Literature Evaluation Statistics Calculations (RR, RRR, ARR, NNT)
A common measure of association found in clinical trials is relative risk. Relative Risk (RR) is defined as the risk of an event occurring in one group compared to another…
Managing Stress & Anxiety with Pillsbrothers
Stress and Anxiety Every person has experienced stress and anxiety at some point in their life. Stress and anxiety is not a threat to you if you are experiencing it…
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…
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…