Pharmacy Resident - Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy, Minnesota MN

Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy PgY1 Community-Based Pharmacy Residency Program

The Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy 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 a specific focus on patients with complex specialty disease states. Graduates from the Walgreens Specialty PGY1 Community-Based Pharmacy 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 Minneapolis, Minnesota. These premier pharmacy locations offer a variety of innovative clinical pharmacy services to patients who are prescribed complex therapies. 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 also gains experience in the delivery of clinical services, conducting research, developing management expertise, precepting students, and participating in a teaching certification class.

Resident Activities:

• Disease state management programs in HIV/AIDS, oncology, organ transplant, hepatitis C, and other specialty disease states
• Medication therapy management
• Specialty medication monitoring and follow-up
• Pharmacist-administered immunizations
• Development of health and wellness programs
• Community outreach programs
• Design and conduct a practice-based research project and present findings at appropriate regional and national professional meetings
• Write a business plan for a new or improved service
• Develop and conduct a continuous quality improvement project
• Draft a collaborative practice protocol
• Execute marketing strategy for the promotion of patient care services
• Provide clinical instruction to student pharmacists
• Opportunity to participate in a teaching certificate program