PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program Structure

The Baystate Medical Center PGY1 residency program purpose is to build on Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) education and outcomes 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 eligible for postgraduate year two (PGY2) pharmacy residency training.

It is designed to provide exposure to all aspects of pharmacy practice while allowing the resident to customize the residency to desired practice areas.

Core Required Rotations (4 Week Duration)

Complete All Below

• Hospital/Pharmacy Orientation (5 weeks duration)
• Adult Critical Care
• Cardiology
• Antimicrobial Stewardship
• Internal Medicine
• Medication Safety
• Pediatrics
• Resident-designed Self-improvement Rotation (December: 5-6 weeks)

Elective Rotations (4 Week Duration; Choose 4)

• Academia
• Adult Critical Care II
• Antimicrobial Stewardship II
• Emergency Medicine
• Emergency Medicine II
• Geriatrics
• Hematology/Oncology
• Infectious Disease Consult Service
• Neurology
• Neonatal Critical Care
• Opioid Stewardship
• Pediatric Critical Care
• Renal Transplant

Ambulatory Clinic/Patient Care Longitudinal (4 experiences; 8 months total)(Required)

• Renal Transplant Clinic: 1/2 Day/week (2 months)
• Hypertension Clinic: 1/2 Day/Week (2 months)
• Anticoagulation Clinic: 1/2 Day/Week (2 months)
• Medication History: 1/2 Day/Week (2 months)

Longitudinal Learning Experiences (Required)

• Inpatient Pharmacy Services (11 months)
• Staffing- (every third weekend and 1 evening/week)
• Pharmacy Administration Longitudinal (11 months)

Pharmacy Administration Seminars:

• Drug Use Policy/Regulatory
• Management (Human Resources, Evaluations, Financials, etc.)
• Quality/Benchmarking
• Leadership (Leading yourself, Leading others)

Residency Quality Improvement Project (11 months)

• Project design and implementation
• Project Presentation (ASHP Midyear Clinical, Regional Conference)
• Project write-up

Education/Academia (11 months)

• Journal Club & Case Discussion Presentations
• Continuing Education Presentation
• Precept/Mentor Pharmacy Students
• Advanced Teaching: MCPHS-Worcester or Western New England University (optional)

Drug Information & Non-formulary Requests On-Call Pager (11 months)

• Cover pager 1 week every 7 weeks
• Resident Resilience and Wellness Series (11 months)
• 45-minute meetings once monthly, topics and exercises vary

Committee Presentation Assignments

• Anti-Infectives Subcommittee (2 months)
• Complete one (1) MUE
• Complete one (1) formulary addition, drug class review or guideline/protocol review
• Pharmacy and Therapeutics (3 months)
• Complete one (1) MUE
• Complete one (1) formulary addition, drug class review or guideline/protocol review