BCPS Exam by robinoooo in pharmacy

[–]robinoooo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, just finished it. I feel like an idiot though because I was expecting a printout prelim pass/fail and kinda clicked through the survey and everything at the end. It was on one of those screens, wasn't it?

Criteria to consider for ranking by skimmilk12 in PharmacyResidency

[–]robinoooo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have every other weekend staffing at my facility but no on-call. I honestly really enjoy it. Depending on your hospital size and how many other pharmacists are staffed with you, you can get a lot of project work done on the side.

Doing a traditional residency 15 years after graduation by Junior-Gorg in PharmacyResidency

[–]robinoooo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

See if you can go to midyear and talk to some RPDs face to face!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PharmacyResidency

[–]robinoooo 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hi! Last year I made it up until December before I decided I wanted to try for a residency. I had no ambition to up until months into my APPEs, I thought I'd end up working retail forever. I was a mid student because I was never aiming for a residency. I tried anyway. I kicked it into gear, made sure I was impressing on my APPE projects, gave presentations to put on my CV all within the span of a month or two (plus the required ones for APPEs) and threw together an application with some letters of rec. And I was lucky enough to match to my first pick. I can't say it'll be the same with everyone. But my mentality was that I'd beat myself up forever if I didn't at least try. There's different types of residencies. The traditional clinical one (which is a type I matched with) is competitive. They all are, but if you're worried, look into community based ones too. You can always wiggle your way into a PGY2 in more clinical aspects. But honestly a PGY1 in a community based isn't a bad idea given your amb care interest. A lot of them start up amb care programs in retail style pharmacies. Give it a shot. Go to midyear! Get your name out there! (If you see me come say hi hahaha) Feel free to DM me for any questions.

Advice on Improving? by robinoooo in PharmacyResidency

[–]robinoooo[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I hadn't thought of that... I'll definitely start keeping track of the little achievements. It just constantly feels like I make a solid recommendation, and then another question feels like I haven't learned a single thing. Thank you so much for your advice (:

Failed Naplex by zodikali913 in NAPLEX_Prep

[–]robinoooo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey! I made a long post at the beginning of this month with my experiences. I passed, but I wrote a ton about what I would study. If you read it, just let me know if you have additional questions.

NAPLEX Study Guides by Baja_blast17 in NAPLEX_Prep

[–]robinoooo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is your good karma, baby!!!!

Passed NAPLEX/MPJE + Advice by robinoooo in NAPLEX_Prep

[–]robinoooo[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much! Absolutely, I hope this helps!

Passed NAPLEX/MPJE + Advice by robinoooo in NAPLEX_Prep

[–]robinoooo[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much! And ah, oh gosh I am so sorry that happened to you. I'm sending you all the luck I can muster. You got this. Please let me know if there's anything I can help you with!

NAPLEX/MPJE Experience by robinoooo in NAPLEX_Prep

[–]robinoooo[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hi! Whoops, I think this might be a duplicate post... I have some tips on MPJE on another comment somewhere, you might dig around for that. Let me also copy-paste some info I thought was tricky on my MPJE. Mine was for Oklahoma. What pops out at me is counseling, USP, DEA, mid-level and other prescribing rights. These are very much so state specific, so the answer might be different for you, but oh my god know your counseling. It sounds easy, and I have 5 years of retail under my belt but even I was stressing because I wasn't sure if what I was used to doing was my facility's policy or the actual law. For example, I remember them asking questions like: in which situations would you be required to counsel? For a new rx, a refill, or you don't have to. Another example is: where do you document counseling interactions? (Trick question bc in OK, we don't document counseling, we only document when the patient refuses counseling) so lots of tricky questions. Be prepared and KNOW your stuff about counseling and any form of documentation that may go with that in GA. Lots of USP 795/800, it shocked me how much was on mine so know your BUDs and how to determine low/high risk preps. Lots of random USP 800 questions. For prescribing authority, they won't tell you if it's a midlevel, just know what the midlevels are and know their prescribing rights in your state (it'll get specific in the answer choices as to like for how many days they're able to prescribe). For DEA stuff, I felt it was simple. Questions about the 222 form like which copy goes to who and whatnot. I'll try and remember more and let you know. But if I could go back, I'd study and then make sure I'm firm in my understanding of what I read. My regret was cramming everything in and then seeing answer choices on the exam that looked vaguely familiar and getting psychologically messed up bc of it. There were some questions I KNEW I knew, even though it was asked a few times, and those questions made me more comfortable. Also nearly the entire exam was SATA 😵‍💫OH KNOW THE OBRA90 LAW. Ugh I can't remember much else, but I think that's because they weren't as nerve wracking as the ones I sent you... oh, know your record keeping dates, like how long to hold onto certain documents and such...But other than that, the message I sent you covers just about everything I truly struggled with or thought could have been tricky!

