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What is the point of doing a residency if you knew all the answers? The cases are meant to get a sense of your knowledge and to gauge whether you are teachable. If you knew everything, they may not hire you.

How to get free ACPE accredited live CEs during COVID? Any suggestions?

BCPS 582 Prep materials: 1. ASHP, 2. NAPLEX Rx Prep Prep time: 3 to 4 months serious study

Think about success, imagine that you are getting accepted to the program of your choice in phase 1. These thoughts will send out positive vibrations to the universe and the universe will provide you the opportunities for you to succeed. Thinking negatively will bring negative result. Imagining...

Does prestige of the program matter? Should this be a factor when ranking programs?

How to get a leadership or officer position when you keep losing class elections and other elections in pharmacy school? I am going to start rotations in a couple of months, and at this point what I need to do to get a leadership position? I would really appreciate your advice. Thank you.

Hello friends, Is there a fellowship program in Pharmacology? I am interested in research and teaching after Pharm.D. Do you need a residency to get into such fellowships? Thanks for your thoughts and comments.

Hi Friends, I am a P3 and I had a 4.0 overall GPA in the past 4 semesters. However, in the 5th sem, I received a B in Therapeutics II. Will this jeopardize my chances of getting into a residency program? I have good research experience, but no leadership experience. Thanks in advance for your...

How to find rotation sites for mail order pharmacies? Thanks for your help!

I don't think you have the say why you chose pharmacy over medicine in your personal statement. Instead of asking yourself why pharmacy and not medicine, you have to ask yourself why pharmacy. Don't complicate by trying to answer why not medicine. Once you have the answer for why pharmacy, you...

In my opinion don't worry if it is current or not. What is important is whether you have all the tests and the keys. The updates are not a big deal. When I studied I felt the most important sections were Chemistry, Quantitative Ability and the Tests.

Attach the pharmCAS transcript request form along with your school's transcript request form and then you can either include a cover letter or write a note on the school's transcript request form itself to tell them to attach the PharmCAS form also when they mail the transcripts. Mail or fax the...

In my opinion, it would be better to wait because it is just a matter of a couple of more weeks. That way you can be double sure your summer grades would be mailed to PharmCAS.

Since you have only one week left for preparation, I suggest that you work on practice tests. After each test, review all the questions and answers. I think that will be good enough.

I think the quantitative ability, chemistry and biology are the most important sections. The verbal and reading sections in the PCAT are not good predictors of how well you will perform in pharmacy school. Instead, I feel the TOEFL test is a better exam to gauge the language skills of a person...