Pharmacy Residency Podcast: Residency Interviews and Advice

Free book on the Residency Letter of Intent here: https://www.amazon.com/Strong-Residency-Letter-Intent-Interviewed-ebook/dp/B07Y29XGYQ/ Original YouTube video with sites with free resources can be found here on my TonyPharmD channel.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaTxI_MRNTM

Mary Walton, PharmD, PGY1 Pharmacy Resident at the University of Tennessee Medical Center is a New Practitioner Member and on the ASHP Commission on Affiliate Relations. She outlines what steps she took to earn a residency that matched with her career interests, along the way, she landed eight residency interviews and found time for family and friends Free book Friday 9/27/2019: Strong Residency Letter of Intent https://www.amazon.com/Strong-Residency-Letter-Intent-Interviewed-ebook/dp/B07Y29XGYQ/

PhD Candidate Logan Murry, Pharm.D. and Matthew Witry, PharmD, PhD join me on the Pharmacy Residency Podcast to provide an update on University of Iowa research into mindfulness as one tool for helping with the stress that pharmacy students, residents, and practicing pharmacists face. You can find them here: https://pharmacy.uiowa.edu/directory/person/matthew-j-witry https://witry.lab.uiowa.edu/people/logan-murry

Letter of Intent Help $75 for the season, I'm only able to help 24 people. Contact me at TonyPharmD1 on Facebook or aaguerra@dmacc.edu and we'll work through the Big 5 LOI categories together. Grab free audiobook codes here at https://www.memorizingpharm.com/freebookcodes to help you with pharmacology or career. 

Abbey Schwery is a P3 at the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy who recently completed the 10-week Mayo Clinic Outpatient Pharmacy Internship. She shares the ins and outs of getting a top position like this, what it's like to be there, and what's she's looking forward to in the future. 

Dr. Matthew Travis completed his undergraduate studies in three years at the University of Kentucky. He then stayed in Lexington completing his Pharm.D. at the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy. He is currently a PGY-1 at Inova Fairfax Medical Campus in Falls Church, VA and is especially interested in critical care and emergency medicine and hopes to complete a PGY-2 in CC next year. https://www.amazon.com/Residency-Interview-Questions-Answers-Rationales/dp/B07M9S91MB/

Dr. Gennaro Hernadez was born and raised in Miami, FL. and completed his undergrad studies at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, FL before moving to Gainesville, FL to attend pharmacy school at the University of Florida. He is currently completing his PGY-1 at Inova Fairfax Medical Campus in Falls Church, VA. He is leaning towards completing a PGY-2 in pediatrics but still open to other possibilities. 100 Strong Residency Interview Audible https://adbl.co/2BTsm80

This week's RPD (Residency Program Director) interview is with Dr. Dev Chatterji, PharmD, BCPS, a Clinical Specialist in Infectious Disease/Internal Medicine. You can find more information about his team here: https://www.inova.org/education/pharmacy/inova-fairfax-pharmacy-residency/clinical-preceptors  Don't forget to check out Brandon Dyson's and I's 100 Strong Residency Questions, Answers, and Rationales: https://www.amazon.com/Residency-Interview-Questions-Answers-Rationales/dp/B07M9S91MB/

More new grads are in pharmacy residencies than community positions at graduation for the first time ever. This is so important for P4s especially, it's also on YouTube without the intro here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXDsfReSmJU

The Pharmacy Residency Podcast welcomes Dr. Cory Perry who moved to Virginia to complete postgraduate training in oncology pharmacy at the University of Virginia Health System. In his spare time, Cory, his wife Anna, and their furry friend Walter love to check out all the local eateries, wineries, and breweries around Charlottesville. Check out the residency interview prep book: https://www.amazon.com/Residency-Interview-Questions-Answers-Rationales/dp/B07M9S91MB/

Failing the NAPLEX is tough, but failing while in residency causes extra concerns, here's some links to free resources that you can use to get some extra studying in while you are trying to balance work and studying.  Free books: https://www.memorizingpharm.com/freebookcodes https://www.amazon.com/Pharmacotherapy-Improving-Education-Clinical-Pharmacy/dp/B07G7HT3S4/ https://www.amazon.com/Thrill-Case-Interactions-Medication-Management/dp/B07KPDQG9J/

Welcome to the Pharmacy Residency Podcast, I've made a pivot because I believe this will be one of the most difficult years to get a residency if you want one as past graduates and working pharmacists start submitting their applications. In this episode, I'm talking about the difference between enrolling in the match and participating in the match as a way to better know your odds of success. You can find the documents I talk about here: https://natmatch.com/ashprmp/stats.html

An inpatient Midwest hospital pharmacist applicant was recently offered $25 an hour and with rural hospitals offering $50-60 an hour, it brings up an important question. If salary were not an issue, would you do residency instead of getting a full-time position right out of school? I think thought leader Richard Waithe has the very best answers which you can find featured here on the business page of Medium post https://medium.com/rxradio/thoughts-on-walmart-layoffs-8d66b0fa7b1d 

I found this great article on how one hospital scores its candidates and it's really useful to know what you need to do to improve that score. I also talk about AACP, ACPE, NABP and how it all connects together. It's heartbreaking to see pharmacy school acceptances so high and accredited programs with first-time NAPLEX scores so low. I want to see students who are working their butts off in school get a fair shake, but it's going to be a tough road for many years to come IMHO. 

Free jobs book today and tomorrow: https://www.amazon.com/Finding-Your-Unicorn-Job-Pharmacists-ebook/dp/B07QW2HGMM  Here is the Reddit board that has the most information about the recent round of layoffs. https://www.reddit.com/r/pharmacy/  My best to all those affected.