title: The University of North Carolina Medical Center pharmacy resident leadership certificate program.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The development and implementation of a certificate program for pharmacy residents are described.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  University of North Carolina (UNC) Medical Center met the call for increased efforts in the area of pharmacy residency leadership training through the design, implementation, and evaluation of a leadership certificate program. The purpose of the UNC certificate program is to develop leaders who will serve others, improve their communities, and advance the profession. The program is designed to (1) foster self-awareness, social awareness, and altruism, (2) provide transferable and individualized leadership experiences, (3) enrich other residency components through integration of leadership development opportunities, and (4) create role models for departmental leadership. A team of preceptors and residents implemented the certificate program by integrating program components into the existing pharmacy residency infrastructure. The certificate program includes required and flexible components to allow residents to set and achieve their determined leadership development goals. Overall, residents are satisfied with the program and perceive it as worthwhile. During the first 3 years since implementation of the certification initiative, program facilitators improved the feasibility of, participant engagement in, and sustainability of the program. Future directions include an effectiveness evaluation and a "scale-up" to other institutions.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The need for a pharmacy residency leadership certificate was met by designing, implementing, and evaluating such a program at UNC. Through its first 3 years, the program was feasible, sustainable, and valued by program participants.
authors.affiliation: University of North Carolina School of Education, Chapel Hill, NC.
authors.forename: Kayley
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lyons
authors.affiliation: University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA.
authors.forename: Danielle
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Griggs
authors.affiliation: University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Ann Arbor, MI.
authors.forename: Rachel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lebovic
authors.affiliation: University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA.
authors.forename: Mary E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Roth
authors.affiliation: University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital, Birmingham, AL.
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: South
authors.affiliation: University of North Carolina Medical Center, Chapel Hill, NC chad.hatfield@unchealth.unc.edu.
authors.forename: Chad
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hatfield
mesh_terms: D002568:Certification; D004514:Education, Pharmacy, Graduate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D009657:North Carolina; D064172:Pharmacy Residencies / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010607:Pharmacy Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011231:Preceptorship; D016730:Program Development
keywords: education; leadership; pharmacy; residency