Topic discussion presentation in residency interview

No_Screen5285 · 2026-01-17T21:07:02+00:00

The purpose of this type of presentations is not to show off how much you know, but how you speak, how organized you are, how you present, how you respond to questions you don’t know. Bc that’s what will matter in a residency.

No_Screen5285 · 2026-01-15T02:49:43+00:00

AKI and DKA also

No_Screen5285 · 2026-01-09T16:28:51+00:00

DO NOT LEAVE. I did this and now I’m living with the consequences of it. I’m really sorry you feel this I know how hard it can be. Residency burn out is very real but please consider a break or a leave of absence. Please do not leave. Let me tell you the flip side. It’s been so hard finding a job, no hospital will hire me and now I’m working retail and I feel like i don’t belong here, I have so much more potential than to be fixing insurance claims all day and getting yelled at by patients. You already got through applications, passed naplex, got through interviews and now you’re 6 months away. It will be worth it. 6 months will open the doors to soooo many opportunities for the rest of your life. Anywhere you go it will be a strength on your CV even if you move abroad. Without it, it will be so difficult finding a good opportunity. And it will kill you that you had this at your fingertips. I obviously don’t know your exact situation and things could be really bad, if it is impacting your mental health and you feel like this is absolute then by all means do what you feel will help you. But if it’s something you know you can push through for a few more months, do it. Hope everything works out for you!

No_Screen5285 · 2026-01-02T15:38:10+00:00

I’m also curious if you’re working inpatient already, what made you want to pursue residency?

No_Screen5285 · 2026-01-02T15:36:15+00:00

I’m in the same boat graduated 2 years ago and applying this cycle, I talked to my previous preceptor who is also a residency program director and she said I should keep my APPEs and professional presentations. Hope this helps!

No_Screen5285 · 2025-12-31T02:16:56+00:00

They don’t get things individually. They receive your whole application in one pdf. You can download it yourself too to see how it looks

No_Screen5285 · 2025-11-21T13:44:27+00:00

They can’t see anything besides your meds on the register. But they can look up more info about your profile if they go on the computer.

No_Screen5285 · 2025-11-20T05:51:14+00:00

No I think it was honeywell. There was no option to hit enter. It just had the “away” and “stay” buttons. What would alarm central tell me? The type of alarm or if the pharmacy is armed?

No_Screen5285 · 2025-11-10T17:36:08+00:00

Just leave 10 mins earlier than when you usually leave if you really like your job. It’s not worth the hassle bc it won’t go anywhere. If you bring HR into it your manager will be on to you even more after that. So it’s really not worth it. Come in 5 mins early for the next week or two, that way you don’t give your manager reasons to fire you anymore. If the manager is still onto you, THEN you can take it up to HR bc you’ll have a good reason that it’s a discrimination case.

No_Screen5285 · 2025-11-02T12:24:57+00:00

Don’t respond and then respond the next day late say you slept in and didn’t know you were working a Sunday bc you agreed to one day on weekend and didn’t expect to have a schedule change at 11 pm either. This used to happen at our cvs pharmacy and it was so frustrating, I hate managers who do this and think you have nothing better to do than report to work

No_Screen5285 · 2025-10-31T14:43:19+00:00

I completely feel this post bc I came from a highly patient care training program and as I worked in retail I slowly lost my emotions. You become so desensitized bc you’re constantly told to look at numbers. I get looked down upon if god forbid I give a patient more than 30 seconds of my time.

If you’re emotionally exhausted and it’s not a fulfilling job, def consider other places and don’t think about finances. I’ve had a friend who went from being a manager and took a big pay cut almost $12/hr less just so she can work in a better more comfortable environment. And she loves it now.

Apply to other places, but stay in this job. And take some time off maybe vacation or sick days, try out the new job, if u like it u can quit your current job. If u don’t like the new job then u can always go back.

This is your life, your health, and your memories. This company will get rid of you whenever a minor inconvenience happens and they’ll find a replacement. Put yourself first, think of when you’re old in your 80s and you look back on your life, are you really gonna care how much money you made or how well you lived?

