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Walgreens Community-Based Pharmacy Residency Program is a postgraduate training opportunity for pharmacists to enhance their skill set in the community and specialty pharmacy setting. The primary residency practice site is a community-based specialty pharmacy in Nashville, TN. The pharmacy teams service patients with many disease states including oncology, transplant, chronic inflammatory diseases, HIV and HCV. 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 program is academically affiliated and financially supported, in part, by the Belmont University College of Pharmacy. The pharmacist will complete a teaching certificate program and will assist in teaching opportunities and precepting experiences for the College of Pharmacy. The residency program graduates will be leaders in the pharmacy community and will have an active role in advancing community pharmacy practice. A graduate from this residency program would be viewed to possess equivalent experience and skills to seek a pharmacy manager position within a specialty pharmacy location or a traditional community pharmacy practice site

Resident Activities

• Provide personalized, comprehensive care to patients with complex conditions such as oncology, transplant, chronic inflammatory disease, HCV and HIV/AIDS
• Assist in delivery of medication education to patients
• Perform medication therapy management
• Administer immunizations
• Perform patient centered dispensing
• Participate in community service events
• Design, conduct, and present a practice based residency project at a professional conference
• Develop skills needed in Walgreens health system pharmacy relationships and specialty pharmacy
• Educate providers and payers on community-based specialty services
• Development of collaborative programs to improve patient adherence and outcomes
• Evaluate the sustainability of new patient care programs
• Enhance existing patient care programs
• Complete a Teaching Certificate Program
• Serve as preceptor and instructor to pharmacy students at the site and college of pharmacy

• Doctor of Pharmacy degree from a college or school of pharmacy accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education
• Complete the online resident position application at https://jobs.walgreens.com/
• Tennessee pharmacist license within 90 days of the start of the residency program
• Submission of all residency program application materials by January 15^th to Pharmacy Online Residency Centralized Application Service (PhORCAS)
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Three professional letters of recommendation
  • Official university transcripts
  • Letter of intent explaining why your are pursuing a community pharmacy residency and what you hope to gain from the residency program
• On-site interview (upon invitation)
• Registered with the National Matching Service (NMS).

About Walgreens and Belmont University PGY1 Community-Based Residency

Walgreens (www.walgreens.com) is included in the United States segment of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (Nasdaq: WBA), an integrated pharmacy, healthcare and retail leader serving millions of customers and patients every day, with a 170-year heritage of caring for communities. As America’s most loved pharmacy, health and beauty company, Walgreens purpose is to champion the health and well-being of every community in America. Operating nearly 9,000 retail locations across America, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, Walgreens is proud to be a neighborhood health destination serving approximately 9 million customers each day. Walgreens pharmacists play a critical role in the U.S. healthcare system by providing a wide range of pharmacy and healthcare services. To best meet the needs of customers and patients, Walgreens offers a true omnichannel experience, with fully integrated physical and digital platforms supported by the latest technology to deliver high-quality products and services in local communities nationwide.

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