UMass Medical School Clinical Pharmacy Services Managed Care Residency or Fellowship
Shrewsbury, MA
Clinical Pharmacy Services (CPS) at the University of Massachusetts Medical School’s (UMMS) Commonwealth Medicine division is a comprehensive prescription drug management program committed to providing clients with flexible and effective pharmacy benefit services. The program is unique among managed care organizations, in part because it is located within a leading academic medical institution. Additionally, our pharmacy practice post-graduate training programs are affiliated with Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences-Worcester. These affiliations, along with its diverse program offerings and mission-driven approach to health care, make UMMS CPS a rewarding place to complete a pharmacy practice residency or fellowship.
UMMS CPS prides itself on offering residents and fellows an extremely well rounded, real-world experience that puts them in direct contact with our clients and multidisciplinary health care teams, with the structured educational support of clinical experts in the field. Through exposure to drug policy development, clinical services marketing and administration–in addition to hands-on clinical work and research–residents and fellows participate in an unmatched variety of experiences.
Postgraduate Year One (PGY1) Managed Care Pharmacy Residency conducted by UMMS CPS and accredited by the American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists in partnership with the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy
Residents completing this 1-year training program with UMMS CPS will work alongside both not-for-profit managed care organizations and Medicaid agencies throughout the country in an effort to provide optimal patient care. Residents will be integrated into both the operational and clinical team with responsibilities and opportunities including:
- Formulary management through preparation and presentation of clinical information supported by evidence-based medicine and best practices
- Development of innovative medication therapy and disease state management programs
- Quality assurance analyses to monitor trends and potential impact on clinical outcomes
- Budget preparation, reviewing requests for proposals, developing policies and procedures, and enhancing business and oral/written communication skills
- Working with a multidisciplinary health care team to provide in-house patient care
Fellowship in Health Outcomes and Pharmacoeconomics Research in Managed Care
Through its affiliation with UMMS CPS and MCPHS-Worcester, this 2-year fellowship will be a highly individualized program with a focus on Health Outcomes and Pharmacoeconomic research, related to Managed Care and Ambulatory Care. It will provide the fellow the opportunity to develop competency in the field as well as the scientific research process. Robust presentation, written, and communication skills are required. Ultimately, the fellow will develop the ability to independently plan, develop, conduct, analyze, and accurately present health outcomes research. Fellowship activities include:
- Participation in all components of clinical research and development, from study protocol design to results reporting
- Development of original pharmacoeconomic analyses using various study designs and outcomes measurements
- Utilization of patient reported outcomes to demonstrate the impact of humanistic outcomes
- Exposure to design and outcomes research for medication therapy management and other clinical programming
- Serving as lead investigator in original research to strengthen skills in prospective analyses and management of time, research team and available resources
Application
Application materials can be requested by contacting the postgraduate training program director, Karen W. Lee, Pharm.D., BCPS at karen.lee@umassmed.edu or by visiting the UMass Medical School Clinical Pharmacy Services website at www.umassmed.edu/cps.