Pharmacy residency Puns

I am a PharmD candidate in Ontario, Canada. I was looking into hospital residency positions in Ontario and other provinces. By the look of it, if I follow the Ontario pharmacy school curriculum, naturally, I would study for the board exam in Ontario. Then, if needed, I may also study for other provinces. It seems Ontario has the greatest number of residency positions. However, the wide scope of practice in Alberta and a large cohort of residents in LMPS in BC allow me to consider out-of-province pharmacy residency. In specific, the BC pharmacy residency states " We also encourage out-of-province applicants for our residency positions."

While it may be early to consider these, but for hospital/clinical pharmacists practicing in Canada and have experiences in multiple provinces, your insight would be grateful.

Furthermore, what is your view on having license in multiple provinces and its practicality of it?

Thanks in advance!

Failing an APPE late graduation and residency chances Was having discussions on r\pharmacy but got removed for the wrong subreddit: hope to get more advice

Long post, still fresh emotions, looking for advice on what’s next. First I will say I’m a slow learner and my memorization and organization skills are still in progress.
I failed an APPE. Which shocked me because By the end I felt confident I could work in that setting independently and the preceptors thought I had done really well the last week, but they didn’t see it throughout the 6 weeks. Midpoint was done week 4 and there was no direct conversation of “you might not pass” because they didn’t “like” using those words or any words that were even close to that.

Friday of week 5 I got a sense they thought I wasn’t catching on to a subject they mentioned a couple times and this is likely due to a learning disability I have struggled with and am still working on. That’s what the NAPLEX is for to make sure I have the concepts down I just am slower at memorizing and they knew that from the beginning. It didn’t impede my ability to give patient care it was just a gap in knowledge that I could look up.

I asked them, am I still on track to pass? Still no straight answer but very nice and polite “you have shown some inconsistency, you are really good in these areas but some days you don’t do well in these areas”. I have Several things working against me mentally, but I worked so hard the last week I was seeing patients on my own, working them up, running visits alone, coming up with plans, presenting them, implementing them, documenting them, and following up. It wasn’t enough due to my difficulties earlier in the rotation.

The school backed them Up because they were also faculty, and this was right as I was getting ready for midyear. Not to mention I helped them with an academic project and did data for them and they offered to make a poster with me right after they told me I failed…or “didn’t meet expectations” because saying failed is apparently not allowed in their eyes making it confusing for a student who thinks they are going to pass or be told if they were not on track to pass. I even exceeded expectations on my final and my DOPS had no deficiencies.

I still failed. I was/am heartbroken as I was then told I would not graduate on time and I therefore can not apply for a residency on time. My dream job, the thing I’ve wanted for years, requires residency.

So to my point, If I apply next

Hi everyone!

I wanted to reach out to and hear from pharmacy graduates about what your thoughts (and facts) about the residency process and clinical pharmacy. I think it would help others (such as a few of my closest friends) who are thinking about residency and clinical pharmacy in general. I've compiled common questions from my classmates and put it all here in case anyone also has the same.

1. What is the road like getting to residency? Is it highly variable for everyone?
2. General consensus and understanding is that grades aren't always everything. True or false? I have a few friends who got Cs in the Pharmaceutics Chemistry course 1st year or took a Pass in Anatomy and Physiology. Would this be an obstacle for them in obtaining a residency?
3. Does rank of the school truly factor into getting a residency position in 2020 onwards? If so, how much? Ex: University of Minnesota, University of Illinois, UC San Francisco, etc?
4. How important is research? A few friends did really well on poster presentations and placed, and even got things published. Some friends were unable to find research positions in a lab due to stiff competition and some profs are picky about who they select for their research team. (or there is limited space) Are your chances for residency truly screwed if you can't do research at all because of that? What if your research doesn't get published? What if you weren't fortunate to be picked by a professor? Or, even if you sought out the opportunity yourself and didn't find anything?
5. What if you do internships or externships instead of research?
6. For the graduates who did all the things right, what do you think were the reasons for not getting a residency? Is there any rhyme or reason to who gets picked?
7. For those who did get a residency, were you able to find a full time position after? If you didn't get a job afterwards, what was the reason for it do you think?
8. Even if one develops a lot of connections with professors and other students, how much does that factor into actually landing a residency AND a job after?
9. If you completed a residency, how long did it take you find a clinical job (part time or full time)?
10. Do you get to have a say as to where you want to work after completing a residency?
11. Is it true that there are more graduates than there are residency positions? How many people did you have to go up against to compete for the say residency? What about clinical position?
12. In hindsight, ha

Hello! Wanting to get the word out about our awesome residency program. 2 positions. Please feel free to message me on Reddit or contact us at the email below for further questions.

