Residency Showcase Program Listings

Walgreens and Florida A&M University College of Pharmacy are committed to the postgraduate training opportunity for pharmacists to enhance their skill set in the community and specialty pharmacy setting and provide care to underserved populations. The primary residency practice site is a community pharmacy in Jacksonville, FL. The pharmacy teams service patients with many disease states including inflammatory conditions, oncology, transplant, and HIV. The community pharmacists at this site works closely with providers, patients, and the community to provide optimal drug therapy for patients. Additionally, residents gain insights into management issues that can affect the implementation of patient care services in the community.

The program is academically affiliated and supported, in part, by Florida A&M University College of Pharmacy. The pharmacist will complete a teaching certificate program and will assist in teaching opportunities and precepting experiences for the College of Pharmacy. This partnership allows the resident the opportunity to gain experiences in the delivery of clinical pharmacy services in ambulatory care clinics. Upon completion of this program, the resident will be fully prepared for a position within a community-based pharmacy practice site.

Residency Activities

• Provide personalized, comprehensive care to patients with complex conditions such as oncology, transplant, inflammatory disease, and HIV/AIDS
• Assist in delivery of medication education to patients
• Participate in ambulatory care clinic rotations
• Perform medication therapy management
• Pharmacist-administered immunizations
• Perform patient centered dispensing
• Participate in community service events
• Design, conduct, and present a practice-based residency project at a professional conference
• Develop relationship skills needed in Walgreens community-based specialty pharmacy
• Educate providers and payers on community-based specialty services
• Development of collaborative programs to improve patient n adherence and outcomes
• 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

Residency Program Benefits

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

Candidate Requirements

• Doctor of Pharmacy degree from an ACPE accredited college or school of pharmacy
• Florida pharmacist license 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 PhORCAS by January 15th
  • 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
• Interview and presentation (upon invitation)
• Registered with the National Matching Service (NMS)

For More Information

Quovadis Epps, PharmD, MS, BCPS

Residency Program Director 

quovadis.epps@famu.edu

About Walgreens and Florida A&M University PGY1 Community-Based Pharmacy 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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