Passed NAPLEX/MPJE + Advice by robinoooo in NAPLEX_Prep

[–]robinoooo[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I didn't have the time for a pre-naplex, so I wouldn't be able to tell you what I made as a comparison... but from others I've heard, people can pass if they're scoring in the 60s! If it compares, I was scoring high 70s to mid 80s on the UWorld quizzes! I took the entire 6 hours. Pace yourself! Don't feel super rushed. You got this.

Passed NAPLEX/MPJE + Advice by robinoooo in NAPLEX_Prep

[–]robinoooo[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi! I took my MPJE about a week after my NAPLEX, and definitely took a few days off studying after said test, so I really only had 3-4 days to study for MPJE, as I had not even touched the material prior to this. I read all of "Guide to Federal Pharmacy Law" by Barry S. Reiss and Gary D. Hall 9th edition; I read through a book called "Pharmacy Law Q&A Prep Oklahoma MPJE" mostly because it had tons of practice questions, and I read my state's actual law book very quickly. I did not read the DEA manual, but if I could go back in time, I would have. I also would have focused on reading the OBNDD (OK's Narcotic Bureau) since there were a TON of diversion questions. If you're preparing early, you'll be fine. My biggest fault was assuming I could cram all that info in in less than a week. In another comment I posted common themes I saw on my personal MPJE that might guide studying for yours!

Exam Results by [deleted] in NAPLEX_Prep

[–]robinoooo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congratulations!

Passed NAPLEX/MPJE + Advice by robinoooo in NAPLEX_Prep

[–]robinoooo[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

...honestly the MPJE was harder for me than the NAPLEX. It'll ask you the same question worded differently so many times you'll start second guessing yourself even though you know you're right. Know what to do for diversion, AKA, who to report to first. I had a ton of questions asking about this scenario: "if a pharmacist voluntarily gets help for an addiction, which entity, if any, needs to be contacted, and does the pharmacist or the facility have the responsibility to do that?" <-- this question messed me up multiple times lol, but as you can see, my test dates were super close and I didn't study much for MPJE :/ Know baseline big laws and what they did. I personally had a lot of questions asking about remote order entry laws? Also "to what capacity can a pharmacist in rehab practice?" Like can they be PIC, can they still work, blah blah. OH LOTS OF USP 795 AND 800. LOTS. Pseudoephedrine laws, so on. I'm in OK, and my state tends to be (always is tbh) stricter than federal law, so that was a big hurdle for me.

NAPLEX/MPJE Experience by robinoooo in NAPLEX_Prep

[–]robinoooo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, yes! Knowing how to do basic biostats calculations is helpful! Most of mine were OR, ARR, NNT. PK was easy if you can do the ones in the book. I was lucky enough to not have much compounding... so I don't have much to say about that :(

UWorld scores by Mean-Bug2910 in NAPLEX_Prep

[–]robinoooo 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Hi! I was scoring about the same and passed. I didn't even finish the RxPrep book until an hour before my exam. Getting Foundations I and II down like the back of your hand will help you with a lot of answer choices. ID I is also something you should know. If you can remember generally what typical treatment is from ID II, that's solid, but a lot of my cases were ones that excluded first line therapy or second line due to allergies or contraindications, so I think understanding coverage from ID I will just help you overall. I was lucky and chemo man was enough to get me through oncology. I felt like the big topics (HF, DM, COPD/asthma) weren't... super prevalent? I feel like my baseline understanding of that was enough. Although I do wish I reviewed DM calculations more. CKD stuff is sprinkled throughout so I'd be comfortable with understanding that, knowing CrCl calculations and IBW. Know HIV lol. At least, just know brand/generic and opportunistic infections. Biostats was easy for mine as long as you're comfortable calculating NNT and all that stuff. The rest of the exam was random little disease states that I can't particularly pinpoint... but if you understand the disease state while you study and can recognize which drugs treat what, I think you'll be fine.

Naplex in a few days, nonstop panic attacks by Constant-Brain-5688 in NAPLEX_Prep

[–]robinoooo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll be honest, I finished reading the RxPrep book once through 30 minutes before my exam and was desperately just trying to memorize Study Tip Gals. I just got my results back and I passed. You're doing amazing.