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Does anyone have any experience with pharmacist insurance during residency? Is it worth to get during my PGY1? If so, any good recommendations. I have heard about Pharmacist Mutual and HSPO. Any average price points I should be looking for? Thanks!

I finished my PGY1 residency in 2019 and I started working in the hospital setting. The hospital I now work at started a new residency program last year. I was interested in participating as a preceptor (or at least training to be one) but ASHP added a new requirement that you have to complete a board certification like BCPS or something like a certificate program. These programs cost around $500 to complete and it seems like the study material is also several hundreds dollars for the speciality certification plus the annual fees.

My question for any preceptors that may be on this feed, is it really worth it to obtain an expensive and time consuming certification? It seems like yet another financial and time sacrifice for pharmacy and seems more like a cash grab than anything else. Appreciate the input.

Hello everyone. I am a foreign grad and a California pharmacist. I’ve been working in long-term care and hospice for the past two years and I’d really like to transition to a career in a hospital or clinical pharmacy. Because I do not have a PharmD degree or a residency I’ve been having a difficult time getting interviews or final rounds for these types of positions. Does anyone have any recommendations of how I should pursue a career in a hospital or more clinical pharmacy? I don’t know much about the residency process but it seems that that is a requirement for many of the positions I find interesting. Do foreign grads have a chance at obtaining residency’s and any advice on where to start and what can make I candidate stand out? Or even programs that are more accommodating to foreign students? I am a US citizen born and raised in the US however I went abroad for school as I wasn’t able to afford school here. Thank you so much for all of your help in advance.

Can someone has CE experience during residency explain how the C.E process work? Do you have to apply to be a CE provider first? if so, how do you do that? also do they have any requirement for your CE preparation? I did not have a residency but I would love just to get more insight. Thanks

Hi everyone,

I just finished my P3 year! I have several leadership experiences and many extracurricular activities including community engament, two internships, and almost 6 years of pharmacy experience mainly community. I do not have research experience. My GPA is not good it's almost 3.2. I will be starting my APPEs in June. Since I'm interested in ambulatory care, I will have two ambulatory care rotations. My low GPA and lack of research are my weaknesses. If I do not get a chance to do research, would my chances of getting into a pharmacy residency even become lower? Please, I need your honest feedback and recommendations. Thank you all!

Having a quarter life crisis after accepting retail n fearing ill be trapped

ie amb care or psych or anything really

Hello,

I just finished my p3 and soon to move onto the APPE world. And as someone who's desperate to get residency, it's never too early to think about the application process. Like you see in the title, my gpa is pretty low, I'm expecting to have 3.15-3.2 at the time of submitting the residency application (only if I do well on APPE :')). I know this is very low compared to lots of strong candidates, and this has been making me very frustrated. I have a 2-3 leadership positions; president, president-elect, secretary and treasurer, I also have some research experiences; of those, I presented to midyear and other local conferences. I am working at the small hospital as pharm intern and lots of community services from both school and non-profit organization that I've been serving since p2.

Realistically, do you all think there are some hopes for me to get at least the residency interview? Any thoughts or ideas where I can improve on during my APPE to make it more stand out? Just looking at my GPA sometimes makes me feel like I'm not qualified/don't deserve the residency, but I know this is something I really want and am passionate about. I will appreciate all of your thoughts and feedback!!

Hey everyone,

I recently finished my last interview and decided to write down my thoughts on what I think pharmacy students should know before considering a residency. Feel free to skip this post if you do not want to read.

1. I spent too much time preparing these last 4 years and didn't focus on any personal goals. Don't let that happen to you. Do not give away your power to this process. I knew I wanted to do a residency from day 1 and worked hard these past few years gaining experiences in research, leadership, teaching, clinical APPE's etc. I go to a top 10 school and applied to 18 places and received 5 interviews with a 3.5 GPA and amazing CV. I definitely expected more interviews but when everyone says this process gets increasingly competitive each year, they are not lying. Unfortunately, COVID didn't help as the number of applications increased dramatically. Some programs got 1300+ apps...
2. You need a plan B, C, D. Now that I'm done with interviews, I will submit my rankings and forget about what happened these past 8 months. I will forget the stress and anxiety I had throughout the application process and will focus my attention and time applying for jobs and securing offers incase I do not match. This is what every P4 should do after they finish interviewing. I made the mistake of only focusing on the residency application process without exploring other areas of pharmacy. Do not let anyone tell you that clinical pharmacy is the only path forward.
3. Your self worth is not dependent on whether or not you match. If you read any self help book, it will tell you that happiness comes from the way we feel when we spend time with the people we love, when we volunteer and give back to our communities, when we make a difference in other people's lives, and when we feel safe and secure. Your happiness is not dependent on a matching algorithm.
4. We as pharmacy students, residents, and professionals need to call out unprofessionalism when we see it. We need to start exposing bad residency programs, horrible preceptors, and sexual harassment within our profession. It is depressing to read post after post on this thread about how residents have severe mental health issues because they don't have a supportive RPD or preceptor. I had a horrible experience with a preceptor during my medicine core APPE at a well known AMC in the country, who was blatantly rude (or racist perhaps??) and flat out told her she needed to calm down. You deserve not

