University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Application
Details
Posted: 04-Nov-24
Location: Aurora, Colorado
Type: Fellowship
Salary: $72,000/year (est. 2025-26)
Job Setting:
Academia
Pharmacotherapy
Requirements:
Residency Required
Specialty Practice Areas:
Pharmacy Practice
Research
Salary Details:
This two-year appointment also provides the following additional benefits: healthcare insurance, generous annual leave and sick day policies, a professional development stipend, and eligibility for tuition assistance benefits.
Required Education:
PharmD
This two-year Academic Fellowship is designed to prepare PharmD graduates for a career in academic pharmacy. The program offers personalized training and mentorship to help the Fellow build expertise in teaching, research, and clinical practice. The Fellow will participate in scholarly activities, including the design and execution of one or more teaching and learning research projects. Under the guidance of experienced, nationally recognized faculty, the Fellow will develop pedagogical skills, refine teaching methods, and gain valuable insights into curriculum development and academic leadership. Additionally, the Fellow will provide clinical services within the UCHealth system, based on their area of interest. By the end of the fellowship, the Fellow will be well-prepared for a career in academia.
The objectives of the academic fellowship program are the following:
Enhance teaching abilities by actively participating in classroom instruction, hands-on learning opportunities, interprofessional education, and curriculum design.
Strengthen research and scholarship expertise through direct involvement in research projects, grant writing, and presenting or publishing academic work.
Cultivate leadership skills through structured training and active participation in school or departmental committees and professional associations.
Expand clinical practice competencies by providing patient care services in chosen areas of interest.
Selected activities during the Fellowship include:
Teaching (25%): development and delivery of classroom learning sessions and facilitation of skill-based activity sessions and case discussions in a hybrid learning environment in the PharmD program.
Scholarship (30%): completion of one or more teaching and learning scholarship projects, culminating in a poster and/or podium presentation at a national and/or local meeting, and manuscript submission for publication.
Clinical Practice (25%): primary or specialty care at an outpatient practice within the UCHealth System or internal medicine inpatient practice at the University of Colorado Hospital, dependent on experience and interests.
Service (10%): participation in Curriculum Committee and/or Assessment Committee and targeted education-related service activities for the School.
Professional Development (10%): completion of certificate programs related to teaching and learning and scholarship of teaching and learning.
Applicants must meet the following minimum qualifications at the time of hire:
Doctor of Pharmacy Degree (ACPE-accredited program)
About University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
At the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, our faculty members are preparing the world’s future pharmacists and pharmaceutical scientists through innovative learning and teaching. Our researchers are leading medical discoveries that advance science and improve health care. We’re enhancing culture and community through programs that reach urban and rural Coloradans. And our collaborations in research, patient care and community service are helping to ensure the health and wellness of Colorado and beyond. Nationally recognized for its leadership in pharmacy education and its strong commitment to developing and sustaining a diverse faculty, staff and student body, the Skaggs School of Pharmacy has achieved many milestones in its 100-plus year history including being ranked in the top 20 percent of all schools of pharmacy in the country, and twelfth in the nation for total NIH funding. Located at the Anschutz Medical Campus, the University of Colorado is the only completely new education, research and patient care facility in the nation today.