Alaska’s SHARP Program
SHARP Council – Member Statement
AK Pharmacists Association
Hospitals, Clinics, & Nursing Homes
AISU, ANHC, ANMC, ASNA, BBAHC, NSHC, PeaceHealth, SCF,
SEARHC, WhaleTail, YKHC
Anchorage, Mat-Su, Northern, Southeast, Southwest &
Statewide
Organization
Representative
Membership
Email Address
Occupation Categories
Practice Setting Types
Experience Thus Far
Occupations To-Date
Practitioner Contracts #:
Practice Sites: Examples
Regions Thus Far
Testimony
SHARP’s Success To-Date
Need for SHARP-3
SHARP Program has helped attract and retain qualified pharmacists in positions in
every region of Alaska. Many of these participants are still employed in Alaska
after the expiration of their initial SHARP contracts. SHARP allows employers to
attract highly qualified practitioners with support-for-service initiatives.
SHARP-3 proposal provides a flexible approach to practice sites wishing to utilize
loan repayment and support-for service initiatives to attract and retain qualified
personnel. Sites which would have previously be ineligible to participate in
SHARP-I or SHARP-2 would now be eligible to participate in SHARP-3. Inclusion
of administration fees will address the problem of SHARP administration budget
funding deficits. SHARP program relieves administrative burdens for
support-for-service initiatives from the end users, making it more attractive for
potential employer participants in the program.