I've heard from a few people that GPA doesnt matter for retail but I wanted to ask current pharmacy students for a more current and accurate answer.

Yesterday, program directors were given a preview of the pharmacy residency showcase. I've realized by the number of questions I am getting from students that ASHP has not been super informative ahead of time unless you watch the really long videos. This is a link to a quick PDF that I put together of what the showcase will look like, how you can access booth content the entirety of midyear, as well as how you do private chats and video conferencing during the staffed showcase period.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GlSMfpAO3xGbrwJA4QtcUBHqskiYrT53/view?usp=sharing

Edit: it’s apparent that lots of people are missing how to actually get to the dang thing so here is that link, and some info about figuring out your log on.

https://onlinexperiences.com/Launch/Event.htm?ShowKey=119348

If you’re a student it should be whatever email you registered with, if you’re from a program whoever built the booth had to add people manually so they will have the login info. If you try logging it with your full email as username and password it might work. If not just put your email in and request a new password

Edit 2: starting a video call is super easy. After you open the individual chat and they accept it’s a button in the top right and works great. Super easy

I'm doing a research paper about my future career in pharmacy. With everything, there is always complaints whether you're a college student, a pharmacy student, or PGY-1/2 what are common gripes that you have or have heard? I heard residency works you to the bone, but how, specifically?

Hi everyone, a bit lighthearted post, just wondering if any one has any gift ideas?

for those already in a residency, Anything that in hindsight you could have received that may help in your journey as a PGY1?

Hey guys, I’m a P3 student and I’m going to rotations this May. I just have a question regarding what you guys think about residencies and the pros and cons. It seems like the culture is shifting to no residency - no job. Can anyone share their experiences? I have 5 years retail experience, 3 as a technician & 2 as an intern.

I am currently a P3 and interested in applying for residency next year. I am a Canadian citizen studying in the US pharmacy school and currently on an F1 visa. I was wondering if anyone knows of any institutions that support OPT and/or TN-1 visas for PGY-1 and PGY-2 programs.

I started a full time job with the VA as a pharmacist in August and I’m trying to understand how vesting works for FERS and TSP. Prior to my current job, I was a pharmacy resident at another VA from June 2018- July 2020. My service computation date is June 2018 per my paperwork, but during my 2 years of residency, FERS was not being deducted from my pay and I was not allowed to make contributions to TSP. As a resident I was paid by the VA but did not have a grade/scale. I believe I may have been considered a temporary employee (not sure about this). Will my 2 years of residency count towards vesting?

Hello r/UBC!

I'm a UBC PharmD 2020 Grad (that graduated yesterday) and will be starting a hospital residency in July. Ask me anything on Pre-pharmacy, Pharmacy school/industry, or pharmacy residencies.

I thought this might be an opportune time for students entering the faculty, applying for residency or undergraduates thinking of applying to UBC Pharmacy this coming fall. I've had quite a few DMs about pharmacy school in general and I thought this might be a valuable resource in the future.

In short, I've worked in about 10 different pharmacy chains/independents (specialty pharmacies, compounding labs, etc.) and had pharmacy experiences in most metro-Vancouver hospitals. I studied Microbiology and Immunology (Co-op) at UBC for 3 years before switching to pharmacy. During my studies, I've served on a couple pharmacy-related executive councils spanning Canada and North America, so I have some insight on pharmacy schools across Canada and U.S.

I'll be probably spending all day by my computer studying for my licensing exams, so feel free to comment any questions all day. If you find this thread far into the future, please feel free to DM me. I've been addicted to reddit for years (mostly lurking) and will probably continue perusing for years to come.

Proof of completion. Mods, please let me know if you want anything else verified.

P.S. Congratulations to all the Grads of 2020! My classmates from pharmacy probably won't have a hard time figuring out who I am...

