Department of Pharmacy Practice, University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, Oxford, MS, USA.
Department of Pharmacy Practice, University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, Jackson, MS, USA.
Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2023 Aug 18;80(17):1147-1156. doi: 10.1093/ajhp/zxad068.
This research was conducted to evaluate the influence of a pharmacy residency candidate's prior work or research experience on the potential for selection for an interview. Additionally, residency program directors (RPDs) were asked to evaluate the importance of letters of intent and recommendation, rank the importance of typical curriculum vitae (CV) items along with general preferences, and provide advice for a standout CV.
This cross-sectional, survey-based study recruited RPDs to review a work-focused or research-focused fictitious residency candidate CV and complete a 33-question survey regarding interest in interviewing the fictitious candidate and their general perceptions of significant factors in interview candidate selection.
A total of 456 RPDs responded to the survey, with 229 respondents assigned to evaluate the work-focused CV and 227 assigned to review the research-focused CV. Among RPDs who provided CV evaluations, 81.2% (147/181) of those who reviewed the research-focused CV and 78.3% (137/175) of those who reviewed the work-focused CV gave a positive evaluation (P > 0.05). Work experience and extracurricular activities were considered the most important CV sections, and high-quality advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE) rotations and pharmacy work experience were perceived to have the highest correlation with success in residency.
This work supports the importance of candidates creating a well-rounded CV in preparing themselves for residency. Pharmacy-related work experience and high-quality APPE rotations seem to be key in an RPD's opinions of predicted success in a residency program. The CV remains a vital document in the residency candidate review process, and it deserves a high degree of effort in ensuring it adequately reflects professional experiences.
本研究旨在评估药房住院医师候选人先前的工作或研究经验对其获得面试机会的潜力的影响。此外,还要求住院医师项目主任(RPD)评估意向书和推荐信的重要性、对典型简历(CV)项目的重要性进行排名以及一般偏好,并为突出的 CV 提供建议。
这项横断面、基于调查的研究招募了 RPD,以审查以工作为重点或以研究为重点的虚构住院医师候选人 CV,并完成了 33 个问题的调查,内容涉及对面试虚构候选人的兴趣以及他们对面试候选人选择的重要因素的总体看法。
共有 456 名 RPD 对调查做出了回应,其中 229 名受访者被分配评估以工作为重点的 CV,227 名受访者被分配评估以研究为重点的 CV。在提供 CV 评估的 RPD 中,81.2%(147/181)审查研究重点 CV 的 RPD 和 78.3%(137/175)审查工作重点 CV 的 RPD 给予了积极评价(P > 0.05)。工作经验和课外活动被认为是 CV 最重要的部分,高质量的高级药学实践经验(APPE)轮次和药房工作经验被认为与住院医师成功相关性最高。
这项工作支持候选人在为住院医师准备自己时创建全面的 CV 的重要性。与药学相关的工作经验和高质量的 APPE 轮次似乎是 RPD 对住院医师计划成功的预测的关键因素。CV 仍然是住院医师候选人审查过程中的重要文件,值得高度努力确保其充分反映专业经验。