Residency

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Im sorry if this is a stupid question. But I am very new to this Pre Pharm and Pharmacy stuff. Im only in my first year of my Pre Pharm classes. But what exactly does "Residency" in Pharmacy mean? I understand that Med Students do a residency while in school where they basically live at a hospital and work while still not quite a "real" Dr yet. But how does residency and pharmacy work?

Thanks

 

[meimei29]

Pharmacy students are not required to do a residency, but ASHP has stated that their goal is to push for all future PharmD students to have one year of residency by 2020.

Granted, it most likely won't apply to many of us here yet. Currently, it is optional to do a residency. There are a variety of residencies to complete; some are available through hospitals, and others can even be available in the community setting. It is basically a way for someone to gain more exposure and receive much more education, while being a practicing pharmacist. People are paid lower than a full-time pharmacist during this time, but are receiving a lot of education during this time.

Depending on the residency, generally people will "rotate" through different sites in a hospital residency.. such as Ambulatory Care, Pediatrics, Oncology, etc. This will give pharmacy residents the opportunity to explore various specialties and to find "the place" for them. A second year residency (PGY-2, PGY-1 = First Year) will consist of a specialized concentration in one department generally, such as oncology.

In the past, hospital pharmacy positions did not require residencies. However, in the Chicagoland area, jobs are becoming much more competitive, and having residency experience can definitely help. (Depending on what you want to go into). It might not be as necessary for community pharmacists, but I do know that Dominick's (Safeway in Illinois) has recently hired many people with residency experience.

Most people don't decide until their 3rd or 4th year whether residency is really right for them. Especially with pharmacy school, a lot of people are pooped. Last year, 1/3 of applicants did not get matched for a residency.



TL;DR: Residency follows pharmacy school* and is a nice way to gain more exposure and actually practice with a pharmacy license, while getting much more education and exposure in a pharmacy setting of your choice. There are 1 year and 2 year residencies and they have the potential of boosting your resume and experience, but are not required.

* - You don't have to go right into it; you can even work for a while after pharmacy school, and apply later for a residency.

 

[Pharmacy Hope]

Hi,
I'm sorry, this might be a silly question too...But, why were the students not matched? Were there not alot of residencies available? Once i'm in pharmacy school, I would definitely consider doing a residency, of course I may be tired by then...

 

[Project2015]

But, why were the students not matched? Were there not alot of residencies available?

Residencies are basically low-paying jobs with lots of on-the-job training in one particular area of pharmacy. Just like any other job, there aren't enough positions and the ones available may not be of interest to the applicant. Thus, not all are matched. ...at least that's my understanding of it.

 

[delano2000]

Pharmacy students are not required to do a residency, but ASHP has stated that their goal is to push for all future PharmD students to have one year of residency by 2020.

Granted, it most likely won't apply to many of us here yet. Currently, it is optional to do a residency. There are a variety of residencies to complete; some are available through hospitals, and others can even be available in the community setting. It is basically a way for someone to gain more exposure and receive much more education, while being a practicing pharmacist. People are paid lower than a full-time pharmacist during this time, but are receiving a lot of education during this time.

Depending on the residency, generally people will "rotate" through different sites in a hospital residency.. such as Ambulatory Care, Pediatrics, Oncology, etc. This will give pharmacy residents the opportunity to explore various specialties and to find "the place" for them. A second year residency (PGY-2, PGY-1 = First Year) will consist of a specialized concentration in one department generally, such as oncology.

In the past, hospital pharmacy positions did not require residencies. However, in the Chicagoland area, jobs are becoming much more competitive, and having residency experience can definitely help. (Depending on what you want to go into). It might not be as necessary for community pharmacists, but I do know that Dominick's (Safeway in Illinois) has recently hired many people with residency experience.

Most people don't decide until their 3rd or 4th year whether residency is really right for them. Especially with pharmacy school, a lot of people are pooped. Last year, 1/3 of applicants did not get matched for a residency.



TL;DR: Residency follows pharmacy school* and is a nice way to gain more exposure and actually practice with a pharmacy license, while getting much more education and exposure in a pharmacy setting of your choice. There are 1 year and 2 year residencies and they have the potential of boosting your resume and experience, but are not required.

* - You don't have to go right into it; you can even work for a while after pharmacy school, and apply later for a residency.

😉

 

[wes011]

Residencies are basically low-paying jobs with lots of on-the-job training in one particular area of pharmacy. Just like any other job, there aren't enough positions and the ones available may not be of interest to the applicant. Thus, not all are matched. ...at least that's my understanding of it.

PGY1 is a general pharmacy residency where you can specialize in PGY2. They basically bridge the gap between student and practitioner.

 

[spacecowgirl]

Residencies are basically low-paying jobs with lots of on-the-job training in one particular area of pharmacy. Just like any other job, there aren't enough positions and the ones available may not be of interest to the applicant. Thus, not all are matched. ...at least that's my understanding of it.

Yes and no.

Every candidate ranks sites and every site ranks the candidates. If a candidate ranks 3 sites but they all rank other candidates higher (who in turn rank the site high) that candidate might not match. Similarly a site might not match with a candidate if the candidates it ranks all match with sites they ranked higher than said site. Sites and candidates that don't match can participate in the scramble - basically a candidate and site can agree on an offer outside of the match process.

You can find more info and stats on the match here http://www.natmatch.com/ashprmp/index.htm

I probably explained that horribly There's an example on the NMS site.

 

[BelleMD2B]

Yes and no.

Every candidate ranks sites and every site ranks the candidates. If a candidate ranks 3 sites but they all rank other candidates higher (who in turn rank the site high) that candidate might not match. Similarly a site might not match with a candidate if the candidates it ranks all match with sites they ranked higher than said site. Sites and candidates that don't match can participate in the scramble - basically a candidate and site can agree on an offer outside of the match process.

You can find more info and stats on the match here http://www.natmatch.com/ashprmp/index.htm

I probably explained that horribly There's an example on the NMS site.

Explanation clear to me! 👍