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The Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy and Medical College of Wisconsin PGY1 Community-Based Pharmacy Residency Program will prepare community-based practitioners capable of developing, providing, and advancing patient care services in any practice setting with complex specialty disease states. Graduates from this residency program will be highly sought community-based pharmacists that will be desired for their advanced skill-set in managing patients with complex disease states holistically and their experience in developing patient centered services in the specialty environment. Graduates would have the abilities and experiences necessary to secure positions with direct clinically focused patient care, ambulatory care practice settings, management opportunities, and academia.

The residency program is conducted across two Walgreens Specialty Pharmacies in Milwaukee, WI. These premier 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 the Medical College of Wisconsin residents will participate in both a teaching and research certification class.

Residency Activities

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

• Disease state management programs in HIV/AIDS, oncology, neurology, fertility, hepatitis C, inflammatory conditions, and other specialty disease states
• Medication therapy management, with an ongoing patient load
• Specialty medication monitoring and follow-up
• Pharmacist-administered immunizations
• Development of health and wellness programs
• Community outreach programs
• Hazardous compounding

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

• 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
• Participate in a Research Certificate Program

• Doctor of pharmacy degree from a college or school of pharmacy accredited by ACPE
• Wisconsin pharmacist license within 90 days of the start of the residency program
• Submission of completed residency application materials to PhORCAS by January 12th
• Curriculum Vitae
• Three professional letters of recommendation
• A letter of intent explaining why you are pursuing a community pharmacy residency and what you hope to gain from the residency program
• Official university transcripts
• Completed online application at www.walgreens.jobs
• Travel to Milwaukee for an onsite interview (upon invitation)
• Registered with the National Matching Service (NMS)

Specific questions about this residency program should be addressed to Sarah Schmidt, Residency Program Director, via email at sarah.schmidt@walgreens.com. 

About Walgreens and Medical College of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy

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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