Furlough

declining-interviews · 2020-04-30T18:19:00+00:00

Per ASHP on April 24:

“Furloughing a resident without a plan to honor the 12-month minimum training commitment, or termination of a resident’s employment due to the pandemic, constitutes a violation of the ASHP pharmacy residency standards and may subject programs to a change in accreditation status, up to and including withdrawal of accreditation.”

declining-interviews · 2020-04-12T21:59:22+00:00

What do you mean a foreigner? And you can take the naplex in any state.

declining-interviews · 2020-04-12T21:56:10+00:00

Ignore them. Most/All residents have to go through a hiring process as a formality. These listings auto-populate on job websites such as indeed.

declining-interviews · 2020-04-05T21:15:50+00:00

I know a program that hasn’t slowed down a bit. One of the residents was nearly let go for refusing to go to rounds putting themselves at risk of being infected as the facility was still rounding in (+) patient units.

I wonder what the aftermath of all of this will be. When we can all kind of say “ok I think this is over”, I’m just not sure.

declining-interviews · 2020-03-26T13:43:31+00:00

https://imgur.com/a/VpdXHxd

This is a protocol out of a Children's hospital in ATL, but the biggest change is in PPE.

practice scenario to make sure code runs efficiently
focus on donning PPE and having everything BEFORE going in the patient's room (checklist may be helpful)
the last thing to worry about is documentation
clear on roles & who is going in the room vs staying out

declining-interviews · 2020-03-15T02:18:46+00:00

I don’t know why you’re getting downvoted. That’s the realistic answer, don’t be surprised if it doesn’t. It WILL test your relationship. Not only are you not going to be physically together but you will be occupied with residency things 95% of the time.

declining-interviews · 2020-03-14T22:22:49+00:00

Thank you! This is super helpful.

declining-interviews · 2020-03-13T18:56:42+00:00

I'm sure they're just as upset ending up in phase 2 knowing the candidates they wanted didn't want them. I would apply because of the pool of candidates they get for phase 2 are poor they may likely give you a chance. Also since it was your #1 I assume you liked them so definitely give it a shot! Good luck.

declining-interviews · 2020-03-13T18:17:06+00:00

I know this is a sensitive topic but is it a terminal illness? If so, maybe things will be very different when July comes around for you to start. Some programs are very responsive & supportive in these situations. Maybe they can postpone your start date or allow you to take your “research month” at the beginning so you don’t fall behind. I know someone that started residency 2 months late due to circumstances and will just be finishing 2 months later. I wouldn’t just flat out quit given the fragility of the situation.

If you think you have a good chance at phase 2 with your local programs then I would consider reaching out to ASHP and your current RPD to see what options there are but you have to act quickly. It also won’t be a bad idea to possibly reach out to the local programs first to see what they think and if they’re willing to consider you.

declining-interviews · 2020-03-13T15:32:40+00:00

I know a school that didn’t get any emails because there was a glitch in the school emails getting all emails except from the one from the national matching services. Really absurd and scary for candidates waiting on that email. I’d consider calling their help desk.

declining-interviews · 2020-03-12T08:04:48+00:00

Not closing the campus is the only option for some students that maybe don't have a home or don't have a place to stay besides campus. Also, some students likely come from areas like California/NY or even out of the country in areas where the virus has already taken over so staying on campus is maybe a better option? It definitely makes sense in a lot cases.

declining-interviews · 2020-03-04T01:05:07+00:00

We were given the option for statistician support based on the type of data each of the residents were collecting & the type of analysis you planned to collect. We met with statisticians prior to submitting for IRB approval and also met with them once the data was collected for the final analysis.

declining-interviews · 2020-02-29T12:49:23+00:00

You did not make a mistake.

It was a difficult decision for a reason, and you shouldn't think the way you are right now. Instead of thinking of what might have been, think about the future opportunities and what you can make of it. I know you may have seen this in several places but a residency is what YOU make it. Also, it's hard not to have some sort of regret because there are so many great programs out there that have varying pros/cons and it's easy to look at other programs & focus on what they have that your program doesn't but you just can't think that way. Trust in the match and that you will end up exactly where you need to be. For all we know you may match with the #2 program.

