This health disparities fellowship is a 12-month program designed to prepare pharmacy professionals who are interested in becoming a researcher and advocate for reducing health disparities via pharmacist provided community-based interventions. This is a limited term role.
- The Health Disparities Fellow will work with administrators and faculty to gain valuable experience in research on health disparities and community-based pharmacist interventions that are directed towards improving patient outcomes.
- The fellow will gain significant experience in learning about pharmacist-provided services and its impact on patient outcomes
- The fellow will also engage with our current preceptors in community-based settings to identify the nature of services provided, barriers and facilitators to the provision of those services and help design interventions in local communities
- The fellow will work with pharmacy students and health professions student organizations to create community-based interventions and evaluate the impact of those interventions. In the process, the fellow will obtain a teaching certificate and a leadership certificate
- The fellow will be exposed to the following areas:
- Research and Scholarship in Health Outcomes with a focus on disparities
- Research and Scholarship in Pharmacist Provided Services and Patient Outcomes Research
- Attendance at national and local conferences that focus on health disparities and pharmacist interventions such as American Pharmacist Association (APhA) Annual Meeting
Education/Experience
- Doctor of Pharmacy required.
- Individuals who have completed PharmD from an ACPE accredited US pharmacy school.
- Applicants with a PGY-1/PGY-2 residency are also encouraged to apply. The 12-month fellowship program will begin July 1 and end June 30.
- Interested candidates should submit a letter of intent, curriculum vitae, official pharmacy school transcripts and three letters of recommendation.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
- A high degree of interpersonal competency:professionalism, diplomacy, judgement, and discretion required
Certifications/Licensures
- Requirements include licensure or eligibility for licensure to practice pharmacy in New York State.
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