CVS Caremark Celebrates American Pharmacists Month by Thanking Its 20,000 Pharmacists
05 October 2007 - 4:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
The largest employer of pharmacists in the US, CVS Caremark
provides a wide range of pharmacy career opportunities WOONSOCKET,
R.I., Oct. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- CVS Caremark is kicking off American
Pharmacists Month in October by thanking its more than 20,000
pharmacists for their dedication and commitment to patient care.
CVS Caremark, the largest employer of pharmacists in the country,
offers a wide range of pharmacy career opportunities in its more
than 6,200 retail stores, mail service pharmacies, and specialty
pharmacies across 44 states. "Our pharmacists work hard every day
to deliver high-quality pharmacy service to our customers-whether
it's educating customers on new medications, helping customers
avoid drug interactions, or simply helping customers through
difficult times in their lives," said Tom Ryan, R.Ph., President
and CEO of CVS Caremark. "We're grateful for the hard work and
daily commitment of these men and women across the country in
supporting our customers in all communities as we strive to fulfill
our vision of improving the quality of human life." CVS Caremark
offers many pharmacy career paths including pharmacist jobs in
retail, mail service, and specialty pharmacy environments. The
company also offers various training and funding opportunities to
help its employees progress in their pharmacy careers to become
pharmacists. CVS Caremark also offers innovative workplace programs
ranging from the Pathways to Pharmacy program, which introduces
pharmacy careers to high school students, to a "snowbird"
initiative which provides flexibility for pharmacists who choose to
work beyond traditional retirement age. CVS Caremark started
Pathways to Pharmacy in 2000, and over the past eight years the
paid internship program has served more than 8,000 students in more
than 40 cities. Dedicated CVS Caremark pharmacists mentor the high
school students, helping to cultivate and reinforce their interest
in entering pharmacy careers. Meanwhile, the company started a
unique snowbird program in 2004, enabling employees to transfer to
a different CVS/pharmacy location on a seasonal basis. The program,
now including more than 1,000 employees, helps the company to
attract and retain talented and experienced mature workers.
American Pharmacists Month was created by the American Pharmacists
Association (APhA), the largest professional association of
pharmacists in the United States, to educate the public about the
pharmacist's role in improving medication use and advancing patient
care. The campaign is designed to encourage pharmacy patients to
"Know Your Medicine, Know Your Pharmacist." About CVS Caremark CVS
Caremark is the largest provider of prescriptions and related
healthcare services in the nation. The Company fills or manages
more than 1 billion prescriptions annually. Through its unmatched
breadth of service offerings, CVS Caremark is transforming the
delivery of healthcare services in the U.S. The Company is uniquely
positioned to effectively manage costs and improve healthcare
outcomes through its 6,200 CVS/pharmacy stores; its pharmacy
benefit management, mail order and specialty pharmacy division,
Caremark Pharmacy Services; its retail-based health clinic
subsidiary, MinuteClinic; and its online pharmacy, CVS.com. General
information about CVS Caremark is available through the Investor
Relations portion of the Company's website, at
http://investor.cvs.com/, as well as through the pressroom portion
of the Company's website, at http://www.cvs.com/pressroom. CONTACT:
Carolyn Castel CVS Caremark 401-770-5717 DATASOURCE: CVS Caremark
CONTACT: Carolyn Castel of CVS Caremark, +1-401-770-5717, Web site:
http://www.cvs.com/
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