ASHP and APhA agree on new PGY1 Community-based Pharmacy Residency Programs standards

The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) and the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) recently agreed on a new archetype for PGY1 Community-based Pharmacy Residency Programs.

 ASHP and APhA collaborated to prepare the guidelines, which has been the practice since the two agencies partnered up in 1999. The partnership was formed to accredit community-based residency training programs.

The new model mirrors current trends regarding how today’s pharmacies are conducting business. It is also providing opportunities for specialty training in areas such as diverse outpatient and community settings. Organizations that wish to provide more residency training to their employees now have the flexibility to do so. The hope is that this will provide more residency programs and positions in this field, as well as leaders who will focus on the improvement of patient care.

The Community-based Pharmacy Residency Accreditation Taskforce that is responsible for the augmentation of the standards will continue its work on associated Competencies, Goals and Objectives as well as the document as a whole. All of these documents will be released this year. Mandatory execution of the new guidelines is expected by July 2017.