy
  • Starr Bedy, Pharm.D., Medication Safety Leadership/Management, McLeod Health
  • Brandon Bookstaver, Pharm.D., USC College of Pharmacy
  • Jessica Crowe, Pharm.D., Outpatient Pharmacy Director, McLeod Health
  • Eric Chmielewski, Pharm.D., Pharmacy Services Business Director, McLeod Health
  • Brooke DeHaven, Pharm.D., Oncology, McLeod Health
  • Hannah Harpe, Pharm.D., Internal Medicine Inpatient, McLeod Health
  • Blake Hicks, Pharm.D., Specialty Pharmacy Manager, McLeod Health
  • Abby Hines, Pharm.D., Ambulatory Care, McLeod Health
  • Kelly Jones, Pharm.D., Director of Pharmacotherapy, McLeod Health
  • Ann Maxwell, Pharm.D., Nephrology, McLeod Health
  • Stephanie Milliken, Pharm.D., Pharmacy Clinical Manager, McLeod Health
  • Morgan Pierce, Pharm.D., Infusion Pharmacy Manager, McLeod Health
  • Kathryn Rice, Pharm.D., Family Medicine Inpatient and Outpatient, McLeod Health
  • Steven Robinette, Pharm.D., Emergency Medicine, McLeod Health
  • Hannah Schmoock, Pharm.D., Internal Medicine Inpatient, McLeod Health 
  • Jenna Swindler, Pharm.D., Vice President of Pharmacy Services, McLeod Health
  • Ashlyn Venters, Pharm.D., Outpatient Pharmacy Pharmacist, McLeod Health

Our application is available through PHORCAS and will be due annually on January 2. Interviews will be held January-February.

Applicant Requirements

  • Pharm.D. from ACPE-accredited pharmacy school
  • Eligible for or current S.C. licensure
  • Completed application in PHORCAS by the deadline
  • Three recommendations included in PHORCAS application with one outside McLeod Health system
  • Participation in the ASHP residency match program

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Current Resident

Matt

Matt Kramlich, Pharm.D.

Matt Kramlich is the 2026-27 PGY1 Pharmacy Resident at McLeod Regional Medical Center – University of South Carolina. He earned his Doctor of Pharmacy degree in 2026 and a Bachelor of Science in Pharmaceutical Studies in 2024 from the University of Kansas.

Major research project topic:

Impact of a Pharmacist-Led Heart Failure Clinic

Medication use evaluation (MUE) topic:

Tdap Vaccine Coverage in Pregnant Women and Family Members

Quality Improvement (QI) topic: 

Continuous Glucose Monitor Education in the Inpatient and Outpatient Settings

 

 

Contact Us

Residency Program Coordinator

Reagan K. Barfield, Pharm.D. 
*Primary contact

Site Coordinator

Blake Hicks, Pharm.D.

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The PGY1 Pharmacy Residency conducted by McLeod Regional Medical Center and the University of South Carolina has an accreditation candidate status with ASHP.

 

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