The Walgreens Community-Based Specialty PGY-1 Community-Based Pharmacy Residency Program will prepare community-based practitioners capable of developing, providing, and advancing patient care services in any practice setting with a specific focus on patients with complex specialty disease states. Graduates from this residency program will be highly sought community-based pharmacists that will be desired for their advanced skill-set in managing patients with complex disease states holistically and their experience in developing patient centered services in the specialty environment. Graduates would have the abilities and experiences necessary to secure positions with direct clinically focused patient care, ambulatory care practice settings, management opportunities, and academia.

　　The residency program is conducted across two Walgreens Specialty Pharmacies and one ambulatory care setting in Milwaukee, WI. These premier pharmacy locations offer a variety of innovative clinical pharmacy services to patients who are prescribed complex therapies. The pharmacy teams service patients with many disease states. The community pharmacists at these sites work closely with providers, patients, and the community, to provide optimal drug therapy for patients. In addition, residents gain insights on management issues that can affect the implementation of patient care services in the community and specialty pharmacy setting. The resident gains experience in the delivery of clinical services, conducting research, developing management expertise, and precepting students. In partnership with the Medical College of Wisconsin residents will participate in both a teaching and research certification class.

　　The resident will participate in the provision of patient-care services through the following:

　　Disease state management programs in HIV/AIDS, Oncology, neurology, fertility, hepatitis C, inflammatory conditions, and other specialty disease states

　　Medication Therapy Management, with an ongoing patient load

　　Specialty medication monitoring and follow-up

　　Pharmacist-administered immunizations

　　Development of health and wellness programs

　　Community outreach programs

　　Hazardous compounding

　　The resident will participate in the following activities that strengthen research, practice management, and educator skills:

　　Design and conduct a practice-based research project

　　Write a business plan for a new or improved service

　　Develop and conduct a continuous quality improvement project

　　Draft a collaborative practice protocol and resent research findings at appropriate regional and national professional meetings

　　Execute marketing strategy for patient care services

　　Provide clinical instruction to student pharmacists

　　Participate in a Teaching Certificate Program

　　Participate in a Research Certificate Program

　　Basic Qualifications

　　Doctor of Pharmacy degree from a college or school of pharmacy accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy EducationAbility to obtain pharmacist license within the state of residency within 90 days of the start of the residency programSubmission of residency application materials to Pharmacy Online Residency Centralized Application Service (PhORCAS)Individuals must participate in and adhere to the rules of the ASHP Resident Matching Program.Certified Immunizer or willing to become an immunizer within 90 days of hire.

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