Samford University's McWhorter School of Pharmacy offers a postgraduate year one (PGY1) community-based pharmacy residency program, which is a 12?month intensive learning experience based in a community pharmacy. It is designed to develop leaders through experiences in patient care, dispensing, practice management, teaching, research and public health. Residents will advance community pharmacy practice, educate patients and students, conduct practice-based research, innovate patient care and services and engage in community service. The residency is offered in partnership with Christ Health Center in Birmingham, Alabama. The purpose of this residency is to build upon the Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) education and outcomes to develop community-based pharmacists prac