Pharmacy Residency Mock Interview

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What has been your favorite APPE rotation thus far and why?

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Erica is a University Career coach with almost 5 years of experience working with candidates for positions in pharmacy, healthcare, accounting, and more.

During pharmacy school, you've hopefully been exposed to various advanced pharmacy practice experience opportunities where you had the opportunity to dive in clinically. Since each pharmacy school can be unique in the experiences they offer, your interviewers want to hear what your favorite rotation was and why it was so impactful.

Erica Wondra

Erica is a University Career coach with almost 5 years of experience working with candidates for positions in pharmacy, healthcare, accounting, and more.

"My favorite rotation so far was my ambulatory care rotation at Providence Hospital. My preceptor was really hands-on and was amazing to watch with the patients. I'll never forget how she explained insulin resistance to a patient and how it clicked for the patient in terms of her understanding about adhering to their medication. After watching and learning from her, I've really want to build rapport and make a difference for my patients in the same way."

Ryan Brunner

Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.

For this question, speak openly and honestly about your favorite APPE rotation during pharmacy school. If possible, try to share a story about something you experienced during the rotation that you will bring with you to your residency training. Programs ask questions like this to see if your interests align with what they're offering, so try to match your answer with the specifics of the program you are interviewing with.

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37Pharmacy Residency Interview Questions & Answers

Discovery

1.What drives your passion for success in the pharmacy field?

Discovery

2.How did you decide to apply for this particular type of pharmacy residency training?

Diligence

3.What does patient safety mean to you as a pharmacist?

Discovery

4.Let's imagine you're stranded on a deserted island. You walk around and find a first aid kit. What three over-the-counter products do you hope are in there?

Discovery

5.What has been your favorite APPE rotation thus far and why?

Behavioral

6.Being a clinical pharmacist is an incredibly stressful and demanding career. How will you manage stress as a resident in our program?

Discovery

7.Please describe your personality in three words.

Education

8.While in pharmacy school, what was your favorite course and why?

Discovery

9.Our pharmacy residents have the option to earn a teaching certificate in our program. Does this interest you?

Direct

10.As a pharmacy student, how did you handle the additional stress during the COVID-19 pandemic?

Discovery

11.What are you currently reading in your spare time?

Diligence

12.What was the last pharmacological article you read?

Behavioral

13.What personal and clinical strengths would you bring to our team as a pharmacy resident?

Behavioral

14.What is one weakness you would strive to improve during pharmacy residency training?

Behavioral

15.Tell us about a time when things didn't go your way. How did you respond?

Teamwork

16.Describe your experiences working in teams. What role do you play and how do you work with others?

Direct

17.Can you summarize your CV for us?

Discovery

18.Why are you interested in pursuing training in a pharmacy residency versus heading right into the workforce?

Discovery

19.Fast forward 35 years to your retirement party. What would you want your colleagues to remember about you?

Discovery

20.What are your short and long-term career goals? How does this program fit into your vision?

Direct

21.What will make you a great pharmacy resident?

Discovery

22.What do you imagine a typical day will be like here in our pharmacy residency program?

Compatibility

23.Tell us about one of your journal clubs during your pharmacy school.

Scenario

24.How would you counsel a patient on warfarin?

Discovery

25.If you were a drug, what drug would you be and why?

Diligence

26.What is one interesting issue facing pharmacists today, and how would you plan on tackling this as a pharmacy resident?

Diligence

27.What are your plans if you don't match into a pharmacy residency this year?

Scenario

28.A patient comes in with hypotension. What do you do?

Adaptability

29.How do you adapt and deal with the continually changing pharmacy environment?

Discovery

30.Tell us a bit about yourself.

Discovery

31.What drew you to apply to our program?

Compatibility

32.What qualities are you looking for in a preceptor as a pharmacy resident?

Accomplishment

33.What are you hoping to accomplish by pursuing pharmacy residency training?

Scenario

Pharmacy Residency Mock Interview

What has been your favorite APPE rotation thus far and why?

37Pharmacy Residency Interview Questions & Answers

1.What drives your passion for success in the pharmacy field?

2.How did you decide to apply for this particular type of pharmacy residency training?

3.What does patient safety mean to you as a pharmacist?

4.Let's imagine you're stranded on a deserted island. You walk around and find a first aid kit. What three over-the-counter products do you hope are in there?

5.What has been your favorite APPE rotation thus far and why?

6.Being a clinical pharmacist is an incredibly stressful and demanding career. How will you manage stress as a resident in our program?

7.Please describe your personality in three words.

8.While in pharmacy school, what was your favorite course and why?

9.Our pharmacy residents have the option to earn a teaching certificate in our program. Does this interest you?

10.As a pharmacy student, how did you handle the additional stress during the COVID-19 pandemic?

11.What are you currently reading in your spare time?

12.What was the last pharmacological article you read?

13.What personal and clinical strengths would you bring to our team as a pharmacy resident?

14.What is one weakness you would strive to improve during pharmacy residency training?

15.Tell us about a time when things didn't go your way. How did you respond?

16.Describe your experiences working in teams. What role do you play and how do you work with others?

17.Can you summarize your CV for us?

18.Why are you interested in pursuing training in a pharmacy residency versus heading right into the workforce?

19.Fast forward 35 years to your retirement party. What would you want your colleagues to remember about you?

20.What are your short and long-term career goals? How does this program fit into your vision?

21.What will make you a great pharmacy resident?

22.What do you imagine a typical day will be like here in our pharmacy residency program?

23.Tell us about one of your journal clubs during your pharmacy school.

24.How would you counsel a patient on warfarin?

25.If you were a drug, what drug would you be and why?

26.What is one interesting issue facing pharmacists today, and how would you plan on tackling this as a pharmacy resident?

27.What are your plans if you don't match into a pharmacy residency this year?

28.A patient comes in with hypotension. What do you do?

29.How do you adapt and deal with the continually changing pharmacy environment?

30.Tell us a bit about yourself.

31.What drew you to apply to our program?

32.What qualities are you looking for in a preceptor as a pharmacy resident?

33.What are you hoping to accomplish by pursuing pharmacy residency training?

34.What three things would you do on your first day as a pharmacy resident with our program?

35.What do you feel are your biggest weaknesses you would have as a new pharmacy resident?

36.Why should we rank you high for matching into our pharmacy residency program?

37.Why do you want to pursue this pharmacy subspecialty training and do you feel our program will help meet your goals?