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I used to be a "doom and gloomer", but now I'm seeing that there are jobs, clinical jobs, with no residency required, in a large city on the East Coast. In the month since matching, I got 2 interview invites (and I didn't even apply for 1 of the jobs but I did an APPE there), and I'd actually like to end up in one of the jobs, at least initially. Trouble is that I matched already, so I guess I need to go through with this residency. Also, although this job would suit me initially, I'm not sure if I'd like doing it 5 or 10 years down the road, so I guess residency would help me get a better job then. This is a job at a coumadin clinic, and the pharmacist in charge of it actually doesn't really like residencies.
So my question, what is the proper course of action? I gather that I can't back out of residency (and the residency will most likely be useful for me later on) but what should I do to increase my chances of getting hired at this job post residency (if I find nothing better)? Should I call them? Or should I just send them a CV and tell them that I would be interested in this job, but I'm doing a residency, so I'll definitely consider it once I'm done with the residency?
Also, for the record, today is the day that I decided that I am not doing a PGY2, as clearly the pharmacy schools have us drinking the residency kool-aid and there are still clinical jobs with PGY1s (or even without PGY1s).
So my question, what is the proper course of action? I gather that I can't back out of residency (and the residency will most likely be useful for me later on) but what should I do to increase my chances of getting hired at this job post residency (if I find nothing better)? Should I call them? Or should I just send them a CV and tell them that I would be interested in this job, but I'm doing a residency, so I'll definitely consider it once I'm done with the residency?
Also, for the record, today is the day that I decided that I am not doing a PGY2, as clearly the pharmacy schools have us drinking the residency kool-aid and there are still clinical jobs with PGY1s (or even without PGY1s).