For those of you who did a PGY-1 in California, how did you balance affording to live and do things while on a resident salary?

How many residency programs does the average candidate apply to? I have 14 on my “short list” and that’s still so many, how many did everyone else apply to? Also what were make or break criteria that helped you decide? Right now I have: salary, number of residents, elective and core rotations, teaching certificate offered, and staffing requirements. Any input is helpful, thank you!

Hi,

I am a foreign graduate from Pakistan with a low gpa(2.57) and almost no extracurriculars. I have passed the FPGEE TOEFEL and NAPLEX. Please can anyone guide me on what my chances are of getting a residency in cardiology and if I need to get my school to send my transcripts to PhorCAS. And if there is any way that i can increase my odds of getting a match. Please also recommend some programs that might be open to my particular situation.

Thank you

I know most people definitely, definitely have a GPA above 3.0.

Long story short, I had life get in the way but I am a p3 with horrible gpa of 2.5. To compensate, I have a lot a leadership, research, institutional work, involvement in from pharmacy orgs like PLS. I'm still very worried that's its not enough experiences to compensate for my lacking gpa. Life happens to everyone but everything is better now. If I can get my foot in the door and speak to someone they will see that my GPA is not a good representation or reflect of me as a student or future pharmacist. Has anyone heard or seen someone in similar situation?

I honestly think my application will be thrown in the trash the second they look at my GPA. What do you guys honestly think on gpa. Does it really matter? People around me say to still apply, which I will, but I want the hard truth so I can plan accordingly.

I wanted to know if attending a a lower rank or higher rank pharmacy school will affect my chances of getting a residency matches. I want to go into clinical work after my pharmD. I’ve research and saw the data of the schools I am interested in attending - I just wanted a different opinion.

Thank you in advance.

Sorry for the short notice, but I thought I would share information on the post-graduate programs for those interested in veterinary pharmacy.

Post-Graduate Veterinary Pharmacy Training Opportunities 2021-2022

Pharmacy residencies (equivalent to ASHP PGY1 residency) Common to all programs, applications are accepted beginning in October of the year preceding, with an application deadline of December 31.

North Carolina State University (Two Residency Positions)

Emily Sorah, PharmD, FSVHP, DICVP Director of Clinical Pharmacy Services

North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine elsorah@ncsu.edu

Apply at https://jobs.ncsu.edu/postings/136711

University of Wisconsin- Madison (One Residency Position)

Shelby Williams, PharmD, DICVP, FSVHP Pharmacy Manager

UW Veterinary Care Teaching Hospital srwilliams5@wisc.edu

Information can be found at:

https://uwveterinarycare.wisc.edu/360-support/our-team/residentsinterns/

Select "Pharmacy"

Purdue University (One Residency Position)

Wil Gwin, RPh, FSVHP, DICVP Director of Pharmacy

Purdue University Veterinary Teaching Hospital Pharmacy wegwin@purdue.edu

Information can be found at: https://vet.purdue.edu/vth/pharmacy-residency.php

Texas A&M (One Residency Position)

Amy Savarino, RPh, FSVHP, DICVP Chief Pharmacist

Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine ASavarino@cvm.tamu.edu

Information can be found at: https://vethospital.tamu.edu/pharmacy-resident-program/

I’m currently a freshman in college and I’m still deciding between medical school or pharmacy school. I’ve been leaning towards pharmacy school because I feel like I’m more interested and passionate about pharmacy and I also don’t think I could handle medical school nor do I want to spend my entire 20s in school. I have guaranteed admission to a pharmacy school so applying to any won’t really be a problem.

I’ve seen many posts/comments about the saturation of the job market and how most people end up in retail. Is this still the case if you end up doing more schooling than just a PharmD, such as if I were to go to grad school or do a residency?

Also, for those of you who changed your career/education path because of this, what did you switch to and how difficult was it to make that switch?

Just wondering how common it is - i think it is relatively new

my pharmacy school has an elective - called Preparing for a Postgraduate Residency Training Program

any answers appreciated!

Hello everyone, I'm a fourth-year pharmacy student who's interested in applying to an ambulatory care focused residency program. As I was at mid-year and talking to the different programs, I realized that my status may get in the way of becoming a pharmacy resident. I am a DACA recipient since it came to fruition (which was in 2013) which has helped me out tremendously. I have been able to get personal loans, be able to work as an intern, and the opportunity to get this far in my educational career. my overall question is, can DACA recipients apply for residency? Is it a case by case situation with each program or do I have to do something extra? Thank you in advance and I hope you all have a great day. If this is not the appropriate subreddit to post in then I will delete it.