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Hello all,
I'm about to start my P3 year this fall, and we've finished most of our therapeutic modules during P2 year (glad its over), and I've had some time to breath. Lately, I've been thinking about my future in pharmacy and I am 100% certain of doing hospital pharmacy, in which case I plan on pursuing residency after graduation. However, I'm not exactly sure if my activities/experiences are adequate in applying, so i'd like to ask you all for advice. Now is a good time, because I still have 2 more years to "beef up" my CV with volunteering and other things.
My pharmacy GPA currently is 3.27, I know it could improve but I think its sufficient as long as i can maintain or do better. (I noticed some people here have super high standards for GPA, but I honestly don't think its fair to compare each of our programs together, because the professors and classes are set up all different, so direct comparison is difficult)
This year I plan on trying to get more involved with more pharmacy organizations (SNPHA, APHA, ASHP, groups like these).
The reason I haven't been too involved in groups thus far is, because research and extra coursework hindered my time immensely, but I'm at a good point where I can transition my time into other areas now.
I personally haven't found any interest to pursue any pharmacy organization "leadership" position, because the people I know that do them don't really do anything except bombard the college with emails about their group's event coming up. I felt my time was better spent on getting publications and research locked down. I'm not trying to say that those traditional leadership roles are bad, but rather just not my cup of tea. I think my initiative has been shown in other ways.
Please let me know what you think, it would be much appreciated
I'm about to start my P3 year this fall, and we've finished most of our therapeutic modules during P2 year (glad its over), and I've had some time to breath. Lately, I've been thinking about my future in pharmacy and I am 100% certain of doing hospital pharmacy, in which case I plan on pursuing residency after graduation. However, I'm not exactly sure if my activities/experiences are adequate in applying, so i'd like to ask you all for advice. Now is a good time, because I still have 2 more years to "beef up" my CV with volunteering and other things.
My pharmacy GPA currently is 3.27, I know it could improve but I think its sufficient as long as i can maintain or do better. (I noticed some people here have super high standards for GPA, but I honestly don't think its fair to compare each of our programs together, because the professors and classes are set up all different, so direct comparison is difficult)
- 2 years clinical pharmacy experience (1 year full time, 1 year part time student)
- Research assistant in the medicinal & natural products chemistry division (1 year down, still here)
- ^ ( I also work for the associate dean of the graduate research program for Medicinal Chem)
- Volunteered in the emergency room as a pharmacy intern doing med recs and whatever else the staffed pharmacist needs (tertiary teaching hospital/level 1 trauma center)
- Volunteered for interview team for incoming pharmacy student classes
- Expecting at least 1-3 publications in med chem and some other research projects with the year
- I've taken several PhD courses in toxicology and drug metabolism outside of the PharmD curriculum (nobody else in my class has done this)
This year I plan on trying to get more involved with more pharmacy organizations (SNPHA, APHA, ASHP, groups like these).
The reason I haven't been too involved in groups thus far is, because research and extra coursework hindered my time immensely, but I'm at a good point where I can transition my time into other areas now.
I personally haven't found any interest to pursue any pharmacy organization "leadership" position, because the people I know that do them don't really do anything except bombard the college with emails about their group's event coming up. I felt my time was better spent on getting publications and research locked down. I'm not trying to say that those traditional leadership roles are bad, but rather just not my cup of tea. I think my initiative has been shown in other ways.
Please let me know what you think, it would be much appreciated