Pharmacy Practice Residency Program
Our goal is to offer residents a dynamic and inclusive learning experience. The Pharmacy Practice Residency participates in the ASHP residency match program and is currently listed as “Preliminary Accreditation.” Full accreditation is expected around April 2009.
Director of Pharmacy: Gary J. Kerr, MBA, PharmD
Residency Program Director: Aaron Michelucci, PharmD, Assistant Director of Clinical Pharmacy Services
Contact Person: Aaron Michelucci, PharmD email: Aaron.Michelucci@bhs.org phone: 413-794-1141
Program and Department Statistics:
- Affiliation: Massachusetts College of Pharmacy—Worcester
- Length of Program: 12 months
- Residents Accepted into Program: 2
- Start Date: July 1
- Total Number of Pharmacy Staff: 132
Institutional Statistics:
- Tertiary Care Referral Center
- Level 1 Trauma Center
- Home to Western New England’s only Neonatal and Pediatric Intensive Care Units
- Average Daily Census: 80 - 90%
- Accredited by the Joint Commission and a Magnet Facility
- Expansion project will add 20% more beds by 2012
- Fully integrated prescriber order clinical information system
Resident Salary & Benefits:
- Stipend: $37,500.00
- 18 Paid Time Off Days (Holiday, Vacation and Sick)
- Comprehensive Medical and Dental Insurance
- Travel to ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting and Eastern States Residency Conference
- BLS Training, ACLS optional
- Educational Support
Curriculum Information:
- Core Rotations (4 Week Duration): Hospital/Pharmacy Orientation, Research, Adult Critical Care I, Hematology/Oncology, Pediatrics I, Internal Medicine I & II, Infectious Disease
- Elective Rotations (4 Week Duration): Any Core Rotation, Adult Critical Care II, Pediatrics II, Investigational Drug Service, Advanced Teaching, Emergency Medicine, Cardiology, Renal/Transplant, Medication Safety
- Longitudinal Learning Experiences
- Direct Patient Care: Pharmacotherapy Clinic
- Medication Management: Drug Information Service, Inpatient Pharmacy Staffing
- Pharmacy Admiistration
Published: July 2008