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A highly trained and stable pharmacy technician workforce is essential to achieving the American Society of Health-system Pharmacists (ASHP) Practice Advancement Initiative (PAI) 2030\u2019s vision of comprehensive medication management in pharmacy practice. A dual-credit high school and college pharmacy technician program with an associate degree pathway may improve entry-level competency, support professional advancement, and strengthen the pharmacy technician workforce. However, evidence evaluating secondary-level dual-credit pharmacy technician programs remains limited.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods<\/jats:title>\n A retrospective evaluation of a dual-credit pharmacy technician education program was implemented at a community hospital. Outcomes before implementation were compared with outcomes after program implementation.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n Comparison of turnover rates showed a statistically significant reduction in turnover following program implementation (\u03c72(1) =3.89; P=0.048). Pharmacy technician staffing increased from 14.8 full-time equivalents (FTE) pre-implementation to 16.7 FTE post-implementation and an 80% reduction in overtime hours. Professional advancement of pharmacy technicians with career ladder advancement events increased from eight to 16. Estimated program-associated savings resulted in a return on investment of $111,068.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n Implementation of a rural dual-credit pharmacy technician program with a track to pharmacy technology associate degree training was associated with improved staffing capacity, reduced overtime hours, increased professional advancement, and favorable financial impact. Early accredited training may be a scalable strategy to strengthen the pharmacy technician workforce in rural health systems.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/ajhp\/zxag271","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,17]],"date-time":"2026-09-17T19:22:40Z","timestamp":1789672960000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Impact of a rural dual-credit high school and college pharmacy technician program with an associate degree pathway on a community hospital and region"],"prefix":"10.1093","author":[{"given":"Elyssa J","family":"Bredeson","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Pharmacy Services, Essentia Health \u2013 Fargo Medical Center , Fargo, ND"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0001-7008-4065","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Maari","family":"Loy","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Pharmacy Services, Essentia Health \u2013 Fargo Medical Center , Fargo, ND"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Lori","family":"Crandall","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Pharmacy Services, Essentia Health \u2013 Fargo Medical Center , Fargo, ND"},{"name":"Health Science, North Dakota State College of Science (NDSCS) , Wahpeton, ND"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0004-2092-4910","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Amanda","family":"Meyer","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Pharmacy Services, Essentia Health \u2013 Fargo Medical Center , Fargo, ND"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Brandi","family":"Sillerud","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Nursing and Healthcare Leadership, Minnesota State University Moorhead , Moorhead, MN"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Lisa M","family":"Richter","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Health and Human Sciences \u2013 Pharmacy Practice, North Dakota State University , Fargo, ND"},{"name":"Pharmacy Services, Essentia Health \u2013 Fargo Medical Center , Fargo, ND"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"286","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,24]]},"container-title":["American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/academic.oup.com\/ajhp\/advance-article-pdf\/doi\/10.1093\/ajhp\/zxag271\/71383520\/zxag271.pdf","content-type":"application\/pdf","content-version":"am","intended-application":"syndication"},{"URL":"https:\/\/academic.oup.com\/ajhp\/advance-article-pdf\/doi\/10.1093\/ajhp\/zxag271\/71383520\/zxag271.pdf","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,24]],"date-time":"2026-09-24T18:43:57Z","timestamp":1790275437000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/academic.oup.com\/ajhp\/advance-article\/doi\/10.1093\/ajhp\/zxag271\/8833997"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,24]]},"references-count":0,"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/ajhp\/zxag271","relation":{},"ISSN":["1079-2082","1535-2900"],"issn-type":[{"value":"1079-2082","type":"print"},{"value":"1535-2900","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,24]]},"article-number":"zxag271"}}