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Career Planning Flowchart
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1st Professional Year
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2nd Professional Year
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3rd Professional Year
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4th Professional Year
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1st Semester
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2nd Semester
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1st Semester
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2nd Semester
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1st Semester
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2nd Semester
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1st Semester
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2nd Semester
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Join student chapters of pharmacy associations.
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Run for office and take leadership roles in student pharmacy associations.
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Start Clerkships. |
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Mentor the association officers taking office next year. |
| Start and continue to develop your network of professors, pharmacists and classmates who know you and can give you a good recommendation when needed. |
| Volunteer to serve on community organizations that contribute to the health, welfare, or safety of those less fortunate. |
| Make a study plan and stick with it.
Do not try shortcuts to learning.
Do no leave class confused or with questions. Talk to the professor.
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Think about a pharmacy research project that might be interesting to do. Contact:
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Work with a faculty member on an undergraduate research project that is interesting to you. The goal is to have the project published. |
| Attend local chapter meetings of pharmacy associations.
Attend one national pharmacy association meeting.
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Take Pre-Naplex exam. |
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Consider taking electives that are novel or relatively unique to your pharmacy school. |
Start reviewing for the NAPLEX. |
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Brainstorm about a forum topic. |
Present forum topic to your colleagues. |
| Start APhA Career Pathways Evaluation Program. There is plenty of time to decide. Think about what job characteristics would make a position appealing to you. Continue to assess and modify your pathway as your interest develops. |
| Start preparing the first draft of your resume. Keep an active resume/CV.
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Finalize your resume, and write a cover letter prototype.
Interview on Pharmacy Career Day.
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Find ways to practice your interviewing skills. |
Consider the pros and cons of relocation for the right 1st job. |
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Start lining up your academic and professional references. |
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Start considering a variety of clerkships. |
Use your clerkships to decide what type of pharmacy practice is best suited to you. |
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Use your network to help find the better pharmacy positions. |
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Start considering what you might do to make your postgraduate background stand out: residencies, fellowships, etc. |
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If interested in a residency:
See CareerPharm or ASHP for additional information regarding a residency.
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Attend ASHP Midyear Clinical meeting. |
| Click here for a printable friendly version. |
| Reprinted with the permission of Pharmacy Times. The flowchart is from the September 2006 issue of Pharmacy Careers. |
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