37 Pharmacy Residency Interview Questions & Answers

01 What drives your passion for success in the pharmacy field? DISCOVERY

02 How did you decide to apply for this particular type of pharmacy residency training? DISCOVERY

03 What does patient safety mean to you as a pharmacist? DILIGENCE

04 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

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

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

07 Please describe your personality in three words. DISCOVERY

08 While in pharmacy school, what was your favorite course and why? EDUCATION

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

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

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

12 What was the last pharmacological article you read? DILIGENCE

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? BEHAVIORAL

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

17 Can you summarize your CV for us? DIRECT

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? DISCOVERY

21 What will make you a great pharmacy resident? DIRECT

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

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

24 How would you counsel a patient on warfarin? SCENARIO

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

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? DILIGENCE

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

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

30 Tell us a bit about yourself. DISCOVERY

31 What drew you to apply to our program? DISCOVERY

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

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

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

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

36 Why should we rank you high for matching into our pharmacy residency program? ~PROGRAM FIT

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

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