Residency Interview Resources
Introduction Part I - How Well Do You Match Analysis?
Introduction Part 2 - Understanding the Residency Interview Points Systems
Introduction Part III - ROCK STAR and RACE STAR Mnemonics
1) Residency Interviews Video and Audio Guides
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Residency Interview Checklist
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Residency Interview Books and Audio Previews
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Interviews 1 - How to Earn 8 Residency Interviews (21:19)
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Interviews 2 - Residency Interviews Part 1 with Brandon Dyson TLDRPharmacy.com (29:58)
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Interviews 3 - Residency Interviews Part 2 with Brandon Dyson TLDRPharmacy.com (35:54)
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Interviews 4 - Residency Interview Question 1 You Must Memorize the Answer To (7:33)
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Interviews 5 - Residency Interview Question 2 You Must Memorize the Answer To (5:34)
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Interviews 6 - Two Residency Trends and THE Question You Have to Ask Current Residents (25:17)
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Interviews 7 - Residency Interview Presentation Topics and Tips (13:51)
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Interviews 8 - Sample Presentation #1 (3:40)
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Interviews 9 - Sample Presentation #2 (3:09)
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Interviews 10 - Pharmacy Interview Tips (13:08)
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Interviews 11 - Why You Didn't Get an Interview and What to Do (10:49)
2) RPD Insider Tips (Residency Program Director)
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RPD2 - PGY-1 VA Residency Director Dr Nancee Waterbury Iowa City VA (30:13)
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RPD1 - PGY-1 Hospital Residency Program Director Dr Dev Chatterji Inova Fairfax (19:10)
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RPD3 - PGY2 Pain Palliative Care Residency Director (25:56)
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RPD4 - Im a PGY1 RPD Ask Me Anything (16:13)
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RPD5 - What do I email RPDs - 5 Things You Want to Think About (12:02)
3) Current Resident Insider Tips
4) Ranking Residency Programs
5) Job Interview Video and Audio Guides
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JOBS1 - Interviewing for Community Positions (30:01)
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JOBS2 - Interviewing for Residency Positions (45:47)
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JOBS3 - Interviewing for Hospital Positions (22:24)
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JOBS4 - Interviewing for Academic Positions Part 1 (30:12)
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JOBS5 - Interviewing for Academic Positions Part 2 (28:48)
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JOBS6 - Mock Pharmacy Job Interview Questions Introduction (20:16)
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JOBS7 - Mock Pharmacy Job Interview Questions About Culture (28:56)
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JOBS8 - Pharmacy Job Interview Questions About Work Experience (23:27)
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JOBS9 - Pharmacy Job Interview Questions - Pharmacy Specific (19:02)
1_100 Strong Residency Questions Answers and Rationales Questions 1 to 10
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1 Where did you grow up (1:16)
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10 Please self-evaluate your clinical abilities (2:10)
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2 What do you find important on your CV (0:55)
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3 Why do you want to do a residency (0:40)
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4 What drew you to our program (0:53)
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5 How does this program match your ideal residency (1:50)
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6 What does working at the top of your license mean (1:22)
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7 What short-term and long-term goals do you have (1:54)
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8 At retirement, would you have earned pens from fellow faculty (1:35)
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9 What qualities make you a good resident (1:07)
2_100 Strong Residency Questions Answers and Rationales Questions 11 to 20
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11 What challenges did you have in college (1:15)
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12 Why did you get into pharmacy (2:15)
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13 What were your two favorite... (4:07)
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14 What drug classes do you find the easiest and hardest (2:30)
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15 Can you detail your research for us (2:38)
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16 What do you like about writing (1:17)
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17 What teaching experience do you have (2:35)
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18 What is your teaching philosophy (2:18)
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19 How will you fit teaching in You’ll be busy. (1:35)
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20 What qualities does your model preceptor have (2:59)
3_100 Strong Residency Questions Answers and Rationales Questions 21 to 30
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21 What’s your perfect residency (1:49)
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22 What characteristics does your perfect residency have (1:16)
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23 What challenges do you see if you were accepted here (1:06)
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24 What do you think a residency day looks like (1:21)
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25 Did you miss out on a rotation you really wanted (0:52)
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26 What is a pharmacy leader’s most important quality (2:04)
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27 How do you handle change (0:59)
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28 What other programs are on your radar (1:28)
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29 Tell us about your strengths and weaknesses. (1:14)
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30 What’s one thing you would change about yourself (1:04)
4_100 Strong Residency Questions Answers and Rationales Questions 31 to 40
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31 Tell us about a journal club experience. (1:17)
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32 Tell us about a presentation experience. (0:51)
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33 How do you triage clinical issues (1:08)
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34 Wait, you actually have two code blues. (1:00)
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35 How do you treat a hypotensive patient (1:09)
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36 What do you do for a patient subtherapeutic on a parenteral or oral anticoagulant (1:33)
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37 What do you do for a severely hypokalemic patient (1:23)
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38 What would concern you about a birth control prescription and St John’s Wort (1:10)
