Our Mission is to develop community-based pharmacist practitioners with diverse patient care, leadership, and education skills who are eligible to pursue advanced training opportunities including postgraduate year two (PGY2) residencies and professional certifications
Details
Number of Positions: Seven
Duration: 12 months
Starting Date: July 1
The PGY1 Community-Based Pharmacy Residency conducted by the University of Arkansas College of Pharmacy in Little Rock, Arkansas, is accredited by ASHP in partnership with APhA.
Residency includes these Longitudinal Programs
- Research Certificate Program
- Teaching Certificate Program
- Collaborative Monthly Learning Seminars
Our Residents
- 5 Residents Published
- 2 Opened Own Pharmacy
- 3 Matched to PGY2
- 7 Created New Positions for Post-Residency Job
Grants Received
Tia Fulton, Pharm.D.
Project: The Value of a Pharmacist-Led Remote Patient Monitoring Service
Site: Kroger
Grant: 2024 APhA Foundation Incentive Grant
Aaliyah Dent, Pharm.D.
Project: Community Pharmacist Led Remote Blood Pressure Monitoring Service: A Qualitative Study of Primary Care Clinic Perceptions
Site: Kroger
Grant: 2023 APhA Foundation Incentive Grant
Aliyah Strong, Pharm.D.
Project: Intern workshop impact on patient care services in a large community pharmacy chain
Site: Kroger
Grant: 2022 APhA foundation Incentive Grant
Andrew San Juan, Pharm.D.
Project: Primary Care Diabetes Program Incorporates Community Pharmacists To Improve Patient Outcomes
Site: Kroger
Grant: 2020 APhA Foundation Incentive Grant
Learning Experiences
- Orientation
- Patient Care Services
- Patient-Centered Dispensing
- Clinical Practice Management
- Pharmacy-Based Projects
- Teaching and Facilitation
- Seminar
Benefits
Each resident will receive:
- Competitive annual stipend
- Paid vacation, state holidays and professional leave for attendance of state and national meetings
- Free life, health, and liability insurance
- Tuition discount for undergraduate and graduate courses (If desired)
Learn more about the Community Pharmacy Residency:
- Alternate Pathway Series: Specialized Training after Community Residency In this episode, we explore one of the ways you can get into a specialized training and why you may consider pursing specialized training after PGY1 community-based pharmacy residency.
- Alternate Pathway Series: What is a Community Pharmacy Residency?
In this podcast episode Residency Program Director Megan Smith discusses the biggest questions surrounding community pharmacy residencies. - Telling the Story of Community Pharmacy with Megan Smith
This podcast tells the story of Megan Smith who had a very specific dream job, one that she never thought would actually come true. Yet she found her passion in being an Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Director of the Community-Based Residency Program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). She gets to work with a variety of people every day to share her knowledge and passion for pharmacy. Megan sees her role as “telling the story of community pharmacy,” and you can feel the excitement in her voice while she does.
Residency Program Director
