Learning About Mindful Eating

Mindfulness means to purposely pay attention to your surroundings, your emotions, your thoughts, and how your body feels. It means being aware of these things without judging them as “good” or “bad.” Mindful eating is a way to become more aware of...

Learning About Depression After an Organ Transplant

Depression is a mental health condition that causes you to feel sad, lose interest in activities that you used to enjoy, withdraw from others, and have little energy. It's different from normal feelings of sadness, grief, or low energy. Depression...

Learning About Preventing Infection After an Organ Transplant

After an organ transplant, you take anti-rejection medicines. These medicines weaken your immune system so that it doesn't attack your new organ. But a weaker immune system also raises your risk for infection. Infections are a common reason for a...

About the Pharmacy Department

At UMass Memorial Medical Center, the clinical partner of UMass Chan Medical School, pharmacy residents train in a large academic medical center where they care for diverse patient populations, collaborate with nationally recognized interdisciplinary teams and gain experience across a broad range of clinical, operational and specialty pharmacy settings. With more than 300 pharmacy professionals supporting care across five campuses, residents are immersed in one of the most comprehensive pharmacy practice environments in Central Massachusetts and beyond.

A Comprehensive Pharmacy Practice

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Our Residents

Our Pharmacy Residency Program prepares graduates for successful and rewarding careers across a variety of practice settings. We are proud of their accomplishments and the impact they continue to make in patient care, clinical leadership, and pharmacy practice. 

Explore where our graduates from the past three academic years have launched their careers following completion of the residency program.

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The pharmacy residents for 2026. From left to right: Akshaya Arunkumar, Howard Nguyen, Katelyn Hilko, Haley Whelchel, Tram Nguyen, Max Blumenthal
The pharmacy residents for 2026. From left to right: Akshaya Arunkumar, Howard Nguyen, Katelyn Hilko, Haley Whelchel, Tram Nguyen, Max Blumenthal

Recruitment for Pharmacy Residency Programs

Our programs recruit through multiple platforms to connect with prospective candidates.

Recruitment Activities

We offer virtual information sessions. Applicants are strongly encouraged to attend to learn more about training opportunities and engage with current residents and program leadership.

In addition, our teams will be available to meet candidates in person at the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting.

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