MGMC Pharmacy Residency
Welcome to MaineGeneral Medical Center's PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Residency home page.
The MGMC pharmacy department provides many services that help build the skills and abilities of a resident to become a professionally competent clinical pharmacist.
Some of the services our pharmacy department provides are:
- Anticoagulation monitoring
- Pharmacokinetics for vancomycin and aminoglycosides
- Renal dosage adjustment
- Therapeutic substitutions
- Cost-saving and cost-reduction recommendations
- Answering drug information inquires
Our residency program emphasizes proficiency in clinical judgement, care plan development, knowledge of drug information resources, teaching skills and the ability to function as part of a health care team.
Required Core Rotations
- Orientation (4 weeks)
- Internal Medicine (4 weeks)
- Internal Medicine II (4 weeks)
- Oncology (6 weeks)
- Critical Care (6 weeks)
- Ambulatory Care - Infusion Clinic and Medication Reconciliation (4 weeks)
- Pharmacy Operations Management, Director of Pharmacy (6 weeks)
- Clinical Services Management (6 weeks)
- Infectious Disease (6 weeks)
Longitudinal Rotations
- Staffing component: Every other weekend (At least 23 weekends staffed) + 3 additional weeks in the schedule
- Residency project (52 weeks)
- Teaching and Learning Seminar (52 weeks)
- Antimicrobial Stewardship (42 weeks)
Preceptors
- Madeline Archer, Pharm.D
- Mitch Adams, Pharm.D
- Paul Crook, Pharm.D
- Corey Elias, Pharm.D, CACP
- Rachael Elias, Pharm.D
- Tyler Fournier, Pharm.D
- Andrea Gimpel-Blanchard, Pharm.D
- Nicolas Laplante, Pharm.D, BCPS
- Erica Meehan, Pharm.D
- Erin Rogers, Pharm.D
- Caitlyn Simpson, Pharm.D
- Steven Townsend, Pharm.D, BCOP
- Rachel Emery, Pharm.D
Residency Director
Our program is accredited by the American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists (ASHP).
Residency Salary and Benefits
Our generous salary and benefits package for pharmacy residents includes the following:
Salary & Health Benefits
- Salary stipend of $62,920
- Health care plan
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Employee Wellness Program
Other Benefits
- Life insurance
- Two weeks paid flex time (includes sick time, paid holidays and pre-approved personal days)
- Professional liability insurance provided by MaineGeneral Medical Center
- Office space and computer access
- Employee Assistance Program
- Full access to the hospital's medical library
- Financial support and educational leave for ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting and New England Regional Conference
Residency Requirements and Application
Eligibility Requirements
- Doctor of pharmacy degree from an accredited school or college of pharmacy
- Eligible for pharmacist license
- Must have U.S. employment authorization for the duration of the residency program.
Download/print our residency brochure
How to Apply
- Submit application materials using PhORCAS (https://portal.phorcas.org)
- Letter of Intent
- Transcripts of all college credits
- Curriculum vitae
- Three letters of recommendation (from college faculty, rotation preceptors and/or employers)
- Application deadline: Jan. 9, 2026
Current Pharmacy Residents
Lexie Grant, Pharm.D
Lexie is from Buxton, ME and received her Pharm.D from the University of Rhode Island. Her clinical interests are critical care, substance use disorder and infectious disease. Next year, Lexie hopes to either pursue a PGY2 in critical are or continue working in a hospital setting.
Outside of pharmacy, she enjoys spending time with her family and cat, as well as reading, crocheting and being on the water.
Morgan Dieffenbach, Pharm.D
Morgan is from Cumberland, RI and received her Pharm.D from the University of Rhode Island. Her current clinical interests include infectious disease and oncology.
Outside of pharmacy, she enjoys reading, tap dancing and spending time with friends and family. After residency, she plans to pursue a PGY2 program in an area of clinical interest.
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MGMC Pharmacy Department
MaineGeneral Medical Center's Pharmacy Department provides state-of-the-art pharmaceutical care throughout the medical center and MaineGeneral pharmacists provide on-site, 24-hour pharmacy coverage for acute care patients.
Distributive services include cabinet-based unit dose medication dispensing, a robotic medication storage and inventory management system and a USP 797 compliant IV room.
Pharmacists oversee dispensing functions in the main pharmacy, as well as maintain decentralized practice in three medical/surgical units, the Critical Care Unit and Maternity and Pediatrics.
Bedside barcode scanning of medications is fully implemented throughout the medical center's inpatient units. A pharmacy medication reconciliation process has been implemented to promote patient and medication safety
MGMC Pharmacy Education Programs
MaineGeneral pharmacists serve as preceptors for APPE pharmacy student rotations in institutional, acute care and ambulatory care oncology for:
- Albany College of Pharmacy
- Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences University
- University of New England College of Pharmacy
- University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy
- Other universities as requested
MaineGeneral also provides IPPE pharmacy student rotations for:
- University of New England College of Pharmacy
Contact Us
Questions? Please contact Residency Program Director Ellie Provisor at ellie.provisor@mainegeneral.org.
