Episode 13: Assessing Pharmacy Candidates for Pharmacy Residency Programs with Dan Hu

Jimmy Pruitt

6 years ago

Questions for Dan Hu

Can you descript how you got interested in evaluating pharmacy students for residency?
What are some of the current challenges of evaluating students in the current model?
Can you summarize your publication “ A Screening Tool to Identify Qualified Pharmacy Residency Candidates”
What are some strategies that schools and university of pharmacy could incorporate into their curriculum to make students more competitive for residency programs?
What are your tips for students applying for PGY1 and PGY1 residents applying to PGY2 to make themselves more competitive for the PhorCAS application process?
What something you wish you would have known prior to applying to residency?
What’s your thoughts on the future of pharmacy residency/fellowship training?

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