GLFHC, in affiliation with MCPHS University-Boston, provides a Postgraduate Year One (PGY-1) pharmacy residency program with opportunity for participation in all aspects of ambulatory care pharmacy practice and teaching and learning. The residency program offers longitudinal and elective experiences which allow residents to become fully immersed in the PCMH model, sharpen core skills, and be involved in the community.

Upon completion of the program, the resident will demonstrate competency in:

• patient care;
• advancing practice and improving patient care;
• leadership and management;
• teaching, education, and the dissemination of knowledge

Required and elective learning experiences will serve as the framework for the residency year:

• Orientation
• Clinical Pharmacy Services (CPS)
• Patient-Centered Dispensing
• Operations Management
• Teaching and Learning
• Residency Project
• Homeless Shelter Elective
• Behavioral Health Elective

Site Special Features: Greater Lawrence Family Health Center, a Federally Qualified Health Center, is the second largest health center in Massachusetts and provides primary health and acute care services to residents of Lawrence and the surrounding Merrimack Valley area. The city of Lawrence is a densely populated community named the "Immigrant City" for its rich multiethnic and multicultural history. Currently, a large percentage of the population is Hispanic which further shapes the local culture and how health care is delivered.