PGY1 Community-Based Pharmacy Residency (underserved)
Our program prepares residents to fill positions as clinical providers of advanced patient care services in communitybased pharmacy settings with a focus on underserved communities. The program will equip the resident to:
- Provide culturally appropriate direct patient care services
65% of your time is spent providing care to patients within our practice sites. You will be involved in one-one and group patient appointments for chronic disease state management, provide life-saving immunizations, help patients during transitions from hospital/nursing home to home and provide medications during patient centered dispensing activities
- Hone skills essential to becoming an integral part of a health care provider team
You will work with a variety of other health care providers- doctors, nurse practitioners, dieticians, nurses and medical assistants as part of a team providing care to the underserved of our community. While in the pharmacy, you will lead both day to day operations as well as be involved in broader planning at the organizational level developing leadership and team work skills.
- Educate patients/family members, health care providers, health professions and the community
As part of your experience, you will be educating a variety of learners: pharmacy students in large lectures, small groups and skills lab modules as well as on APPE rotations; patients and caregivers in individual and group settings and community members in health promotion/education presentations as well as other health care professionals. At the end of the residency year, you will have completed all the requirements for a teaching certificate.
- Develop leadership, research and health care improvement skills needed to advance community-based practice
You will complete 3 year-long preceptor mentored projects that help advance the practice of pharmacy. From implementation and evaluation of a new clinical service to improving work- flow processes to creating a business plan to justify a new service, each project will be tailored to the needs of the practice site. Each project will be presented to a larger audience at national, state and local meetings.
ASHP/APhA Community-Based Residency Program Universal Purpose Statement
PGY1 pharmacy residency programs build on Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) education and outcomes to contribute to the development of clinical pharmacists responsible for medication-related care of patients with a wide range of conditions, eligible for board certification, and eligible for postgraduate year two (PGY2) pharmacy residency training.
The University of Cincinnati Community-Based Pharmacy Residency Program
Our program prepares residents to fill positions as clinical providers of advanced patient care services in community-based pharmacy settings with a focus on underserved communities. The program will equip the resident to: 1. Provide culturally appropriate direct patient care services 2. Hone skills essential to becoming an integral part of a health care provider team 3. Educate patients/family members, health care providers, health professions and the community 4. Develop leadership, research and health care improvement skills needed to advance community-based practice.
At St. Vincent de Paul Charitable Pharmacy, you are engaged in providing advanced disease state management services under collaborative practice agreements with area physicians. You will lead one-on-one appointments for comprehensive medication reviews and robust medication therapy management services. You will work with our on-site nurse practitioner to run 11 different point-of-care labs and create recommendations. The patients you care for are uninsured or underinsured who require a provider who is compassionate and creative in order to help them improve their health.
The resident will be a provider in:
- Direct Patient Care: 24 hours/week dedicated to scheduled CMR appointments, assigned MTM case load, and interprofessional team participation with in-house nurse practitioner.
- Pharmacy Management: 12 hours/week deploying volunteers and staff to run community pharmacy, as well as leading verification and counseling terminal.
- Teaching: 4 hours/week leading a variety of Skills Lab trainings, recitations, lectures, etc. at UC. Precept 2 IPPE students and 10-15 APPE students in community pharmacy and ambulatory clinic.
- Services: 4 hours/week leading research, business plan, and quality improvement teams to launch or improve clinical services.
Practice Partner Location
1125 Bank Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45214
2309 Ferguson Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45238
Site Coordinator
Lydia Bailey, PharmD, BCACP
Preceptors
Danielle Polley PharmD
Five Rivers is a community care pharmacy participating in the 340b drug pricing program providing care to the underserved of their community. You work closely as a member of the care team alongside providers (both physicians and nurse practitioners), nurses, medical assistants and other health care professionals to provide comprehensive care. Working under collaborative practice agreements and within the electronic medical record, you see patients for one-on-one and group appointments to manage chronic disease states such as diabetes, hypertension and hyperlipidemia, balancing priorities to improve overall health.
The resident will be a provider in:
- Direct Patient Care: 24 hours/week dedicated patient care activities for both primary care clinic patients and the homeless population. You will work within both collaborative drug therapy management and transitions of care clinic settings. Opportunities for engagement with specialty clinics, such as HIV, Gastrointestinal and Neurology are also available based on resident's interest.
- Pharmacy Management: 8 hours/week will be spent within the 340b pharmacy including staffing and day to day management of pharmacy operations as well as participation in Pharmacy and Therapeutics committee.
- Teaching: 4 hours/week teaching a variety of learners including: pharmacy students, patients, providers and pharmacists/technicians.
- Services: 4 hours/week leading research, business plan, and quality improvement teams to launch or improve clinical services.
Practice Partner Location
Edgemont Campus- 721 Miami Chapel Road, Dayton, Ohio 45417
Site Coordinator
Anne Metzger PharmD, BCPS, BCACP
Preceptors
TJ Dorow PharmD BCPS, Megan Rasch PharmD BCACP, AAHIVP and Nicolas Borchers PharmD
Since 1826, the Cincinnati Health Department (CHD) has been committed to protecting and improving the health of the people of Cincinnati. As a nationally recognized leader in public health, CHD advocates for responsive health and human services that promote healthy living environments and social well-being, as well as works to reduce health inequities such as poverty and unemployment.
