APhA Policy Manual

Residency Training Working Conditions

EMPLOYER/EMPLOYEE RELATIONS

APhA recognizes that pharmacy residents have a unique dual status as learners and employees and supports workplace protections to safeguard their education and well-being.
APhA asserts that the primary purpose of residency training is intensive education that prepares residents for advanced practice.
APhA supports protected educational time, appropriate supervision and support, progressive responsibility, and reasonable duty-hour and fatigue-mitigation safeguards.
APhA supports transparent, equitable compensation for pharmacy residents that reflects the education-first purpose of training yet ensures economic viability through cost-of-living-adjusted wages, core benefits and paid leave, coverage of required professional expenses, and periodic review and adjustment tied to service intensity and institutional conditions.