NCAP Executive Fellowship in Leadership & Professional Affairs
Join our highly motivated and innovative team here at the North Carolina Association of Pharmacists (NCAP).  You could be our next Executive Fellow.
The NCAP Executive Fellowship program is designed to develop a healthcare professional prepared to assume high-level leadership in a pharmacy practice or professional association by providing exceptional training in key areas for organizational development and administration.
The Fellow will be immersed in association management, professional development, membership development, project management and implementation, practice advancement, quality improvement, and policy activities. The program will develop executive-level knowledge and skills in association leadership and management with an emphasis on professional affairs.  The experience will position the Fellow for leadership and management positions in pharmacy or other health-related associations, government and other career opportunities.

 

 

 

Application Information

Eligibility: graduate of an ACPE-accredited school of pharmacy: new graduates, residency-trained individuals, and pharmacists seeking this experience to support career advancement, are all welcome to apply. A complete application is the submission of:

  • A letter of interest to include written responses to all three of the application questions
  • Curriculum vitae
  • Two letters of recommendation

Please provide information about this fellowship to the Individuals who will be writing your letters of recommendation and ask that they include in their letter information and examples supporting why they believe that you have what it will take to help NCAP lead our education and membership development initiatives.  Letters of recommendation should be emailed directly from the writers to the fellowship contact person by the requested deadliine.  Make sure to note for your writers that our deadline is well in advance of the deadline for residency programs.  This is important to ensure we receive a complete application packet for you by the deadline.

Application questions:
  1. Please provide an overview of why you are applying for this Fellowship, and how you plan to utilize the experience offered through this Fellowship for your future career plans. (400 words max)
  2. Because of the assigned responsibilities for education and membership, this Fellowship specifically calls for an individual with an outgoing personality, drive to succeed, and accountability, share something specific about yourself that demonstrates that you have each of  these 3 qualities.  (400 words max)
  3. Tell me something about yourself not yet covered in the first two questions that you believe is essential to why you believe you have “the right stuff” to be NCAP’s next Executive Fellow. (400 words max)

Submit all materials via email to the contact listed to the right.

Note: Interested applicants should send their materials as soon as possible.  We review packets upon receipt and we begin offering interviews to qualified candidates during the application window.  

 

Application Period Now Open:

October 15, 2026 - December 15, 2026 

 

Penny Shelton, PharmD
Chief Executive Director
[email protected]

 
     
Current/Past Fellows  

  July 2025 - June 2027: Ty Chapman, PharmD

   July 2023 - June 2025: Jennifer Plair, PharmD, MPH

   

    July 2021- June 2023:  Megan Witkowski, PharmD, MSPH