FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 5, 2011
NACDS Foundation Announces Recipients of Funding for Next Wave of Community Pharmacy Residency Expansion Project (PREP) Grants
Alexandria, Va. – The National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) Foundation today announced the twelve academic institutions selected for the next wave of funding for the Community Pharmacy Residency Expansion Project (Community PREP). The $1.5 million educational grant program is designed to expand community pharmacy residencies for recent pharmacy school graduates.
The recipients of this round of funding are:
Concordia University
Creighton University
Ferris State University
Midwestern University (Glendale)
The Ohio State University
St. Louis College of Pharmacy
SUNY Buffalo
University of Charleston
University of Kansas
University of Kentucky
University of Puerto Rico
University of Southern California
The NACDS Foundation had previously announced grants to PurdueUniversity, University of Missouri-Kansas City, and Universityof North Carolinain May.
Each of these academic institutions will receive a $50,000 residency grant.
Established in 2010, Community PREP seeks to create 30 new, fully accredited post-graduate community pharmacy residency opportunities through grants to non-profit schools and colleges of pharmacy. The grants are designed to foster the creation or expansion of a patient-focused residency program, where a faculty member or preceptor will oversee the selected pharmacy resident’s learning experience at a pharmacy practice site.
Grant recipients are determined based on the recommendations of an independent review committee comprised of representatives from the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP), American Pharmacists Association (APhA) and the NACDS Foundation.
“The Community PREP grant program was developed to provide expanded opportunities for pharmacy school graduates to pursue community pharmacy residencies and hone their skills in providing patient care services,” said NACDS Foundation President Edith A. Rosato, RPh, IOM. “I commend these twelve institutions for their patient-focused residency programs which help cultivate pharmacy graduates’ abilities to provide innovation in the delivery of patient care services, for the ultimate advancement of public health.”
Community PREP grant applications are accepted on a continuing basis. Fifteen additional awards will be granted in 2012. For more information on the NACDS Foundation’s Community PREP, please click here
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization that serves as the education, research and charitable affiliate of NACDS. The NACDS Foundation seeks to improve the health and wellness of the people in America. It utilizes education, research, and charitable involvement to help people improve their health and quality of life through an understanding of medication therapy and the importance of taking medications appropriately. For more information, please visit www.NACDSFoundation.org.
