I was asked by a student once how she could make her resume more competitive for a residency.
Notice the subtle, yet instructive phrasing.
“How can I make my resume more competitive” vs. “How can I make myself more competitive.”
This minor difference in emphasis amplifies over the course of 4 years and leads to a residency candidate and/or future pharmacist that is all polish, no substance.
Read MoreIf you've spent any amount of time on tl;dr pharmacy, you'll notice that our material doesn't read like most other sources of pharmacy education out there. In fact, it is almost nothing like it. This is an intentional move on our part.
Traditional thinking says that “Students have to learn the medical terms anyway. It’s better to just immerse them in it so they learn them more quickly and completely!”
I can see how that might work if you're spending a semester abroad in France. But I'm not so sold on how effective it is for learning medical terminology.
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