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Program Description
A community-based pharmacy residency is designed to be a comprehensive
postgraduate experience that advances a pharmacist's education and training
in drug therapy and disease management for patients in the community/ambulatory
setting. The residency prepares pharmacists for the current and future
realities of patient care in a rapidly changing health care environment.
It provides opportunities for integrating the pharmaceutical care practice
model and practice-based outcomes research in community/ambulatory settings.
Key components of the residency experience are the advancement of the
pharmacy profession and the discovery of new knowledge that leads to improved
patient care.
The residency provides an opportunity for a pharmacist
to:
- Refine and build upon skills in communications, patient care, health
promotion and wellness, applied research, practice management, marketing
and reimbursement strategies, and technology;
- Provide direct patient care in a community/ambulatory pharmacy practice
environment;
- Work with preceptors, pharmacy faculty and other health professionals
whose personal and professional goals include a commitment to the advancement
of the profession of pharmacy and to lifelong learning in the environment
in which they practice;
- Engage in practice-based research that leads to new knowledge about
the beneficial and adverse outcomes of drug therapy; and
- Gain the experience and abilities needed to prosper in a competitive
health care system.
The community/ambulatory pharmacy residency experience
will focus on the following competency areas:
- Professionalism
- Practice Management
- Clinical Problem Solving
- Communication
- Data Collection and Management
- Practice-Based Research
- Complete a publication ready report if a research project
It is expected that each practice site will offer additional
experiences and opportunities to take advantage of the unique programs
and services available. Additionally, each site offers flexibility
in designing different rotations and educational experiences depending
on the residents' specific interests. Residents will have opportunities
to work with other residents in Washington state as well as attend local,
regional and national meetings.
A recruitment handbook is also available for your reference.
This program has attained ASHP accreditation and is
affiliated with ACCP, APhA, and NCPA.
There are currently two sites in the CPRP program
which are described more fully in the Site Description section.
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