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The Walgreens Community-Based Pharmacy Residency Program is a post-graduate experience designed to establish practitioners as leaders in community and specialty pharmacy. The residency is based at the Community Specialty Pharmacy in Cincinnati Ohio. This program is affiliated with James L. Winkle College of Pharmacy at the University of Cincinnati.

The pharmacy teams service patients with many disease states including Chronic Inflammatory Diseases, HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, and Transplant. 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. Graduates of this program will be qualified to accept community management, clinical, and specialty pharmacy positions.

Residency Activities

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

• Disease state management in chronic inflammatory disease, HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, and transplant.
• Provide medication therapy management service across practice sites
• Pharmacist administered immunizations and off-site clinics
• Community outreach programs
• Patient centered dispensing 8 hours per week

The resident will participate in the following activities that strengthen practice management and educator skills:

• Design and conduct practice-based research projects
• Present research findings at appropriate regional and national professional meetings
• Serve as an instructor in Pharmacy Practice Lab
• Complete a teaching certificate program
• Serve as preceptor to pharmacy students on advance community practice rotations

 Residency Program Benefits

• Competitive stipend
• Comprehensive medical plan
• Travel allowance for pharmacy related conferences
• Residents are eligible for Paid Time Off (PTO)

• Doctor of Pharmacy degree from a college or school of pharmacy accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education
• Ohio and Kentucky pharmacist licensure within 90 days of the start of the residency program
• Complete the online resident position application at https://jobs.walgreens.com
• Submission of residency application materials to Pharmacy Online Centralized Application Service (PhORCAS).
  • 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) and case presentation on a topic related to community pharmacy or transitions or care
• Registered with the National Matching Service (NMS)

Application Process

All application materials must be submitted no later than January 15^th for candidates to be considered for our program.

Questions regarding this residency should be addressed to Stephanie Cady, Residency Program Director at stephanie.cady@walgreens.com

About Walgreens and and James L. Winkle College of Pharmacy at the University of Cincinnati

Founded in 1901, Walgreens (www.walgreens.com) proudly serves nearly 9 million customers and patients each day across its approximately 8,500 stores throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Walgreens has approximately 220,000 team members, including nearly 90,000 healthcare service providers, and is committed to being the first choice for pharmacy, retail and health services, building trusted relationships that create healthier futures for customers, patients, team members and communities.

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