As the market for residency positions becomes increasingly competitive, ACCP continues to assist students in maximizing their ability to secure a residency position upon graduation. First, The ACCP Field Guide to Becoming a Standout Pharmacy Residency Candidate, published in December 2012, offers a multiyear, stepwise approach for students to maximize their curricular and extracurricular experiences, beginning in the first year of pharmacy school. Executive Editor Jerry L. Bauman, Pharm.D., FCCP, FACC; Associate Editor Keri A. Sims, Pharm.D., BCPS; and an expert team of authors and reviewers provide valuable insights and advice to students seeking to position themselves as standout residency candidates.

Second, ACCP’s live 2-day program "Emerge from the Crowd: How to Become a Standout Residency Candidate" was held April 20–21 in conjunction with ACCP's Updates in Therapeutics® in Reno, Nevada. The program provided students with 11 hours of interactive programming designed to brief first-, second-, and third-year students on how best to secure a residency position upon graduation. The program’s faculty panel was composed of leading clinical pharmacy residents, practitioners, educators, and scholars. These faculty presented expert advice on engaging in scholarly activity, gaining valuable work and professional experience, networking, achieving academic and experiential success in the classroom and during experiential rotations, developing CVs and portfolios, navigating the residency application process, and interviewing.

Watch for dates of the next offering of "Emerge from the Crowd" on the ACCP Students page at www.accp.com/stunet.