About Our Curriculum


Learn more about BIDMC's PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residency Curriculum, including rotations, electives, and longitudinal activities.

Required Rotations

  • Orientation (duration based on early commit vs. external match)
  • Cardiac Surgery ICU
  • Cardiac ICU
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Medical ICU I
  • Medical ICU II
  • Medical Hematology/Oncology ICU
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Neurological ICU
  • Surgical ICU
  • Trauma ICU

Elective Rotations

  • Advanced Emergency Medicine
  • Evening ICU
  • Medication Safety and Quality
  • Solid Organ Transplantation
  • Antimicrobial Stewardship/Infectious Disease Consult
  • Hematology/Stem Cell Transplant

Longitudinal Activities

  • Critical Care Pharmacy Journal Club
  • Decentralized Pharmacy Practice Experience
  • Resident Report/Drug Information
  • Facilitator/Preceptor Activities at MCPHS
  • Medical Emergency Response (Code blue)
  • Participation in Critical Care Committees
  • Participation in Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee
  • Research Project/Medication Use Evaluation
  • Resident On-Call Program: Out of Hospital (Every 8-10 Days from 4:00 pm - 8:00 am)

Other Opportunities:

  • Co-precept pharmacy students on clinical rotations
  • Didactic teaching opportunities at MCPHS University
  • Teaching certificate program through MCPHS University
  • Regional Critical Care presentation opportunities