Pharmacy Residency Podcast

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Ep 509 Lesson 1 Residency Application Course - Interview Rate Oct 08, 2022

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The first thing you want to do as a residency applicant is look to see what your college of pharmacy's residency interview rate is to inform the number of applications you need and how much time you should spend on your letters of intent, CV, and recommendations.

Need my one-on-one help go to https://residency.teachable.com/

The first step in getting a residency is earning an interview. While many focus on the match rate, there can be no match without an interview. The Top 15 Pharmacy Schools to Earn a Residency Interview look absolutely nothing like the Top 15 schools on the U.S. News and World Report list of best pharmacy schools. Here are the top 15 schools as listed in Pharmacy School Rankings for Residency. 1. AUHS - 100% 1. Husson - 100% 1. Cedarville - 100% 1. University of Puerto Rico - 100% 5. UCSF - 97.14% 6. Thomas Jefferson - 97.06% 7. University of Findlay - 96.00% 8. Wayne State University - 94.44% 9. UNC - 94.32% 10. University of Iowa - 94.12% 11. University of Rhode Island 94.03% 12. NEOMED - 94.00% 13. Drake University - 93.75% 14. Binghamton University - 93.55% 15. University of Connecticut - 93.33%

You can find the rest here in the eBook preview

https://www.amazon.com/Pharmacy-School-Rankings-Residency-Applications-ebook/dp/B0BCWT6VFB/

Ep 508 Door Dash Pharmacy Residents Oct 04, 2022

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Making $25 an hour doing something other than pharmacy can be a relief when you're a pharmacy resident trying to get by, but is there a better way to make sure you can pay your bills in residency?

In this episode I outline many of the ways you can ensure you can afford to do a residency by looking at cost of living, commute, and staffing. A 15 minute commute each way is 3 1/4 weeks of 40 hour a week work each year, so time literally is money.

Need my one-on-one help with a letter of intent, go to https://residency.teachable.com/

Ep 507 When is Going to Midyear Worth It Oct 02, 2022

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Midyear is one of those FOMO events where students feel like they can't get a residency without going.

There are four genuine reasons to go such as

Presenting a poster
Engaging with residents during their poster presentations
Eliminating residencies from your preferred list
Finding lesser known residencies

There are reasons not to go such as

Impressing sites with your questions at Showcase
Getting a CV in the right hands at Showcase (they often recycle them)

Either way, Vegas is an experience, if you have the money, sure, it's a great trip, but your money is better spent on well crafted applications and the time away from APPEs if often difficult to catch up on.

If you want my one-on-one help, find me at https://residency.teachable.com/

or email tonythepharmacist@gmail.com

Ep 506 - How to Analyze Pharmacy Residencies by State - Iowa Edition Sep 27, 2022

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I'm going to go over an in-depth analysis into the state of Iowa's residencies and my premise is that you can learn a lot from a residency by the alma maters of its residencies. While there is an expectation for meritocracy and opportunity for all, there is a huge difference between college admissions where you are looking to study somewhere and earning a job placement, a residency.

Iowa, like many other states, has over half of its residents coming from schools within the state, but when you look at the individual residencies you'll see a few different mixtures. Still, residencies often want their residents to stay on and if you're from Iowa or the Midwest, that's much more likely that you'll take a post residency graduation position there.

Here are those mixes:

All residents are University of Iowa graduates
All residents are only University of Iowa or Drake grads (in-state)
Residents include in-state and out-of-state pharmacy graduates (AMC)
Residency has NO in-state graduates

When you look at the rankings of the schools that the students come into these residencies, to earn a placement, you really needed to be in the top 1/3 of the country in match rate for most, but as an out-of-stater at some sites, you needed to be top 20 in the country like Michigan (14), Minnesota(20), UMKC (11), or MCW (6) to earn that placement.

I got the rankings from my book: https://www.amazon.com/Pharmacy-School-Rankings-Residency-Applications-ebook/dp/B0BCWT6VFB/

Ep 505 What Not to Put In A Letter of Intent Sep 25, 2022

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In many ways, the first part of the residency application process is about not getting rejected a little more than getting accepted, so in this section I give a rundown of the biggest mistake students make in trying to save some time.

Ep 504 Free Debt Free Pharmacy Student Audiobook Sep 18, 2022

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I've got a limited number of free audiobook codes for pharmacy residency podcast listeners which you can listen to a free 5 minute sample here:

https://www.audible.com/pd/B0BFKMMX1F/?source_code=AUDFPWS0223189MWT-BK-ACX0-322749&ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_322749_rh_us

and get the free code here:

https://www.pharmacyresidencypodcast.com/debtfree

Please do take the time to write a review if you take a code, but there's no obligation.

Ep 503 Gaining Residency Interview Confidence Sep 14, 2022

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I wanted to give you a preview of the book Brandon Dyson from TLDRPharmacy.com and I wrote with a Top 100 questions list for residency interviews. You can find the audiobook preview here. We will be including 100 video questions in the Rock Star Interview course as well that you can find here: https://residency.teachable.com/p/interview

Ep 502 Student Loan Forgiveness and Pharmacist Jobs Outlook Sep 10, 2022

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Student loan forgiveness is here, most likely, but the real concern is what to do when the pause comes. Will pharmacists re-enter the job market making it harder for new graduates as they realize they need more money to pay off their loans? Check out this book on pharmacist jobs that could help you find a unique job if things do get tight Unicorn Jobs for Pharmacists

Ep 501 Residency Match FREE Cheatsheets Sep 08, 2022

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Keeping everything organized is a bear and a good Excel cheat sheet can help. I take it a step further and give you a sheet that allows you to see just how well you match with a site and with their resident crew. Find it here https://www.pharmacyresidencypodcast.com/matchrates

Ep 500 Free NEW Letter of Intent Template Sep 07, 2022

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I have created a new LOI template, you can grab it here at https://residency.teachable.com/

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