Purpose: 

To build upon Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) education and outcomes to develop pharmacist practitioners with knowledge, skills, and abilities as defined in the educational competency areas, goals, and objectives. Residents who successfully complete PGY1 residency programs will be skilled in diverse patient care, practice management, leadership, and education, and be prepared to provide patient care, seek board certification in pharmacotherapy (i.e., BCPS), and pursue advanced education and training opportunities including postgraduate year two (PGY2) residencies.

Overview:

Middleport Family Health Center and The State University of New York at Buffalo School of Pharmacy offer an ASHP/APhA Accredited PGY-1 Community Pharmacy Residency Program with a focus on community-based patient care.  Strengths of this program include development and implementation of patient care services, advanced teaching and research opportunities, innovative transitions of care collaborative program, and robust ambulatory care practice collaborations embedded in local physician offices. The resident practices in an innovative and advanced environment where entrepreneurship is cultivated by preceptors and experienced ownership.  Residents participate in a variety of disease state management and disease state education practice areas including medication therapy management, diabetes self-management education, hypertension management, and immunization delivery.

PharmD or equivalent experience; eligible for licensure in NYS; and completed application through PhORCAS. Immunization Training and Certification is also required.

About University at Buffalo SPPS/Middleport Family Health PGY1 Community-Based Pharmacy Residency

The mission of the University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences is to improve healthcare quality and outcomes through educating the next generation of pharmacists and pharmaceutical scientists in an environment fostering intellectual curiosity, through pursuing impactful basic and applied research, and through developing and evaluating models of clinical practice. Our postgraduate training program offers unique residency and fellowship programs that support the educational, research, and clinical practice facets of our school’s mission. Each UB SPPS postgraduate trainee receives a Clinical Instructor appointment and has the opportunity to engage in a wide variety of teaching and learning activities and community engagement, including: Teaching Certificate Program Continuing Education Seminar Fundamentals of Postgraduate Scholarship Postgraduate Research Forum Community Service and Global Outreach

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