Table 1 PGY1 CPRPs Definitions as Adapted from ASHP

PGY1 CPRPs Description

Independent Pharmacy

Chain Pharmacy

Hospital/Health-System Outpatient Pharmacy

Acute Care/Hospital/ Ambulatory Care Center

A privately owned retail pharmacy that is not directly affiliated with any chain of pharmacies and is not owned/operated by a publicly traded company.

A group of four or more community pharmacies are part of the same company/organization.

The organization or department of the hospital is responsible for the procurement, storage, preservation, packaging, compounding, preparation, and dispensing of medications to patients preparing to be discharged from the hospital or outpatients.

Teaching Hospital: Hospital with an accredited medical residency-training program and affiliation with a medical school.

General Community: Non-federal, short-term hospital where diagnostic or therapeutic services are available to the public.

Rural Hospital (includes Critical Access Hospitals): Hospital outside the U.S. Census-designated Metropolitan Statistical Area.*

Government Hospital: Federal government hospital (Veterans Affairs, Department of Defense, Public Health Service, Indian Health Service, and Bureau of Prisons).

Children’s Hospital: A hospital that offers services exclusively to infants, children, adolescents, young adults up to age 18, and adults in special cases.

Long-Term Care Hospital: A hospital that provides medical and skilled nursing services to patients with long-term illnesses who are not in an acute phase but require a level of service not available in a nursing home.

Psychiatric Hospital: A hospital that provides diagnostic/ treatment services to patients with mental and emotional disorders.

Rehabilitation Hospital: A hospital that provides medical, health-related, social, and vocational services to disabled individuals to help them attain their max functional capacity.

Ambulatory Care Center: Care provided by health care professionals in outpatient settings such as medical offices and clinics, hospital outpatient departments, and federally qualified health centers.

University/College of Pharmacy/School of Pharmacy-sponsored program: Residency program sponsored by one of these entities responsible for administering and coordinating the program.

*Area delineated by the U.S. OMB as having >1 urbanized area and a population >50,000.

Location of North Carolina PGY1 CB Pharmacy Residency Programs

Note: Each pin shows the general areas where PGY1 CB Pharmacy Residency Programs are offered and may represent multiple practice sites or available positions.