PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency Program

PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency Program

The PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program is a twelve-month program designed to build on Doctor of Pharmacy education to contribute to the development of clinical pharmacists responsible for medication-related care of patients with a wide range of conditions, eligible for board certification, and for PGY2 pharmacy residency training.

Our program is committed to providing residents with the skills and knowledge required to become capable, well-rounded pharmacists by providing experience in:

• Provision of pharmaceutical care on teaching and non-teaching services, including internal medicine, critical care, infectious diseases, and emergency medicine.
• Development of precepting and teaching skills by co-precepting students on rotations, providing education to pharmacy staff and other members of the care team, and participating in a teaching certificate program.
• Practice management activities to increase knowledge of the role of pharmacy in the broader provision of hospital care.

Upon successful completion of the program, residents will have achieved the required educational outcomes, goals, and objectives in the required competency areas set forth by the American Society for Health-System Pharmacists:

• Patient Care
• Practice Advancement
• Leadership
• Teaching and Education

Program Overview

Curriculum

The residency year consists of twelve consecutive months of required, elective, and longitudinal learning experiences. Required rotations are generally four to six weeks in duration, whereas longitudinal rotations may be as short as three months and long as twelve months.

Core Rotations

• Orientation (6 weeks)
• Critical Care (6 weeks)
• Emergency Medicine (6 weeks)
• Infectious Diseases (6 weeks)
• Internal Medicine I (6 weeks)
• Internal Medicine II – Teaching Focus (6 weeks)
• Pharmacy Administration (5 weeks)

Elective Rotations (Choose 2)

• Sterile Compounding Management (4 weeks)
• Pharmacy Informatics (4 weeks)
• Medication Safety (4 weeks)
• Drug Use Policy at the Mass General Brigham Center for Drug Policy (4 weeks)
• Infectious Diseases II (4 weeks)
• Critical Care II (4 weeks)
• Thrombosis and Hemostasis Management (4 weeks)
• Adult Psychiatry (4 weeks)
• Repeat a core rotation
• Others upon discussion (pending preceptor availability)

Longitudinal Experiences

• Pharmacy Service (48 weeks, approximately 32 hours per month): Central pharmacy staffing coverage every other weekend and holiday coverage (one major holiday, two minor holidays)
• Residency Projects (52 weeks, including one week dedicated project time)
• Teaching and Presentations (52 weeks, approximately 4 hours per month)
• Medical Emergency Response (46 weeks, alternating week coverage)
• Medication Use Evaluation (20 weeks, project-driven)
• Institutional Drug Use Policy (46 weeks, approximately 4 hours per month)

Other Activities

• IV Admixture Training
• New England Postgraduate Pharmacy Teaching and Learning Seminar with MCPHS – Worcester

Benefits

• Stipend: $56,992
• Insurance Benefits: health, dental, vision
• Time Off: 15 days (including vacation time, sick leave, and interview days)
• Travel/Conference Allowance for ASHP Midyear and Eastern States Residency Conference
• For additional details about benefits, see Benefits at BWFH

How to Apply

Admission to the residency program is available to PharmD graduates of Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) accredited colleges of pharmacy who are eligible for Massachusetts pharmacist licensure. International applicants are welcome to apply if they are eligible to work in the United States through the entire duration of the residency year and will be considered based on the merits of their application. BWFH is not able to sponsor H1B, OPT, or any other type of visa. If matched residents are not licensed prior to the first day of the residency year, a Massachusetts pharmacy intern license is required until pharmacist licensure is obtained. All applicants must participate in the ASHP Residency Matching Program.

To be considered, the electronic residency application should be completed using ASHP PhORCAS, including:

• Letter of intent stating goals and interests
• Official pharmacy school transcripts
• Curriculum vitae
• Three completed standard references (at least one from a direct patient care clinical preceptor is preferred)
• Interview by invitation

All application materials must be received via PhORCAS by January 5, 2026 to be considered for an interview.

No person at Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital will solicit, accept, or use any ranking-related information from any residency applicant.