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39 What concerns you about same class drug substitutions (0:52)
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40 A patient has an INR twice as high as normal_ what do you do (0:49)
5_100 Strong Residency Questions Answers and Rationales Questions 41 to 50
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41 Pharm 5 Part I – Same suffix - What are fluoxetine, duloxetine, paroxetine, atomoxetine, and vortioxetine for (1:55)
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42 Pharm 5 Part 2 – Similar suffix - What are omeprazole, esomeprazole, fluconazole, aripiprazole, and metronidazole for (1:47)
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43 Pharm 5 Part 3 – Same prefix - What are ceftaroline, cefepime, cephalexin, cefuroxime, and ceftriaxone for (2:01)
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44 Pharm 5 Part 4 – Different Suffixes - What are lisinopril, valsartan, metoprolol, verapamil, and furosemide for (1:54)
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45 How do you approach an unneeded medication in med rec (1:02)
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46 Which HIV drug classes require renal adjustments (1:35)
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47 What medications would concern you in an elderly patient’s profile (1:17)
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48 What can cause QT prolongation other than drugs (1:14)
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49 How can you convey the 4 lifestyle modifications to a hypertensive patient (0:59)
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50 How can we prevent inpatient and outpatient Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs) and medication errors (1:36)
6_100 Strong Residency Questions Answers and Rationales Questions 51 to 60
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51 How do you resolve conflict (1:31)
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52 Can you give us a specific time you dealt with conflict as a leader (1:14)
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53 How do you get along with others (1:01)
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54 How do you handle people who don’t get along with you (1:41)
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55 How do you handle opposing opinions (1:05)
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56 How do you deal with disagreements (1:17)
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57 You ever have a problem with a physician (1:39)
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58 Did you ever run into a disagreement with a doctor (1:37)
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59 Tell me about a mistake or war story. How did you handle it (1:40)
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60 What’s the pharmacist’srole in the health care team (1:18)
7_100 Strong Residency Questions Answers and Rationales Questions 61 to 70
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61 How do you earn your peers’ respect (0:53)
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62 A student one-ups youon a clinical question to a physician_ how would you handle it (0:54)
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63 How do you handle averified order for an infant that is ten times the usual dose (1:25)
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64 You’re asked to fill a medicine that doesn’t seem quite right_ what’s your process (0:49)
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65 How do you handle recommendation rejection on a routine med (1:13)
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66 How do you handle clinical recommendation rejection on a severe case (1:51)
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67 How do you handle a medication error you caused (1:37)
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68 How do you talk to the parents of a child whose medication you’ve filled incorrectly (1:39)
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69 Do you mostly lead or follow (1:37)
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70 Are you a team player (1:15)
8_100 Strong Residency Questions Answers and Rationales Questions 71 to 80
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71 How do you contribute to your current rotation (1:48)
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72 How do you deal with stress (1:15)
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73 Do you see a glass-half-full or half-empty (0:52)
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74 What’s a tough break you hit during a clinical rotation (1:10)
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75 Describe a time when you handled ‘overwhelm’ poorly at work. (1:14)
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76 How do you handle ‘overwhelm’ in college (1:08)
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77 How do you handle things you have to do (1:07)
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78 What’s your worst retail pharmacy experience (1:29)
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79 How are you a stand-out applicant (2:07)
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80 What will your contribution be here (1:15)
9_100 Strong Residency Questions Answers and Rationales Questions 81 to 90
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81 What are you reading these days (1:13)
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82 What do you do in your free time (0:48)
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83 What do you do for fun (0:53)
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84 Describe yourself in one word. (1:23)
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85 What job would you have if you weren’t a pharmacist (0:53)
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86 Who was your favorite professor (1:12)
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87 Academically, what are you most proud of (1:02)
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88 Outside of school, what are you proud of (1:14)
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89 What medication would you be (1:28)
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90 What’s your favorite animal (0:44)
10_100 Strong Residency Questions Answers and Rationales Questions 91 to 100
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91 Why are you the best applicant (1:04)
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92 How have professional organizations helped you (0:59)
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93 Can grades predict a resident’s success (1:35)
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94 You’re stuck on a desert island and find a first-aid bag. What three over-the-counter drugs do you hope are in there (0:57)
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95 How do you define a pharmacist committed to the profession (1:32)
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96 What was the most recent peer-reviewed article you read (0:51)
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97 How do you push the profession forward outside the pharmacy school walls (1:21)
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98 What issue interests you most today (1:23)
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99 If you were head of the largest pharmacy member organization, what problem would you tackle first (1:38)
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100 Is there anything we haven’t asked you that you’d like to talk about (0:47)
