Pharmacy Residency Podcast: Residency Interviews and Advice

You can find the Phase 2 Book here today: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B084VHZL3M I hope you don't need it, but . . . 2600 in March will I'm afraid.  I also review the 10 questions you should ask to see if based on the college of pharmacy you are at and your income, debt, and risk, if you should pursue a residency. You can find that document at https://www.residencyhelp.com/

So you've got a couple of places you want to do a residency, the interviews went well and now - how do you choose? It's like choosing your favorite kid (as a parent, that depends on the day, but I love them all) but I give some tips on how to make a list of preferred sites for ranking. Make sure you keep up with everything on our email list at https://www.residencyhelp.com/

Podcaster Brian Fung and Dennis will have an Ask Me Anything about Pharmacy Residency tonight at 7 PM here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAUa17lfPew and you can get my two new free audiobooks, one for the NAPLEX and one called Residency Interview Help at https://www.residencyhelp.com/  I also talk about searching for a job outside of pharmacy as 1400 final year students find they didn't get an interview at all and 2600 more find out in mid-March that they didn't match. 

I go over the only way you can possibly "game" the system and the best practices that you should use in ranking those programs you want to do a residency with. Join our email list at https://www.residencyhelp.com/ and find the National Matching Service's explanation here: National Matching Services Link - https://natmatch.com/ashprmp/algorithm.html

I have a couple of videos so you can see what a great topic presentation looks like at the national level at https://residency.teachable.com/p/interview Scroll down to Interviews 7, 8, and 9, they are setup as free previews.  If you need help with your Phase II LOI, see if we're a good fit at https://residency.teachable.com/p/extremeloi 

A really stellar track record of research, leadership, and service, Caroline Jones, a P2 at Drake University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, outlines how she earned the opportunity to present her research nationally. This, coupled with her other experiences, does a great job rounding her experiences out for a successful residency application run in the future.  Caroline Jones, a P2 at Drake University, was recently named to the Drake University CPHS Students of Distinction List

Need help with your LOI for Phase II, go to https://www.residencyhelp.com/ and see if we're a good fit. In this episode, pharmacy school class sizes are on a path to be much smaller which may result in pharmacy residency spots exceeding pharmacy residency applicants. Todd Eury and George Zorich talk about pharmacy school closings yesterday, but I take the benefit of that a bit further to residency hopefuls. 

Free Book Here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B083PX5XKS In this episode, I talk a little bit about the free book, but focus on why you didn't get an interview and what to do about it. Phase II is chaotic, but if you can keep a level head and do some things ahead of time, you can match. If you do not get an interview and need help with your LOI go to https://www.residencyhelp.com/ where you can decide if we're a good fit for each other. 

Grab a free copy of Residency Interview Help on Monday, January 13th, 2020 here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B083PX5XKS/  In this episode, I interview Drake Reiter, a P4 from Drake University who earned a Student of Distinction award. He's got some great information about leadership, legislative, and APhA-ASP that you can use to map your road. His email is drake.reiter@drake.edu if you want to get in touch with him. 

Debra Carlson is the current resident at the Medicaid Center of Excellence (MCOE) and Sullivan University in Louisville, KY. In this talk, Dr. Carlson discusses her pathway to managed care and her experiences along the way. She is more than happy to answer any further questions regarding managed care or residency in general. Her contact information is dcarlson@evolenthealth.com

If you want to know when students get invites and rejections or when they did last year, I have the link to the spreadsheet at https://www.residencyhelp.com/ Make sure to subscribe to my YouTube TonyPharmD channel or get on the list at residencyhelp.com 

This brief topic discussion reviews the basics of managed care pharmacy and a brief variety of opportunities for pharmacists within managed care. This is intended to be a short overview of the concepts within managed care pharmacy and is not all-encompassing. Feel free to visit AMCP’s website to learn more at https://www.amcp.org/about/managed-care-pharmacy-101.

Interesting post on social where APPE preceptors chose to simply not fill in the site-specific last recommendation box when they didn't have enough information. I'm putting it in an episode so I can remember to address it earlier and again for next year. 

If you really need help now with your Letter of Intent, visit https://www.residencyhelp.com/ and/or email me at aaguerra@dmacc.edu

As the market contracts and jobs not only get tougher to find but tougher to endure, many are looking towards residency. In this episode, I talk about the possibility of going back and the chances of actually getting a residency. https://www.residencyhelp.com/