Pharmacy Residency Podcast: Residency Interviews and Advice

This week we talk to Cody Morcom, P3 at Wilkes University COP about climbing the leadership ladder, serving our peers and university in various roles. He outlines what steps he's taken to move towards opportunities in leadership after college and what decisions he's made for his experiences in his P3 year.  Check out the most recent audiobook, Phone Interview Survival: Quick Tips for Introverts and Extroverts

We welcome Miranda Moore, a P3 leader at VCU College of Pharmacy who is very involved with Project CHANCE and STEAMM (Student Professionals Education About Medication Management) and the HIP HOP project (Health Interventions by Student Professionals for Homeless Persons to Promote Safe Medication Use). We hear about these programs and making decisions as a P3 about what APPEs will support her future goals.  Check out MedEd101s Pharmacotherapy: Improving Medical Education Through Clinical Pharmacy Pearl

Getting teaching and research experience in pharmacy school can be hard, but Caroline Jones, a P1, at Drake University gives us some insight into how her six-year program allows students to hit the ground running. She worked with me in a January Term experience getting face-to-face teaching experience and I'm happy to welcome her to the Pharmacy Leaders Podcast.  Make sure to check out TLDRPharmacy's and I's book 100 Strong Residency Interview Questions, Answers, and Rationales 

Residency interview advice from Dr. Devlin Smith and Dr. Joseph M. Swanson as our second part of the interview series from Phi Delta Chi professional pharmacy fraternity. They answer the questions that you've been asking. Make sure to check out Brandon Dyson's and my book 100 Strong Residency Interview Questions Answers and Rationales on Audible.com 

The APhA-ASP Travel Stipend Contest is back, just get the most likes on this Facebook post to your comment and you win. Ends Feb 1st, 2019, even if you already paid it, it's just one of two $295 awards to help you on the road to Seattle! Check out our residency question and answer book here: 100 Strong Residency Interview Questions, Answers, and Rationales  and book on Phone Interview Tips here: https://www.amazon.com/Phone-Interview-Survival-Tips-Introverts-ebook/dp/B07M76PMX5/

10 Book Giveaway from Your Financial Pharmacist Here: https://yourfinancialpharmacist.com/giveaway and I talk about the three things you should do when faced with a massive income loss. Check out the audio version of the residency interview book here  https://adbl.co/2BTsm80

Doesn't do much good if you prepare the interview answer, but forget it. I give 7 tips on how to remember the finer points of your fine answer. Remember to check out 100 Strong Residency Interview Questions, Answers, and Rationales or Phone Interview Survival Tips 

When there are way too many applicants, sites use screening phone interviews. I give you three tips on doing well in this very different venue. Here's a link to our audiobook on Residency Interviewing, #1 New Release in Medical Education and Training.  100 Strong Interview Questions, Answers, and Rationales 

In this first of a series of interview help series from Phi Delta Chi, we talk to hiring managers about what it takes to make the cut for a pharmacy position. Check out a free sample of the audiobook 100 Strong Residency Interview Questions, Answers, and Rationales if you're going that route. 

If you're determined to use a template for your letter of intent, use this one, I've detailed step-by-step how to do it. https://www.memorizingpharmacology.com/residencyhelp

Josh Kaufman returns in Part II where we talk about his new book How to Fight a Hydra, a great story about perseverance and taking on multiple challenges at the same time. Also, TLDRPharmacy.com and I put together a book on Residency Interviews you can check out here: 100 Strong Residency Interview Questions, Answers, and Rationales 

No will tell you that you didn't get an interview because you used a template to write your pharmacy residency letter of intent, so I will. I break down the most used template and how it will be the death of many a residency application this year.  Here are some answers to some of the questions you'll have in the interviews, check them out: https://www.amazon.com/Residency-Interview-Questions-Answers-Rationales-ebook/dp/B07KNF83T8/

Writing a letter of intent for residency or a job can be harrowing, especially if you hate to write. I give you the don'ts that will sink your application before it even makes it past the resident or hiring manager reading it. Check out our book for even more tips.  https://www.amazon.com/Residency-Interview-Questions-Answers-Rationales-ebook/dp/B07KNF83T8/

I review what it was like moving to Arizona when I graduated and try to help with some thoughts on how to make your next move. A review of the blogs, vlogs, and podcasts in pharmacy that you should be listening to. Check out our residency book here: https://www.amazon.com/Residency-Interview-Questions-Answers-Rationales-ebook/dp/B07KNF83T8/

A standout student from LECOM Bradenton SOP shares a few minutes with us from ASHP in Anaheim, I'll have her on later to do an interview about her experience and presenting her research at a national meeting.  Residency Interview Book: https://www.amazon.com/Residency-Interview-Questions-Answers-Rationales-ebook/dp/B07KNF83T8/