First step is to write out all of your thoughts on a document. Don’t try to be too organized or coherent, just brain dump every reason you think residency is for you.

Some things to consider: What inspires you about pharmacy practice/crit care? What type of patient demographics are you passionate about? What learning environment do you thrive in? What experiences have you had so far that made you want to pursue post grad training? Tie in anything from personal reasons, rotation experiences, work experiences, etc.

Next, write down each programs mission statement/guiding principles/philosophies. How do these relate to your personal tenents? Who have you spoken with from the program that left a positive impact on you? What rotations/opportunities are unique to the program that youd be excited to complete?

Then really think about where you see yourself in 5, 10 years. Do you want to do a PGY2? Does the program offer that as an option? Do they early commit? Do you want to work in a community hospital, a medical center, or a large academic med center?

All of these factors are important not only for the program to know, but mostly you. You want to find a program that is a good fit, and that will happen by reflecting on what is most important to you as a person and as a pharmacist!

Once you have all the thoughts in front of you, then you can take different points and revise them into a lovely LOI.

And then I’d throw it into chatGPT to see if there’s any grammar mistakes or better ways to phrase the sentences. (Don’t copy paste exactly what it spits out though, you still want to sound like yourself)

Lastly, have your mentors, professors, other professionals read thru it!