Pharmacists in a Health System
Pharmacy Career PathwaysHealth System Pharmacist
Pharmacists can fill many roles in direct patient or non-direct patient care, including dispensing, verifying orders, creating intravenous medications, and answering medication related questions. As a health system pharmacist, you’ll collaborate with healthcare providers to treat patients with complex chronic and acute needs.
Inpatient clinical pharmacists can choose from a variety of specialties like emergency medicine, cardiology, critical care, oncology, pain, and behavioral health. Some ambulatory care pharmacists work in clinics and focus on chronic disease states, such as pulmonary diseases, diabetes, cardiovascular related disorders, anticoagulation, weight management/obesity, and geriatrics.
- Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Practice elective
- Pain Management elective
- Women’s Health elective
- Cardiology elective
- Behavioral Health elective
- Critical Care elective
- Oncology elective
- Medical Safety Elective
- Graduate Certificate for Precision Medicine
For more courses, refer to the most recent University Course catalog.
The Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS) has a number of focused specialty certifications including:
- Ambulatory Care
- Cardiology
- Compounded Sterile Preparations Pharmacy
- Critical Care Pharmacy
- Emergency Medicine Pharmacy
- Geriatric Pharmacy
- Infectious Diseases Pharmacy
- Nuclear Pharmacy
- Nutrition Support Pharmacy
- Oncology Pharmacy
- Pain Management Pharmacy
- Pediatric Pharmacy
- Pharmacotherapy
- Psychiatric Pharmacy
- Solid Organ Transplantation Pharmacy
- American Pharmacists Association Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA-ASP), MCPHS chapter
- American Society of Health System Pharmacists (ASHP), MCPHS chapter
- American College of Clinical Pharmacy, MCPHS chapter
- American Pharmacists Association
- American Society of Health System Pharmacists
- New England Institute of Ambulatory Care Pharmacists (NEIAP). Massachusetts-based. Students with a strong interest in ambulatory care are welcome to join NEIAPʼs mailing list at ambcarenetwork@gmail.com for information about gatherings.
- Refer to the ASHP Residency Directory for a full list of Post-Graduate Year 1 and Post-Graduate Year 2 opportunities
- Refer to the ACCP website for clinical fellowships
- All School of Pharmacy students will have the opportunity to participate in co-curricular and interprofessional activities through affiliated organizations. For example, Tufts University, Harvard Medical/Dental schools, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Chan Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing, and Baystate Health Population- based Urban and Rural Community Health (PURCH) program.
- Students are encouraged to connect with faculty in their area of interest for additional guidance and opportunities available through the professional years of the pharmacy program, post-graduate training, and career paths.
- Students are required to complete a core set of clinical experiences, including community pharmacy, institutional pharmacy, ambulatory care, internal medicine, and other elective opportunities during the APPE year.