Student Program

Location: Dayton, OH

Choice of fully remote, hybrid, or in-person rotation experience

Program Background

The CareSource Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) for eligible fourth-year Doctor of Pharmacy candidates provides students the opportunity to engage in a comprehensive learning experience within managed care. During this rotation, students will work with various pharmacists within the CareSource team and learn different management strategies and the intricacies of healthcare resource utilization. Students will engage with pharmacists and preceptors on the formulary management team, pharmacy quality strategy team, clinical innovation team, Rx Solution Center team, and operations team. Understanding the balance between cost-effective care and quality patient care remains one of the main goals of this rotation. This experience equips students with a greater understanding of managed care principles and prepares them for a future in healthcare that emphasizes cost-containment and improved health outcomes.

Program Objectives

  • To provide a meaningful learning experience of managed care and population health principles
  • To provide exposure to the various types of jobs for pharmacists in managed care
  • To demonstrate how managed care organizations use data to scan for fraud, waste, and abuse (FWA)
  • To enable future pharmacists to find formulary information and understand the purpose of prior authorizations
  • To positively impact the next generation of pharmacists

Expectations and Responsibilities

  • Demonstrate the ability to analyze appropriate treatment plans
  • Collaborate with the Pharmacy team to learn about different roles and responsibilities of managed care pharmacists
  • Present new and upcoming pipeline drugs to the Pharmacy department
  • Demonstrate drug information and critical literature evaluation
  • Participate in project-based work and demonstrate professional attitude

Contact Information

Primary Preceptor: Shannon Steele, RPh, MSc
Email: shannon.steele@CareSource.com
Phone: (937) 531-3291
Address: 140 N Jefferson St. Dayton OH 45402