CSHP Student and Resident Networking Event + Other Pre-Residency Information


  • Know what you want out of residency
    • set learning goals
    • learn about what you can learn there
  • Think about American and out-of-province residencies 
    • be flexible, open mind, open to different areas of care
  • Be a well-balanced candidate
    • understand that residency is demanding and really requires a high level
    • Have sustained activities, quality over quantity
  • Demonstrate an attitude toward the profession
    • That you are an advocate of pharmacy services and excellent care
  • Get to know hospital pharmacists at local hospitals
    • Arrange an informational interview
  • Residency projects come in a large range
    • Develop the skills necessary for doing such projects
  • Residency will give you exceptional transferable skills, no matter the area of care
  • Develop a learning process as a resident
    • Knowledge base changes, so you have to learn to keep on top of it to maintain first-world practice
  • Show you are excited to do the work as a resident, demonstrate an interest and that you are up for the challenges and know what you want out of a residency
  • Be flexible to moving around for opportunities
  • Develop SKILLS
  • Highlight you are a member of particular organizations, what that means to you and what you are interested in
  • Get out there, even doing small things can help
Give meaning to your work and being.

After meeting with a Princess Maragret Cancer Centre Pharmacy Resident, here's what I took away from our conversation:

Find your passion within pharmacy
Know what kind of pharmacist you want to be
Be well-rounded and be able to cope with stress
Get a variety of experiences

  • Hospital experience is important so you can learn the basics of pharmacy in a hospital setting
    • ie. dispensing knowledge
  • Residencies offer difference experiences and is very clinical
    • ambulatory
    • general residency
    • specialist
  • He'd consider the residency as a year to show your preceptor your ability to work as a hospital pharmacist in the near future
  • Have massive extra-curriculars
    • Residencies more or less require residents to do more than expected and this is one way to show you are willing and are be able to 
  • Note the UHN themes
    • Teaching
    • Leadership
    • Research
  • During APPEs, show your aptitude to handle and care for your patients

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