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This 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.

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

For More Information Contact
Kayce M Shealy, PharmD, BCPS, CDCES
Residency Program Director
kmshealy@presby.edu

Requirements

• Doctor of Pharmacy degree from an ACPE accredited college of pharmacy
• South Carolina pharmacist licensure by September 1st
• Complete online resident position application at
  https://jobs.walgreens.com
• 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

About Presbyterian College and Walgreens PGY1 Community-Based Pharmacy Residency Program

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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