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The resident will receive training at Walgreens Pharmacies that offer clinical services to chronic diseases such as diabetes, or hypertension. Residents gain insight to medication management, medication reconciliation, and educational and behavioral counseling. Graduates are prepared for clinical and leadership positions in the community and specialty pharmacy setting and the community at large.  In addition, the resident will receive training at the Walgreens Community Based Specialty Pharmacy within a medical building.  This unique setting serves patients for the entire island in all disease states including: Oncology, HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, Multiple Sclerosis, Chronic Inflammatory Diseases, Cystic Fibrosis, Pulmonary Fibrosis, Parkinson’s disease and others for their health care, education, and wellness needs. Pharmacists at this site work closely with an interdisciplinary healthcare team servicing roughly 1,000 patients a month to optimize clinical outcomes. Longitudinal learning experiences offer the resident the opportunity to practice continuously throughout the year with focus in direct special areas such as specialty pharmacy, medication and disease state management, routine and other immunizations and clinical practice management.  

This residency is offered in partnership with Nova Southeastern University College of Pharmacy, Puerto Rico Campus and will provide the resident the opportunity to develop academic skills by acting as a preceptor and educator and by conducting research. In addition, the resident will actively participate in education of pharmacists, technicians, and pharmacy students.

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

• Deliver disease state management
• Provide medication therapy management
• Develop health and wellness programs
• Deliver preventive health services including routine immunizations and offsite immunization clinics
• Deliver chronic disease state management education and action plans
• Lead patient-center dispensing at local Walgreens

The resident will participate in the following activities that will strengthen practice management/ leadership and teaching skills:

• Design and conduct practice-based research project
• Present research findings at appropriate regional and national professional meetings
• Execute marketing strategy for the promotion of patient care services
• Participate in NSU's Innovative Teaching and Learning In Clinical Sciences and Pharmacy

• Doctor of Pharmacy degree from a college or school of pharmacy accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education
• Puerto Rico pharmacist licensure within 120 days of the start of the residency program
• Complete the online resident position application at https://jobs.walgreens.com
• Submission of all residency application materials to Pharmacy Online Centralized Application Service (PhORCAS) by January 15^th
• Curriculum Vitae
• Three professional letters of recommendation
• Official university transcripts
• Letter of intent explaining why you 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)

Contact Information

Specific questions about this residency program should be addressed to Esperanza Ortiz, Residency Program Director, via email at esperanza.ortiz@walgreens.com

About Walgreen and Nova Southeastern University-Puerto Rico PGY1 Community-Based Pharmacy 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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