PGY2 Cardiology Pharmacy Residency

Program Overview

Building on the PharmD education and the Postgraduate Year One (PGY1) Pharmacy Residency, the primary emphasis of our accredited Postgraduate Year Two (PGY2) Cardiology Pharmacy Residency is to prepare residents for advanced patient care, academic or other specialized positions, along with board certification. 

UMass Memorial Medical Center provides a diverse range of cardiology service lines including: 

• General Cardiology
• Electrophysiology 
• Interventional and Structural Cardiology 
• Heart Failure, including Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH), Ventricular Assisted Device (VAD)
• Cardiac Surgery
• Cardiac Intensive Care - Mechanical Circulatory Support (MCS) devices

With pharmacist involvement at all levels of care, these service lines span across cardiovascular catheterization and electrophysiology labs, a 16-bed mixed cardiothoracic surgery/cardiovascular intensive care unit, an 18-bed cardiovascular step-down unit and more than 30 cardiology acute care beds.

Over the course of the year, the resident will gain experience in the management of cardiovascular patients, lead and initiate research projects, strengthen their communication skills through formal and informal presentations in a variety of settings and participate in various interdisciplinary hospital committees. Teaching opportunities are also provided through regional colleges of pharmacy as well as our affiliated medical school.

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

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PGY2 Cardiology Pharmacy Residency Learning Experiences

Our 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, 
• Participate in medical emergencies, leadership, research, precepting
• Gain experience in 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 UMass Memorial Medical Center. Residents will also be oriented to the pharmacokinetic and emergency response services. PGY2 cardiology residents will also participate in a guideline review boot-camp with preceptors for common cardiology disease states.

The standard length of time for a learning experience in the PGY2 Cardiology Pharmacy Residency Program is five weeks. All required rotations will take place at the University Campus. 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.