Developing a vision and strategic action plan for future community-based residency training.

Area of Science:

• Pharmacy Practice
• Residency Training
• Health Services Research

Background:

• The Community Pharmacy Residency Program (CPRP) Planning Committee convened to advance community pharmacy residency training.
• The initiative aligns with the pharmacy profession's goals of achieving provider status and expanding patient access to care.

Purpose of the Study:

• To develop a future vision and strategic action plan for community-based residency training.
• To ensure community pharmacy residency training meets the evolving needs of patients and pharmacist practitioners.

Main Methods:

• Convened a planning committee of national thought leaders in pharmacy practice, academia, and residency training.
• Conducted conference calls and an in-person strategic planning meeting.
• Supplemented discussions with literature review and a survey of CPRP directors and preceptors.

Main Results:

• Developed a vision and strategic action plan for community-based residency training.
• Anticipated advanced skills, education, training, and competencies for future community-based pharmacist practitioners.
• Reframed community residency training from CPRPs to a focus on patient needs within the community.

Conclusions:

• The vision and strategic action plan will guide the advancement and expansion of community-based residency training.
• This plan provides support and direction for the pharmacy profession to meet emerging community health needs.