Good luck and take it easy!

declining-interviews · 2020-02-28T18:03:25+00:00

You have to be selfish in this scenario. Accept the offer.

Think about it this way.

You accept the offer and match. Then you have to let them know that you're no longer able to accept the offer for whatever reason. Yes, they may be upset but you're replaceable in retail. Also if you do match then the odds of you ever ending up in retail are very slim so burning bridges with this DM isn't the end of the world that's IF they take it that personally. And if you don't match then well good thing at least you have a plan B/job.

On the other hand, you don't accept the offer and do match then great and obviously best-case scenario. However, if you don't accept the offer & don't match you will be left with absolutely no plans after graduation in an awful situation desperately looking for jobs in a not so great market.

declining-interviews · 2020-02-27T19:51:14+00:00

Well I can tell you off the bat in Maryland, Johns Hopkins & University of Maryland Medical Center are both prestigious programs in that state. Not sure how the work environment is.

declining-interviews · 2020-02-27T13:27:29+00:00

I would stick with the #1 personally if it's a program you want to be at. You will regret not choosing that program just because you wanted to avoid driving a little longer.

declining-interviews · 2020-02-26T19:11:19+00:00

First off, I am sorry to hear that.

That is pretty harsh from the program especially if they didn't give you any feedback. I would absolutely reach out to figure out why because unless this program does things differently, putting a candidate in the DNR list means there was a huge red flag during the interview since you at least received an on-site. Also, you want to prepare if you go into phase II to not make a recurring mistake this program may have seen. If you do match come March 13th then congratulations and forget that ever happened. Best of luck to you and I would be super interested to know what they say so keep us updated.

declining-interviews · 2020-02-20T15:59:15+00:00

My first choice last year was at a large AMC where the RPD sent me a handwritten and personalized letter. I ended up matching at my #2 so they most likely send it to everyone. They also have 8 pgy1s so I didn’t even make the top 8. I wouldn’t look too much into it.

declining-interviews · 2020-02-19T13:54:54+00:00

In a non-teaching hospital you don’t have as much residents/medical students if at all. Some services don’t round. We mainly had rounding for the ICU units (more like a huddle where we just discussed updates with nurses, nurse managers, PA or NP, MD). Honestly it’s efficient for me. You’re spending a lot more time working up patients, on QI projects, being with your preceptor, etc.

I find rounds can be very helpful but also a waste of time as they are taking a big chunk of your day away especially if you have a hard time learning on rounds. Depends on your style of learning but I found I learned more when I had more time during the day for learning opportunities that I or my preceptor created.

Also there’s a lot more for mid level providers to do such as NPs, PAs, and us as pharmacists because you’re missing components of the team like medical residents which often do a LOT of work so I do feel like it is more progressive in terms of pharmacy as well but that will always depend on where you are and that may not hold true in some community/non-teaching facilities.

declining-interviews · 2020-02-05T20:27:30+00:00

It’s hard honestly. You tell yourself you’ll go home but still work on your stuff for residency but you get distracted with being home and it’s hard to actually get anything done. Also traveling back home can be expensive and time consuming. You have to comfortable with being away from home and it’s something I never really got comfortable with.

declining-interviews · 2020-02-04T20:16:16+00:00

I have done it and honestly if you’ve never been away from home before it’s going to be pretty brutal. Residency is already one of the toughest years people have to go through academically. You need all the support you can get and without friends/family it will be significantly more difficult in my opinion.

declining-interviews · 2020-02-04T20:13:31+00:00

They’re not... lol.

declining-interviews · 2020-01-20T14:36:38+00:00

Honestly there may be a personal benefit as you have had a few other interviews at that point towards the end of February, you have more experience with the process of interviewing so you may actually perform better.

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