A collaborative approach to residency preparation programming for pharmacy students.
OBJECTIVE
An innovative program to help pharmacy students navigate the residency application and interview process is described, including results of a survey evaluating the program's impact.


CONCLUSIONS
The Ohio State University (OSU) chapter of the Student Society of Health-System Pharmacy (SSHP) collaborated with OSU College of Pharmacy faculty members, pharmacists from OSU Wexner Medical Center and surrounding areas, and current pharmacy residents to provide programming to equip pharmacy students with skills to succeed as residency candidates. The programming has four components: Curriculum Vitae (CV) Critique, Mock Residency Interviews, Residency 101, and Midyear to Match (M-M), a six-part series that provides guidance on the Residency Showcase at the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Midyear Clinical Meeting, Match day (the annual matching process coordinated by ASHP), and the post-Match "scramble," in which unmatched applicants compete for unfilled residency slots. In an online survey conducted by the SSHP chapter after the 2012-13 residency year, 26 of 57 survey respondents indicated they had pursued a residency. Twenty respondents reported success in the Match (a rate 15% higher than the national average), with 9 reporting acceptance by their first-choice residency site. The mock interview program was rated as the most useful (a mean score of 4.8 on a 5-point scale), followed by the M-M series (mean score, 4.6).


CONCLUSIONS
Collaborative programming coordinated by the OSU chapter of SSHP was offered to pharmacy students to improve preparation for the residency application and interview process. The program was well received by participants.
Shyla K. Rider, Pharm.D., is a 2014 graduate of The Ohio State University (OSU) College of Pharmacy, Columbus. Jessica L. Oeder, Pharm.D., is Pharmacist, Indiana University Health, Indianapolis. Trang T. Nguyen, Pharm.D., is Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Roseman University of Health Sciences, Henderson, NV; at the time of writing, she was Postgraduate Year 1 Pharmacy Practice Resident, OSU. Jennifer L. Rodis, Pharm.D., BCPS, is Associate Professor of Pharmacy, OSU College of Pharmacy.
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Rider
Shyla K. Rider, Pharm.D., is a 2014 graduate of The Ohio State University (OSU) College of Pharmacy, Columbus. Jessica L. Oeder, Pharm.D., is Pharmacist, Indiana University Health, Indianapolis. Trang T. Nguyen, Pharm.D., is Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Roseman University of Health Sciences, Henderson, NV; at the time of writing, she was Postgraduate Year 1 Pharmacy Practice Resident, OSU. Jennifer L. Rodis, Pharm.D., BCPS, is Associate Professor of Pharmacy, OSU College of Pharmacy.
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Oeder
Shyla K. Rider, Pharm.D., is a 2014 graduate of The Ohio State University (OSU) College of Pharmacy, Columbus. Jessica L. Oeder, Pharm.D., is Pharmacist, Indiana University Health, Indianapolis. Trang T. Nguyen, Pharm.D., is Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Roseman University of Health Sciences, Henderson, NV; at the time of writing, she was Postgraduate Year 1 Pharmacy Practice Resident, OSU. Jennifer L. Rodis, Pharm.D., BCPS, is Associate Professor of Pharmacy, OSU College of Pharmacy.
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Shyla K. Rider, Pharm.D., is a 2014 graduate of The Ohio State University (OSU) College of Pharmacy, Columbus. Jessica L. Oeder, Pharm.D., is Pharmacist, Indiana University Health, Indianapolis. Trang T. Nguyen, Pharm.D., is Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Roseman University of Health Sciences, Henderson, NV; at the time of writing, she was Postgraduate Year 1 Pharmacy Practice Resident, OSU. Jennifer L. Rodis, Pharm.D., BCPS, is Associate Professor of Pharmacy, OSU College of Pharmacy. rodis.2@osu.edu.
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D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006801:Humans; D064172:Pharmacy Residencies; D013339:Students, Pharmacy