PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residency

Program Overview

The Postgraduate Year Two (PGY2) Critical Care Pharmacy Residency Program is designed to prepare pharmacists for a career in a critical care practice setting. Graduates of our program are prepared for advanced patient care, academic or other specialized positions, along with board certification. 

UMass Memorial Medical Center has seven adult ICUs, a pediatric ICU and a neonatal ICU providing a diverse range of critical care learning experiences. It is the only Level-1 trauma center for Central Massachusetts and has state-of-the-art Emergency Medicine and Toxicology Departments. 

Teaching opportunities are available through our strong relationships with regional colleges of pharmacy as well as through the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School and Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing. 

• Accredited by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP)
• 12-month PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residency beginning July 1
• One available position
• Estimated stipend of $63,140

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PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residency Learning Experiences

The Medical Center pharmacy residency programs are structured to provide exposure to a variety of practice settings with the goal of developing well-rounded clinical pharmacists. Over the course of one-year, residents will complete required, elective, and longitudinal learning experiences to develop skills in medication management, participating in medical emergencies, leadership, research, precepting and interprofessional communication and collaboration while simultaneously being exposed to various disease states. Required PGY2 program rotations will focus on the respective specialty area, while electives may focus on other areas of pharmacy practice.

Each resident will complete a two-week orientation at the start of the residency year. The training completed in this introductory course will prepare residents to perform tasks necessary to function in the role of a pharmacist at the Medical Center. Residents will also be oriented to the pharmacokinetic and emergency response services. PGY2 Critical Care residents will also participate in a core topic review with preceptors for common critical care disease states. 

The standard length of time for a learning experience in the UMMMC PGY2 Critical Care residency program is five weeks. A one-week project block will be built into the schedule around the midpoint of the year. All required, elective and longitudinal learning experiences are listed below.