The PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program at Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital is a twelve-month program designed to build on Doctor of Pharmacy education to contribute to the development of clinical pharmacists responsible for medication-related care of patients with a wide range of conditions, eligible for board certification, and for PGY2 pharmacy residency training.

Our program is committed to providing residents with the skills and knowledge required to become capable, well-rounded pharmacists by providing experience in:

• Provision of pharmaceutical care on teaching and non-teaching services, including internal medicine, critical care, infectious diseases, and emergency medicine.
• Development of precepting and teaching skills by co-precepting students on rotations, providing education to pharmacy staff and other members of the care team, and participating in a teaching certificate program.
• Practice management activities to increase knowledge of the role of pharmacy in the broader provision of hospital care

Number of Positions: 2

Stipend: $56,992

Core Rotations:

• Orientation (6 weeks)
• Critical Care (6 weeks)
• Emergency Medicine (6 weeks)
• Infectious Diseases (6 weeks)
• Internal Medicine I (6 weeks)
• Internal Medicine II – Teaching Focus (6 weeks)
• Pharmacy Administration (5 weeks)

Elective Rotations (Choose 2)

• Critical Care II (4 weeks)
• Drug Use Policy at the Mass General Brigham Center for Drug Policy (4 weeks)
• Infectious Diseases II (4 weeks)
• Medication Safety (4 weeks)
• Pharmacy Informatics (4 weeks)
• Sterile Compounding Management (4 weeks)
• Repeat a core rotation
• Others upon discussion (pending preceptor availability)

Longitudinal Experiences

• Community Health
• Institutional Drug Use Policy (46 weeks, approximately 4 hours/month)
• Medical Emergency Response (46 weeks, alternating week coverage)
• Medication Use Evaluation (20 weeks, project-driven)
• Pharmacy Service (48 weeks, every other weekend, approx. 32 hours/month with holiday coverage (one major holiday, two minor holidays)
• Residency Project (52 weeks, 1 week dedicated project time)
• Teaching and Presentations (52 weeks, approx. 4 hours/month, including a Teaching Certificate with MCPHS – Worcester)

Other Experiences

• IV Admixture Training

For additional information, see the residency program website www.bwfh.org/pharmacyresidency, or contact:

Raul Santiago, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Infectious Diseases

Residency Program Director

rasantiago@bwh.harvard.edu

Meaghan Watson, PharmD, BCPS

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Emergency Medicine

Residency Program Coordinator

mwatson4@bwh.harvard.edu

Admission to the residency program is available to PharmD graduates of Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) accredited colleges of pharmacy who are eligible for Massachusetts pharmacist licensure. If not licensed prior to the first day of the residency year (June 30, 2025), a Massachusetts pharmacy intern license is required until pharmacist licensure is obtained. All applicants must participate in the ASHP Residency Matching Program. 

International applicants are welcome to apply if they are eligible to work in the United States and will be considered based on the merits of their application. BWFH is not able to sponsor H1B, OPT, or any other type of visa.

To be considered, the electronic residency application should be completed using ASHP PhORCAS, including:

• Letter of intent stating goals and interests
• Official pharmacy school transcripts
• Curriculum vitae
• Three completed standard references (at least one from a direct patient care clinical preceptor is preferred)
• Interview by invitation

All application materials must be received via PhORCAS by January 6, 2025 to be considered for an interview.

About Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital

Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital, a member of Mass General Brigham, is a 171-bed non-profit community teaching hospital located in Jamaica Plain, Boston, MA, that provides a range of medical, surgical, and psychiatric services.

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