DRAFT: PGY2 Cardiology Residency
- Accredited by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP)
- 12-month PGY2 Cardiology Residency beginning July 1
- Number of available positions: one
- Estimated stipend: $63,140
PGY2 Cardiology 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 Residency Program is 5 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.
- Orientation (2 weeks)
- General Cardiology I
- Heart Failure
- Anticoagulation Service Management I
- Cardiac ICU I
- Cardiac Surgery
- Advanced Heart Failure
- Academia
- Advanced Cardiology Precepting
- Anticoagulation Service Management II-III
- Cardiac ICU II-III
- Cardiology Transitions of Care
- Cardiometabolic Advanced Therapeutics Clinic (Telehealth)
- Electrophysiology
- Infectious Disease
- Neuro/Trauma ICU
- Vascular Surgery
- Clinical Staffing:
- Weekend: decentralized in the Emergency Department, every 4th weekend
- Weekday: centralized, 3 hours every other
- Inpatient Code Blue and Code Stroke response
- Outpatient Clinic
- Heart Failure Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy (GDMT) Titration
- Heart Transplant
- Presentations:
- Pharmacy Conferences (3)
- Critical Care Conferences (1-2)
- Cardiology Fellow Conferences (1-2)
- Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) Accredited Continuing Education (1)
- Longitudinal Research Project
- Formulary Project (medication use evaluation or drug class review)
- Teaching Opportunities:
- New England Postgraduate Pharmacy Teaching and Learning Seminar (Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences University)
- Precepting Opportunities (PGY1 residents and Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience students)
- Hospital Committees:
- Anticoagulation Task Force
- Cardiology Pharmacy Steering Committee
Meet the Program Leadership
Nicholas Servati
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist – CVICU
Angela Dansereau
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist – Heart Failure
PGY2 Cardiology Residency Career Outcomes and Placement Success
Since 2018, 88% (14/16) of our graduates have taken an initial role within the cardiology specialty, and nearly a third remained on with the Medical Center's Cardiology Pharmacy team.
Our program has a track record for developing residency graduates well-equipped for positions nationwide in a wide variety of roles – from faculty members at colleges of pharmacy, clinical specialists at large academic medical centers, to leadership and administration positions.
PGY2 Cardiology Residency Application Requirements
- Candidates must be PharmD graduates of an accredited college of pharmacy
- Completion of an ASHP-accredited PGY1 pharmacy residency program
- Candidates must be eligible for Massachusetts licensure, which must be obtained by October 29
- Candidates must be U.S. citizens or permanent U.S. residents
How to Apply to the PGY2 Cardiology Residency Program
Visit the Pharmacy Online Residency Centralized Application Service (PhORCAS) to submit your application.
Deadline: January 4
Include the following:
- Letter of intent
- Curriculum vitae
- Three references
- Official college transcript