Road to PharmD

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 ...

I have been fortunate enough to be paired up with a practicing pharmacist at the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute (TRI) as a mentor for the year. Our first meeting consisted of a series of Q&A for a while and then a tour of the pharmacy in TRI. Here are the few things I took away from this encounter: 1. Literature is important in hospital pharmacy practice It may be a good idea to start becoming familiar with the language of the literature by reading papers concerning some drugs of interest 2. If you want to work in hospital pharmacy, it is important to get experience somehow. It may not be in the form of a residency, it can be in the form of a job at a community hospital and from there allow you to gather experience. 3. Doing projects may be useful if they interest you. 4. Specializing in pharmacy means to essentially spend a lot of time in a particular area of care. 5. It became apparent to me that showing motivation consisted of at least these things: Hav...