The Baystate Medical Center PGY1 Pharmacy 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 are fully accredited. 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: Frank Szczerba, PharmD, BCPPS, BCPS email: Frank.Szczerba@baystatehealth.org phone: 413-794-3785
Program and Department Statistics
- Affiliations: MCPHS University, Worcester, MA and Western New England University, Springfield, MA
- Length of Program: 12 months
- Residents Accepted into Program: 4
- 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: $50,300.00
- 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
- 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
The PGY1 Pharmacy Residency conducted by Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA is accredited by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists.