I forgot my log in when I originally tried to reply to this, so I will now... 6 months later.
In all honestly, I withdrew because once I started interviewing and things became more "real" I just could not see myself completing a residency. Residencies are pushed HARD at my school... I know they're pushed hard at pretty much every school... but they're really pushed super super super hard. I still love the more clinical stuff we can do, but I prefer the am care/outpatient setting over the hospital/acute side, and I feel like I can still get satisfaction and make a difference with my knowledge in a setting that doesn't require a residency. Also, some hospitals in Atlanta still hire staffing pharmacists without one, and I was worried that after I did a year of residency I would still not be able to find a job in the field I wanted. I wanted to secure a long term job asap.
All of my intern experience was in retail, and honestly I like it. I am comfortable there and I know what I am doing. I thought my rotations would show me what I needed for residency, but I didn't have any really clinical rotations (except one) until February! I realized that it just wasn't for me.
I'll be working in an outpatient pharmacy inside of an am care medical center (doctor's offices at a health plan) so it worked out almost too perfectly. It did take a bit of time to get the job though.
