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This postgraduate training opportunity for pharmacists enhances 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 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 with 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. 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 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)

For Additional Information Contact

Joshua Farrell, PharmD, AAHIVP, HIVPCP
Residency Program Director
joshua.farrell@walgreens.com 

About Walgreens and Belmont University PGY1 Community-Based Residency

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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