Life as a PGY-1 Pharmacy Resident
*Beep* *Beep* *Beep* as the alarm on my iPhone goes off at 4:30 in the morning. I made a promise to myself the night before that I would not let…
2018
Recipe for a Perfect Letter of Intent
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Also a stressful part of the year if you are applying for residencies. Whether it is a medical, pharmacy or nursing residency,…
How to Budget: You Got Your First Professional Pay Check, Now What?
You have worked so hard for this moment, you have finally received your first professional pay check! Now time to splurge at the mall! Sorry to break the excitement but…
How to Finish the RxPrep Book in Just 30 days
As you know I just recently passed my NAPLEX exam ( to read more about that click here) and before taking my exam I managed to get through the entire…
I Passed! -How to Pass NAPLEX and More
After a long 5 weeks of intense studying I am proud to announce I passed my NAPLEX! Yes…It is the greatest feeling in the world getting it out of the…
What Pharmacy Residency Interviews are Like
If you read my most recent blog post you will know I interviewed at a total of 4 PGY-1 pharmacy residency programs. Here are descriptions of how each of them…
My Pharmacy Residency Application Story
With the celebration over of matching I am now reflecting how and what it took to be where I finally am today. The first 3 people to email us at…
2018 ASHP Pharmacy Match Statistics
With Phase I of the match now being complete, the match statistics have now finally been released. Here is a quick summary of the statistics! Just a reminder Phase II…
I Matched: My Pharmacy Residency Match Story
For those who did not match, don’t worry the best is yet to come for you! Tuesday March 20th: I remember it clearly, I got to the Hospital extra early…