APhA Foundation Awards Premise Health Pharmacy Residents Incentive Grants 

The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Foundation, research affiliate of the Washington, D.C., based professional advocacy group, announced Premise Health pharmacy residents Dimple Patel and Dani Warren as recipients of its Incentive Grants for Practitioner Innovation in Pharmaceutical Care. 

Since 1993, the APhA Foundation has awarded Incentive Grants to pharmacists, students, and community residents looking to implement or support existing patient care services within their pharmacy practices, with over $500,000 awarded to more than 600 pharmacy-based projects to date. 

Grants are awarded for research projects across a range of focus areas, including innovative payment models, social determinants of health, behavioral health, the role of pharmacists in primary care, and substance use disorder. 

A first-time recipient, Dimple Patel is a PGY2 pharmacy resident in Greer, South Carolina. She was awarded the grant to further her assessment of Premise providers’ knowledge, perceptions, and readiness to implement pharmacist-led Collaborative Practice Agreements (CPAs) for chronic disease management.  

“I’m incredibly grateful for this recognition and support from the APhA Foundation,” said Patel. “This project represents an exciting opportunity to strengthen provider-pharmacist collaboration at Premise and advance our shared mission of improving patient outcomes through team-based care.” 

Dani Warren, a Premise PGY2 pharmacy resident in Carrollton, Georgia, was awarded the grant for a second time. This year, her proposal focused on evaluating clinical outcomes for members receiving primary care who also enrolled in a pharmacist-led condition management program through Premise’s team-based care model.  

“I am grateful for the opportunity to be recognized for my research a second time by the APhA Foundation,” said Warren. “This project means so much to me as a pharmacist, and I hope the results are able to highlight the positive impact Premise pharmacists are having when working alongside our members’ primary care providers.” 

Patel and Warren will join other recipients next March to celebrate their recognition at the 2026 APhA Annual Meeting in Los Angeles, California. Visit the APhA Foundation’s website to learn more about the award and this year’s recipients.