The Health-System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership (HSPAL) Residency Program strives to be a program that will address our pharmacy residents’ career goals and interest areas. We participate in the ASHP residency match and, as this is out inaugural year, are in pre-candidate accreditation status. Our affiliations are with Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences and Western New England University College of Pharmacy.
Chief Pharmacy Officer: Gary J. Kerr, MBA, PharmD | Senior Director of Pharmacy: Aaron Michelucci, PharmD
Residency Program Director: Shawn Roggie, PharmD, MBA email: shawn.roggie@baystatehealth.org phone: 413-794-1194
Program and Department Statistics
- Length of Program: 24 months
- Residents Accepted into Program: 2 (one for each year)
- Start Date: July 1
- Total Number of Pharmacy Staff: 125
Baystate Medical Center Statistics
- Tertiary Care Referral Center
- Level 1 Trauma Center
- Home to Baystate's Children's Hospital with Neonatal and Pediatric Intensive Care Units
- Average Daily Census: 80 - 90%
- Accredited by the Joint Commission and designated a Magnet Facility
- Fully integrated prescriber order entry clinical information system
Resident Salary & Benefits
- Estimated Stipend: PGY1 = $50,300.00 | PGY2 = $51,250
- 18 Paid Time Off Days (Holiday, Vacation and Sick)
- Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
- Travel to ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting and Eastern States Residency Conference
- Educational support
Curriculum Summary
PGY1
- Core Required Rotations (4 Week Duration): Orientation, Internal Medicine, Cardiology, Antimicrobial Stewardship, Medication Safety, Pediatrics, Adult Critical Care, Resident Self-improvement Rotation (5-6 weeks)
- Elective Rotations - Complete 4 (4 Week Duration): Academia, Critical Care II, Ambulatory Care-Anticoagulation, Emergency Medicine, Geriatrics, Hematology/Oncology, Infectious Disease Consult Service, Neo natal Critical Care, Neurology, Opioid Stewardship, Pediatric Critical Care, Renal Transplant
- Longitudinal Learning Experiences (8): Inpatient Pharmacy Operations, Drug Information & Non-formulary Requests Pager, Ambulatory Clinic/Patient Care, Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee, Pharmacy Administration, Residency Project, Education/Academia, Resident Resilience and Wellness
PGY2
- Core Required Rotations (8 week, overlapping rotations): Orientation, Clinical Leadership, Operational Leadership, Supply Chain Leadership, Executive Pharmacy Leadership Regulatory Leadership)
- Elective Rotations: Outpatient Oncology Management
- Longitudinal Learning Experiences: Accreditation Pharmacy Leadership, Inpatient Pharmacy Services, Drug Information/Non-formulary drug approval, Medication Safety, Chief Pharmacy Resident Role and Responsibilities, ACPE continuing education presentation, Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee, Pharmacy Administration, Residency Project, Education/Academia, Resident Resilience and Wellness