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Pharmacy Rotations

Rotational Experiences:

The PGY1 pharmacy residency year begins with a 5-week orientation period. Throughout the training year, there are 8 rotations (excludes orientation) with each learning experience typically being 6 weeks in length. The schedule allows for 3 elective rotations.

Required Rotations (6 weeks)
Orientation (5 weeks)

Cambridge and Everett Hospitals

Ambulatory Care I

Cambridge, Somerville, Revere Clinics

Ambulatory Care II

Cambridge, Somerville, Revere Clinics

Family Medicine

Everett Hospital

Internal Medicine

Cambridge Hospital

Practice Management

Cambridge Hospital

A Premier Pharmacy
Residency Program

Collaborative Working Environment
Highly Progressive Pharmacy Enterprise
Academic Community Health System

Leadership Opportunities
Experienced Preceptors
ASHP Accredited
Diverse Workforce
Strong Support System
Elective Rotation Offerings (6 weeks; Choice of 3)
Ambulatory Care
Select from one of the following:		 Advanced Ambulatory Care Management
Cambridge, Somerville, Revere Clinics
Population Health
Cambridge Clinic
Advanced Ambulatory Care with Behavioral Health Focus
Somerville Clinic
Psychiatry Acute Psychiatry
Everett Hospital
Geriatric Psychiatry
Everett Hospital
Infectious Disease Infectious Disease/Antimicrobial Stewardship
Cambridge and Everett Hospitals
Medicine Adult Medicine with Academic Focus
Cambridge or Everett Hospital
Practice Management Practice Management II
Cambridge Hospital


In addition, there are required longitudinal and required periodic learning experiences.

Required Longitudinal Experiences
Experience Description
Clinical On-Call Program
(August-June)		 ● Approximately 1 week/month
● At-home call program
Hospital Practice (Staffing)
(August-June)		 ● Every 4th weekend
● 1 evening shift per week (~5 hours)
● 1 major and 1 minor holiday
Medication Safety
(July-March)		 ● Monthly (2-hour) discussion seminar with Medication Safety Officer
● Medication safety assignments, readings, activities
Pharmacy Leadership
(July-June)		 ● Monthly (2-hour) seminar with Chief Pharmacy Officer and Pharmacy Leadership Team
● 1 journal club presentation
Research Project
(July-June)		 ● Resident is the primary stakeholder in a CHA approved quality research project
● Poster presentation at the Midyear Clinical Meeting
● Platform presentation at the Eastern States Residency Conference
● Final project written in a publishable format

Required Periodic Experiences
Experience Description
ACPE CE Lecture
(Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education
Continuing Education)		 ● Delivers 1 ACPE CE lecture to pharmacy staff
Case Conference ● Completes 2 case conferences
Center for Health Equity Education and Advocacy
(CHEEA) Interprofessional Health Equity Course		 ● Monthly (2 hours) program open to all CHA trainees
● Addresses social & structural determinants of health
Drug Monograph ● Completes 1 drug monograph
In-Service

● Completes 3 in-services (e.g., physicians, nurses, pharmacists)
Medication Use Evaluation (MUE) ● Completes 1 MUE
Teaching Certificate Program

● Two full-day teaching seminars
● Creates a teaching portfolio and philosophy

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