The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute PGY2 Pain Management and Palliative Care Pharmacy Residency is fully integrated into the Harvard Interprofessional Fellowship Program.
The pharmacy resident participates as a fellow in orientation activities, didactic learning, retreats in teaching, resilience and leadership and clinical training with physicians, nurses and social work fellows.
The program consists of the following learning experiences:
Orientation (DFCI): 2 weeks
Inpatient consultation (BWH): 6 weeks
Ambulatory Palliative Care Clinic (DFCI): 16 weeks (½ day/week)
Hospice rotation (personal/rental car required) (Care Dimensions Hospice): 6 weeks
Intensive Palliative Care Unit (BWH): 6 weeks
Ambulatory Chronic Pain Management Clinic/Academia (BWH/MCPHS University): 12 weeks
Post-Operative Pain Service (BWH): 2 weeks
Outpatient Pharmacy Staffing (DFCI): 3 weeks training then ½ day/week
Conference time: 2 weeks
Vacation: 2 weeks
Program requirements
- PharmD degree from an ACPE-accredited School of Pharmacy
- Anticipated completion of an ASHP-accredited PGY-1 pharmacy residency
- Licensed or eligible for license in MA
Application requirements (through PhORCAS)
- Curriculum vitae
- Transcript(s) from School of Pharmacy
- A personal statement describing the applicant's interest in palliative care
- Three letters of recommendation (using PhORCAS online format)
Application process and timeline
- Applications due the first week of January (check PhORCAS for application deadline)
- On-site interviews occur end of January through mid-February
- Participation in the national match in March
For more information: https://www.dana-farber.org/for-physicians/education-and-training/fellowships-and-training-programs/pharmacy-residency-programs/