"Walgreens PGY1 Community-Based Pharmacy Residency Program is a postgraduate training opportunity for pharmacists to enhance their skill set in the community and specialty pharmacy setting. The primary residency practice site is a community-based specialty pharmacy in Louisville, KY. The pharmacy teams service patients with many disease states including oncology, transplant, chronic inflammatory diseases, HIV and HCV. 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 pharmacist will complete a teaching certificate program and will assist in teaching opportunities and precepting experiences for the Sullivan University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. The 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.

Residency 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"