Pharmacy Resident - Drake University

The residency program is conducted at Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy, an ambulatory care clinic, and on campus at Drake University. This specialty 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 Drake University residents will participate in both a teaching and research certification class.

Resident Activities:
-Disease state management programs in HIV/AIDS, neurology, organ transplant, hepatitis C, and other specialty disease states
-Medication therapy management, with an ongoing patient load
-Specialty medication monitoring and follow-up
-Pharmacist-administered immunizations
-Collaboration with local ambulatory care clinic
-Community outreach programs
-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

Basic Qualifications

• Doctor of Pharmacy degree from a college or school of pharmacy accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education
• Ability to obtain pharmacist license within the state of residency within the licensure requirement deadline
• Submission 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.

Preferred Qualifications
We will consider employment of qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.