CHD has a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) designation status and serves over 40,000 patients annually. CHD operates six Primary Care Health Centers that include 340B pharmacies, one free-standing dental center, one free-standing vision and dental center and thirteen School-Based Health Centers.
Our six pharmacies are full-service Cincinnati Health Department dispensaries. These pharmacies serve the medical needs of patients in the community.
The resident will be a provider in:
- Direct Patient Care: 24 hours/week in which the resident will be involved in activities related to clinical pharmacy services. Clinical services include chronic disease state management under a collaborative practice agreement covering 5 conditions working in an interprofessional environment.
- Pharmacy Management: 8 hours/week will be spent within the 340b pharmacy including staffing and day to day management of pharmacy operations as well as management activities at the system level.
- Teaching: 4 hours/week teaching a variety of learners including: pharmacy students, patients, pharmacists/technicians and other health care professionals.
- Services: 4 hours/week leading research, business plan, and a quality improvement project to launch or improve clinical services.
Practice Partner Location
3917 Spring Grove Ave, Cincinnati, Ohio 45023
Site Coordinator
Jon Burns PharmD
Preceptors
Dave Miller RPh, Quentin Norman PharmD, Lori Sublett PharmD, Brynn Hodges PharmD, Latrice Howard RPh, Lauren Sowder PharmD, Taylor Ellis PharmD
Equitas Health Medical Centers strive to be the gateway to good health for those at risk of or affected by HIV, for the LGBTQ community, and for those seeking a welcoming healthcare home. In addition to routine primary care, we specialize in HIV/AIDS specialty care, PrEP, trans health, women’s health, STI screenings and treatment, and management of chronic conditions. All of our Medical Centers provide psychiatric care and behavioral health therapy. Equitas Health Pharmacies, located at each Medical Center, partner with our medical providers to offer complete specialized care. As Federally Qualified Health Center “look-alikes,” we offer services on a sliding fee scale for patients who do not have adequate insurance coverage.
Equitas Health strives to provide culturally competent care and has been recognized throughout Ohio as a leader in innovation and equity.
Equitas pharmacists participate in both the community and medical side of the pharmacy practice. The resident will gain experiences by working alongside AAHIVP certified pharmacists and other medical providers in:
- Direct Patient Care (24 hours per week): The resident will provide one-one patient centered appointments under a collaborative practice agreement as part of an interprofessional team including: disease state management covering both primary care and specialty disease states.
- Pharmacy Management (16 hours per week): The resident will be responsible for all aspects of the community practice including dispensing, medication therapy management, immunizations and patient management program offered to our specialty patients. In addition, the resident will be engaged with all aspects of the organization from administrative to case management.
- Teaching (4 hours per week): The resident will teach a variety of learners including: pharmacy students, patients, providers and pharmacists/technicians.
- Services (4 hours per week): The resident will take the lead on a research and quality improvement project as well as a business plan.
Practice Partner Location
2805 Gilbert Ave, Cincinnati, Ohio 45206
Site Coordinators
- Bethanne Brown
- Joelle Ahlrichs, PharmD, AAHIVP
Preceptors
Lauren Johnson PharmD, AAHIVP
To Apply:
- Prospective candidates must be graduates of an accredited college of pharmacy or on track to graduate before June 30th of the application year.
- Be licensed or eligible for licensure in the State of Ohio
- Be able to legally work in the U.S. prior to submitting his/her application to the program
- Complete the application requirements through PhORCAS
- Registered with the National Matching Service (NMS)
- Be eligible to administer immunizations in the State of Ohio
Application Materials:
Residency candidates must include:
- Completed application using the Pharmacy Online Residency Centralized Application Service (PhORCAS)
- Personal statement (e.g. letter of intent) specific to the site you are applying (ie St Vincent de Paul).
- Curriculum Vitae
- Official transcript for professional pharmacy education
- Three references (using the online ASHP standard reference form) from individuals who can attest to your practice skills and abilities. If currently employed, one letter must come from your internship site. Preference given to letters of recommendation from Community or Ambulatory Care APPE rotation preceptors.
Select candidates will be invited for an on-site interview in January or February. The PGY-1 Community Based Pharmacy Practice Residency at the UC James L. Winkle College of Pharmacy in Cincinnati, OH is accredited by the American Society of Health Systems Pharmacists. This Residency site participates in the ASHP Resident Matching Program and agrees that no person at this site will solicit, accept, or use any ranking-related information from any residency applicant.
December 31st of the application cycle.
- Competitive Annual Stipend of $47,476/yr
- For all benefits listed below, click here for details.
- Health Insurance
- Individual/Spouse/Dependents
- Medical/Dental/Vision
- Contributions in Ohio Public Employee Retirement Systems (OPERS).
- Vacation/Sick time
- Tuition Remission
- Financial assistance to attend professional meetings
- Teaching Certificate Program
- One-year appointment as a Clinical Instructor of Pharmacy Practice and Administrative Science