Independent Pharmacy Practice Advancement Fellowship American Pharmacy Services Corporation Foundation-UK College of Pharmacy
About the Program
By the end of the Independent Pharmacy Practice Advancement fellowship, the fellow will function as an innovative community pharmacy practitioner with the skills to implement and evaluate advanced pharmacy practice services and lead advocacy efforts that promote expansion of the pharmacist’s role in patient care.
The fellowship is offered through a unique partnership between the UK College of Pharmacy (UKCOP) Center for the Advancement of Pharmacy Practice (CAPP), a research center within the UKCOP dedicated to advancing pharmacy practice and the American Pharmacy Services Corporation Foundation (APSC), a not-for-profit that works to provide training and resources to help independent pharmacies implement successful pharmacy care services and research programs. Patient care activities and firsthand business operations/management training will primarily occur at the fellow’s practice site Poole's Pharmacy Care located in Central City, KY.
To capitalize on learning opportunities and experiences, the fellowship is broken up into two 6 month long immersive rotations. The first half of the fellowship will take place in Central City, KY at Poole’s Pharmacy Care where the fellow will be heavily involved in the day-to-day operations of pharmacy management/ownership, advanced patient care services, staffing, and practice-based research. The second half of the fellowship will take place at APSC Foundation Headquarters in Frankfort, KY where the fellow will focus on advocacy, practice advancement and implementation, and research analysis and writing. Due to the unique nature of the fellowship logistical and housing support will be available.
Fellows participating in the program will learn how to lead community pharmacy-based patient care practice initiatives and to advocate and collaborate with various stakeholders to bring about change in pharmacy practice. Through real world experiences at their practice site in combination with opportunities at APSC Foundation and UKCOP, the fellow will gain the ability to function successfully as a leader in pharmacy dedicated to continuous professional development and practice advancement.
Please reach out to the UKCOP Site Coordinator Dr. Kyle Bryan with any further questions regarding the fellowship or application process.
Activities
- Engage with independent community pharmacies to support and implement innovative clinical services
- Develop and lead a practice-based research project significant to independent community pharmacy practice
- Contribute to and engage with advocacy and practice advancement initiatives
- Develop and update resources, policies, and procedures to promote successful business operations
- Provide patient centered care through advanced clinical services and medication dispensing
- Develop and provide education programming to targeted audiences including pharmacists, health professional students, patients, and others
For additional information view the Independent Pharmacy Practice Advancement Fellowship program flyer here:
Salary & Benefits
- Competitive Salary ($51,336)
- Paid Vacation & Holiday Leave
- Paid Temporary Disability Leave
- Adjunct Assistant Professor Appointment
- Stipend for ASHP Teaching Certificate Program and NCPA Pharmacy Ownership Workshop
- Travel allowance for the Annual Meetings of the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) and American Pharmacists Association (APhA)
- Tuition for 6 credit hours of graduate courses per semester
The fellow will report to the UKCOP Site Coordinator, Dr. Kyle Bryan, PharmD. They will provide patient care activities under the guidance of pharmacist/owner Ron Poole, RPh at their practice site and work closely with the APSC Foundation Site Coordinator Dr. Cathy Hanna, PharmD.
Standard 40-hour week with occasional nights/weekends as needed during fellowship year (July 1 - June 30).
We wish to remember and honor those who inhabited this Commonwealth before the arrival of the Europeans. Briefly occupying these lands were the Osage, Wyndott tribe, and Miami peoples. The Adena and Hopewell peoples, who are recognized by the naming of the time period in which they resided here, were here more permanently. Some of their mounds remain in the Lexington area, including at UK’s Adena Park.
In more recent years, the Cherokee occupied southeast Kentucky, the Yuchi southwest Kentucky, the Chickasaw extreme western Kentucky and the Shawnee central Kentucky including what is now the city of Lexington. The Shawnee left when colonization pushed through the Appalachian Mountains. Lower Shawnee Town ceremonial grounds are still visible in Greenup County.
We honor the first inhabitants who were here, respect their culture, and acknowledge the presence of their descendants who are here today in all walks of life including fellow pharmacists and healthcare professionals.