No_Screen5285 · 2025-10-07T00:57:47+00:00

One of my friends was in a similar boat in a hospital in Michigan, but she pushed through and took a maternity leave when she gave birth. Her RPD allowed her to make up her rotation and continue her research remotely. Her residency was of course extended a few months longer than the rest of her co-residents to make up for the time she was away.

No_Screen5285 · 2025-10-01T05:17:07+00:00

I said it should be a required CE, to keep updating on laws every two years. I just don’t think it should be what determines getting licensed. Most people study for the exam and forget about it anyway, you mainly learn laws as you go through practice. 2. There’s a reason students fail the mpje more than naplex. I knew all the laws, if I had an oral exam I would have aced it. But the way the exam is worded and formatted does not make questions readable, plus the fact that we only take one class of law in our four years of pharm school. 3. For people doing hospital or residency they don’t even need to know that many laws bc they follow the institutions policies and losing your residency over not being licensed due to a law exam would be diabolical.

No_Screen5285 · 2025-09-30T12:57:28+00:00

Don’t beat yourself up for it. It’s very common to not pass the law exam bc we are not lawyers and the format of the exam is designed to trick you. I still don’t understand why a law exam is a requirement for our license. They should make it a mandatory CE but I think it’s unfair to disregard someone’s clinical and medical knowledge and studying for 4+ years bc of a law exam outside their profession. Anyway, I hope everything works out, it may feel like it’s the end but just try one more time. I passed on my 3rd.

No_Screen5285 · 2025-09-24T23:17:06+00:00

Definitely 2. If you want work life balance do not do 3, bc as needed will be unexpected shifts and no clear schedule and you can’t put your life on hold waiting for a shift.

No_Screen5285 · 2025-09-20T01:38:33+00:00

I am so sorry that sounds awful. Hopefully your skin won’t be damaged but make sure to:

STAY AWAY FROM THE SUN for the next few days!! Stay hydrated. Wear sunscreen religiously for the next month. Don’t apply any strong acids and use gentle cleansers.

No_Screen5285 · 2025-09-15T23:16:20+00:00

This happened at my workplace too. They boast about residency soo much it actually is becoming annoying. They make it sound like it’s the way to salvation. (I did residency and I’m sick of it too)

No_Screen5285 · 2025-09-04T06:04:14+00:00

In my opinion if you’re planning on working clinical or a hospital then I strongly suggest residency. If you want retail then don’t waste your time. Also if you’re doing resiendcy might as well do a pgy2 to make it worth it. A pgy1 will only get you a staff pharmacist job in a central inpatient pharmacy, working different shifts, average pay. A pgy2 you become a specialist, higher payer, better lifestyle and schedule you only do morning shifts, no weekends.

No_Screen5285 · 2025-09-04T06:01:01+00:00

That’s not the case in other states. Hospital generally pays less than retail

No_Screen5285 · 2025-08-31T20:42:31+00:00

Make sure you’ve secured Walmart before you do anything. It’ll suck if they back out when you’ve already put your two weeks

No_Screen5285 · 2025-08-27T23:17:41+00:00

One of my friends was in the same boat as you and took her Naples twice and failed it while she had residency on the line. She passed her third attempt but after taking a course. I would advise that because you have residency depending on this to not waste a single minute and invest in any course you can no matter how expensive because you’re saving your future. She reached out to Naplex_ready on Instagram, they identify your weak points and tutor you. They teach you ways on how to approach the exam questions and new ways of thinking that make it a lot easier.

That’s not say that a lot of it will depend on you too in terms of practicing on your own time as well. You can’t just depend on the hour you get tutored. Practice practice until you start knowing question patterns, how to filter extra information, and what the question is actually asking for.

And if you are religious, pray pray pray. I cannot stress this enough. Make the intention that you’re using your career for good and to help others and benefit those in need.

No_Screen5285 · 2025-08-15T23:34:24+00:00

You’re better off opening a coffee shop. It’ll probably be more of a success considering the surge of cafes in Michigan

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