RT Book, Section A1 Jacobs, Tibb F. A2 Bookstaver, P. Brandon A2 Caulder, Celeste R. A2 Smith, Kelly M. A2 Quidley, April Miller SR Print(0) ID 57841446 T1 Chapter 11. The Match Process T2 Roadmap to Postgraduate Training in Pharmacy YR 2013 FD 2013 PB The McGraw-Hill Companies PP New York, NY SN 978-0-07-178875-5 LK accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=57841446 RD 2024/03/29 AB You've finally finished your interviews and know exactly which residency programs you love and which you don't. Now it's time to start thinking about words guaranteed to strike fear into the heart of any self-respecting pharmacy student: the Match. Many students don't know how the Match works and are convinced its only purpose is to keep them from getting a residency! The Match is designed to help candidates completely assess all of their options before making final decisions. It allows candidates to interview at several programs and allows programs to interview all candidates before finalizing rank order lists. Since both programs and candidates find out Match results almost simultaneously, it provides a fair means of placing candidates and programs together. Without the Match, candidates may be pressured into making a decision before interviewing with all programs. Imagine if you interviewed at your third choice first and they offered you a residency position. You would not be able to interview with any other programs if you accepted their offer. The Match also prevents highly sought-after candidates from stockpiling multiple offers, while qualified but less sought-after candidates have none. And the Match protects both programs and candidates by creating a binding contract, so that neither party can change their mind and accept a more “preferred” candidate or offer at the last minute. Understanding the match process will help you use it to your full advantage.