Pharmacy Resident - University of Rhode Island

Our resident will experience a rich, fulfilling 12-month program, focusing on community practice, ambulatory care and academia. Our residency program provides our resident with the skills and knowledge necessary to become an exemplary community pharmacist, demonstrating professional maturity and a personal philosophy of excellence. Our recent graduates will have developed the clinical, analytical and leadership skills necessary to function as a clinical practitioner in a community pharmacy, ambulatory care setting, or pursue a PGY2 residency.

The mission of the PGY1 Walgreens Community-Based Pharmacy Residency Program is to provide postgraduate training that enables residents to achieve their professional goals, become a leader within the profession, provide compassionate care for members of their communities and contribute to the Walgreen Company's advancement in health care.

Our resident's primary practice site is Walgreens Pharmacy in Riverside, Rhode Island. This store borders the city and town of East Providence, RI and Barrington, RI, respectively. It is less than 10 miles from the capitol of Rhode Island, Providence. All of our residency's personnel, including the Residency Director, happily live, teach and practice in Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts.

Residency Activities
-Patient care in community practice at Walgreens Pharmacy
-Ambulatory care with the Visiting Nurse Home & Hospice
-Academic teaching at the University of Rhode Island
-Clinical, Management with Walgreens Pharmacy
-Drug Information with The University of Rhode Island
-Health Equity with Clinica Esperanza
-Public Health with the Rhode Island Department of Health
-Health

Basic Qualifications

• Doctor of Pharmacy degree from a college or school of pharmacy accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education
• Ability to obtain pharmacist license within the state of residency within the licensure requirement deadline
• Submission of residency application materials to Pharmacy Online Residency Centralized Application Service (PhORCAS)
• Individuals must participate in and adhere to the rules of the ASHP Resident Matching Program.
• Certified Immunizer or willing to become an immunizer within 90 days of hire.

Preferred Qualifications
We will consider employment of qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.