The ACCP Field Guide to Becoming a Standout Pharmacy Residency Candidate, Second Edition

Arriving in October 2016, The ACCP Field Guide to Becoming a Standout Pharmacy Residency Candidate, Second Edition, builds on the successful first edition with updated content and a new chapter on finance.

Setting yourself apart as an exceptional candidate early in your academic career is increasingly important as a growing number of pharmacy students seek postgraduate pharmacy training. The second edition of the Field Guide offers a step-by-step approach to maximize your curricular and extracurricular experiences and best prepare to be that standout candidate.

Written by experienced and dedicated pharmacy residency proponents, the Field Guide will give you detailed, practical information to use throughout your first, second, third, and all-important fourth years of pharmacy education—information you can use to chart your course to a successful postgraduate experience. Updated chapters such as Step I: Define and Redefine Your Goals, Step II: Making the Grade, and Step IX: Document It All join with the newest addition to the Field Guide, Step X: Plan for Financial Freedom. This new chapter, by Timothy Ulbrich, Pharm.D., will help you achieve your financial and professional goals by advising on student loan repayment, debt management, insurance, savings, and more.

The Field Guide will walk you through 11 important steps to help you emerge from the crowd as a sought-after candidate:

• Step I: Define and Redefine Your Goals – Stuart T. Haines, Pharm.D.
• Step II: Making the Grade – Dana Hammer, Ph.D.
• Step III: Get Involved – Janet Engle, Pharm.D.
• Step IV: Develop Leadership and Management Abilities – Donald Letendre, Pharm.D.
• Step V: Gain Valuable Work Experience – Stephen Eckel, Pharm.D.
• Step VI: Maximize Experiential Education – Brian Erstad, Pharm.D., and Maryam Fazel, Pharm.D.
• Step VII: Expand Your Network – Keri Sims, Pharm.D.
• Step VIII: Engage in Research and Scholarship – Jerry Bauman, Pharm.D.
• Step IX: Document It All – Garrett Schramm, Pharm.D., Heather Personett, Pharm.D., and Erin Nystrom, Pharm.D.
• Step X: Plan for Financial Freedom – Timothy Ulbrich, Pharm.D. New Chapter!
• Step XI: Navigate Your Final Year of Pharmacy School – Beth Bryles Phillips, Pharm.D.

The ACCP Field Guide to Becoming a Standout Pharmacy Residency Candidate, Second Edition, is your best guide to detailed and practical information on setting yourself apart as an exceptional pharmacy residency candidate.