On October 21, 2011 I had the wonderful opportunity of shadowing a PGY1 Resident undergoing her General Medicine rotations at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. It was a wonderful experience thanks in great part to Midwestern University’s ICHP Chapter.
I became interested in a pharmaceutical residency prior to beginning pharmacy school since I knew while living in a saturated community here in Illinois that I would be competing with many highly qualified graduates in a market with jobs catered to pharmacists who are specializing in various divisions of medicine including cardiology, infectious diseases, etc. It made me want to become a better candidate for the jobs in my area while having a greater handle in certain areas of medicine that are highly relevant today.
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