Presbyterian College and Walgreens
PGY1 Community-Based Pharmacy Residency Program, Anderson, South Carolina
PGY1 residency programs build upon Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) education and outcomes to develop pharmacist practitioners with knowledge, skills, and abilities as defined in the educational competency areas, goals, and objectives. Residents who successfully complete PGY1 residency programs will be skilled in diverse patient care, practice management, leadership, and education, and be prepared to provide patient care, seek board certification in pharmacotherapy (i.e., BCPS), and pursue advanced education and training opportunities including postgraduate year two (PGY2) residencies.
The residency is academically affiliated with Presbyterian College School of Pharmacy. This residency allows the pharmacy resident to build upon their professional skills by providing a variety of patient care services. The primary site for this residency is in Anderson, South Carolina. Additional practice sites for the residency program will be in Clinton, South Carolina and Laurens, South Carolina.
Pharmacy residents in this setting will have a direct influence on patient outcomes through participation in patient counseling, immunization services, and medication therapy management services with a specific emphasis on addressing social determinants of health and barriers to care. Residents will also work to develop collaboration with area providers and develop innovative clinical services for patients. Residents will explore the development and evaluation of clinical services through completion of a business plan. The pharmacy resident will have a variety of teaching opportunities, including the opportunity to complete a teaching and learning certificate. The residency program graduates will be leaders in the pharmacy community and will have an active role in advancing community practice.
Residency Activities
The resident will have direct influence on patient outcomes through the following:
• Patient-centered counseling
• Medication therapy management programs
• Collaboration with other health care providers
• Development of health and wellness programs
• Transitions of care and adherence counseling
• Patient-centered dispensing in an underserved clinic
• Disease prevention, detection, and monitoring services
• Immunization services
The resident will participate in strengthening practice management and teaching skills through the following:
• Practice management, marketing and reimbursement
• Community outreach and education
• Teaching and Learning Certificate program
• Teaching assistant appointment
• Preceptorship of student pharmacist learners
• Development of continuing education materials for the state pharmacist association
Residency Program Benefits
• Competitive stipend and comprehensive medical plan
• Travel allowance for pharmacy-related conferences
• Residents are eligible for Paid Time Off (PTO). Resident pharmacists may accrue approximately 10 days depending on average hours worked and time in position.
Candidate Requirements
• Doctor of Pharmacy degree from an ACPE accredited college of pharmacy
• South Carolina pharmacist licensure by September 1st
• Complete online resident position application
• Submission of all residency application materials by January 31st to PhORCAS.
• Curriculum vitae
• Letter of intent
• Three references (on the standard form; a separate letter is not required)
• Official university transcripts
• Interview (upon invitation)
• Registered with the National Matching Service
For more information contact
Kayce M Shealy, PharmD, BCPS, CDCES
Residency Program Director
kmshealy@presby.edu
Walgreens is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.