Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy
PGY1 Community-Based Pharmacy Residency Program Kansas City, MO
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 program is conducted across four Walgreens Specialty Pharmacies and one ambulatory care clinic in Kansas City, Missouri. These premier pharmacy locations offer a variety of innovative clinical pharmacy services to patients who are prescribed complex therapies. 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.
This 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.
Residency Activities
The resident will participate in the provision of patient-care services through the following:
• Disease state management in hypertension, diabetes, behavioral health, HIV/AIDS, Oncology, Transplantation, Hepatitis C, Multiple Sclerosis, Crohn’s Disease, Rheumatoid Arthritis, and other disease states
• Medication therapy management, with an ongoing patient load of longitudinal patients managed in clinic and daily workflow
• Specialty Medication monitoring and follow-up
• Direct to Bedside Consultations
• Pharmacist-administered immunizations
• Development of health and wellness programs
• Community outreach programs
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
• Present research findings at appropriate regional and national professional meetings
• Provide clinical instruction to student pharmacists
• Participate in the UMKC Teaching Certificate Program
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 or school of pharmacy
• Missouri pharmacist license within 90 days of the start of the residency program
• Submission of all residency program application materials by January 4th to PhORCAS
• Curriculum Vitae
• Three professional letters of recommendation
• A letter of intent explaining why you are pursuing a community pharmacy residency and what you hope to gain from the residency program
• Official university transcripts
• Completed the resident position online application
• Onsite interview (upon invitation)
• Registered with the National Matching Service (NMS)
For more information contact
Sara McEntee, PharmD, AAHIVP
Residency Program Director
sara.schenkelberg@walgreens.com
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.
The PGY1 Community-Based Pharmacy Residency conducted by Walgreen Kansas City, MO is accredited by the American Society of Health System Pharmacists, in partnership with the American Pharmacists Association.