PGY2 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Residency Program

The CHA PGY2 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Residency program anticipates a July 2025 start and is currently in the pre-candidacy status through the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP).

Program Purpose

The CHA PGY2 ambulatory care pharmacy residency program builds on Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) education and PGY1 pharmacy residency training and outcomes to contribute to the development of clinical pharmacists who:

• Are responsible for patient care in the advanced practice setting of ambulatory care
• Are eligible for ambulatory care pharmacist board certification

Overview and Application Process

The PGY2 ambulatory care pharmacy residency program recruits one (1) resident annually.

Applications are accepted through the Pharmacy Online Residency Centralized Application Service (PhORCAS).

We participate in the National Matching Services Program.

Residency Policies

• Pharmacy Residency Benefit Time
• Pharmacy Resident Duty Hours, On-call and Moonlighting
• Early Commitment

All offers of appointment to CHA sponsored training programs are specifically conditioned upon a criminal background investigation and a negative drug test (uses workplace standards, including chain of custody, marijuana is excluded from the testing). Background checks will be carried out by an agency on behalf of CHA. By signing the background check release form, prospective trainees are consenting to a background investigation. The drug test must be completed within 10 days of matching (all costs are covered by CHA). It will be conducted at CHA Occupational Health for those residents within 20 miles of Boston. All others will be tested at an outside facility arranged by CHA.

Anticipated Learning Experience Offerings

*in development

Anticipated Academia and Longitudinal Projects

Protocol Development
ACPE CE Lecture
Research Project
Pharmacy Leadership Forum
Inservices
Case Conference
Teaching Certificate Program (optional)

PGY2 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Residency General Information

Stipend: $60,000
Number of positions: 1
Accreditation Status: The PGY2 ambulatory care pharmacy residency program at CHA is currently under the pre-candidacy status by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP).
Application Process: Applications accepted through the Pharmacy Online Residency Centralized Application Service (PhORCAS)
Application Deadline: 1/3/25

Application Materials

Internal PGY1 residents may be considered for early commitment. Please contact the Residency Program Director for additional information. All other applicants are required to participate through the National Matching Services Program. We require the standard PGY2 PhORCAS application materials which include:

• PGY2 PhORCAS application
• Personal Statement (Letter of Intent)
• Curriculum Vitae (CV)
• Official College of Pharmacy Transcript
• Three letters of recommendations using the PhORCAS standard reference template

We do not require any additional supplemental materials. However, we encourage you to include the following:

• Letters of Recommendation: Three required letters with at least one from a clinical preceptor
• Rotation Descriptions on CV: include the preceptor name(s) and highlight your responsibilities (e.g., pharmacist protocol management, note writing, patient counseling, pharmacokinetic monitoring)
• Residency Program Director: Garrett Lech, PharmD, BCACP, DPLA. Please contact him with any questions about the PGY2 Ambulatory Care Residency Program