TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 9. Application Process—The Holiday Rush A1 - Gettig, Jacob P. A2 - Bookstaver, P. Brandon A2 - Caulder, Celeste R. A2 - Smith, Kelly M. A2 - Quidley, April Miller PY - 2013 T2 - Roadmap to Postgraduate Training in Pharmacy AB - At this point, it is probably clear to you that competition for pharmacy residencies is at an all time high. Although there is no way of calculating the exact number of residency program applications submitted to programs last year, the National Match Service reported that almost 12,000 rankings of Postgraduate Year One (PGY-1) Pharmacy Residencies were submitted to the 2011 Match.1 By extrapolation, we know that there were at the very least 12,000 applications submitted to the 880 PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency programs that participated in the 2011 Match. A recent survey of deans of colleges of pharmacy in the United States projects a 58% increase in the number of residents/fellows by 2015.2 It appears that an already competitive market for residency programs will only get more competitive in the near future. This competition is all the more reason for your application to be your “best foot forward” attempt at securing an on-site interview and eventually a position with your preferred residency program. SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=57841161 ER -