Pharmacy School Interview Questions – Flashcards
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Why do you want to be a pharmacist?
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1 I want to help people 2 I want a career that I can do into my later years 3 chemistry is cool
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How are you going to pay for pharmacy school?
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Student loans and my wife will work some
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Why do you have an F/W's on your transcripts?
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I was not a good student when I was young. I had no focus. I joined the Air Force and got some focus.
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Tell me about your family.
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Married for over 20 years after 16 years we had our first child two beautiful little girls
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How do you manage your time?
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I treat school like a job. I work at it for 9 hours per day through the week. My time away from school is managed by my family.
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What was your most difficult class?
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English. I do not enjoy writing
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Why aren't you applying to medical school?
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It is not me.
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What do you like about pharmacy school?
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I am a life long learner. So I am excited about all of it.
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What are your strengths and weaknesses?
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BAD - I struggle to say no. I do not know when to quit. GOOD - I always do my best. I am loyal.
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Where do you plan to work when you graduate?
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I hope to be a part of a hospital. I would love to work with the Veterans.
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Who influenced you into pharmacy?
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Lupita and Mike
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What is something negative about pharmacy school that you have noticed?
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That balance between the chemistry and the prescribing of medicine.
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What are 3 things that you have done that you are most proud of?
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My kids Non Profit Veteran
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Where do you see yourself doing in 10 years?
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Here in this state working as a pharmacist and hopefully being a part of training the next generation of pharmacist
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What are your hobbies?
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my kids
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What is your advantage/disadvantage?
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For school Advantage - Life experience Disadvantage - I have a family and so I can't spend as much time studying as others
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Why should we choose you?
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I contribute a positive attitude I will make you and this school proud
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Pretend you are a pharmacy tech and the pharmacist wants to dispense a very expensive medication that is expired to a patient, what do you do?
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you have to stop something illegal from happening however you have to do it. hopefully privately it can be handled
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What would your friends say about you?
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i am a nerd who loves school
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Explain a recent group activity and how you went about dealing with difficult individuals.
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i try to address before it happens. then as a group lead the people to resolve with gentleness
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Explain a difficult situation you may encounter as a pharmacist and how you would go about resolving it.
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honestly
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What do you see as the biggest personal challenge to becoming a pharmacist?
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I am concerned with how my wife will handle me devoting so much time to my studies. I want to make sure she is not overwhelmed.
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If working in a group setting, what role would you play?
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I usually am the leader. Whether I have the title or not I am confident and people usually look to me because of that. Also, I am old enough to be their dad.
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What was your greatest accomplishment outside of anything that has to do with school or work?
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My kids. They're the best thing I have ever done. Outside of that I would have to say, running a non profit that helped so many people. Within that we had a christmas party for around 300o people.
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Have you ever had a conflict/moral dilemma with your teacher or boss? How did you reslove this conflict?
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With a boss. I tried to get him to do the right thing and when I without going against him, I did the right thing.
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If I could cure a disease, which one would you cure and why?
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aging
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What qualities do you admire most about your best friend?
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My wife is my best friend. I admire her ..............
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What will do you if you are not admitted?
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keep applying
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Which three historical figures would you take to dinner?
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Mary the mother of Jesus Rosalind Franklin - DNA girl Christopher Columbus
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Who is your hero?
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Rosalind Franklin
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What important issues in healthcare do you think will shape the future of pharmacy?
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Aging
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Describe some leadership positions you have had and what you learned from them.
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UTRI - leadership is thankless
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What is the most positive aspect you feel is in the practice of pharmacy?
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helping people
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How do you feel about the current state of retal pharmacy?
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We have to find that balance between patient care and capitalism
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What suggestions can you make about any changes to retail pharmacy
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I do not feel qualified to give an answer to this question.
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What is the most important druge that came out in the past 10 years?
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Ebola Vaccine that is showing such promise maybe?
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How do you see the role of pharmacy changing?
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genetics
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Would you rather be a leader or a follower?
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I always end up a leader even if I do not want to be
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Describe a time you had to learn something very quickly and how you handled it.
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drive a bus -
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Are there any characteristics about you that are not included in your application?
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positive attitude..
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If you think a doctor is abusing and prescribing himself medication, what would you do?
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talk to my leadership
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If a 16 yr old daughter of a friend comes in to get birth control, what would you do?
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I do not know what the legal thing to do is, but I would talk to her and see if she had any questions. I think I would learn a lot from asking her that question.
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What are good traits of a pharmacist?
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being detailed and cautious but not scared
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Tell me about a mistake you have made recently.
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I was given a B in Englsih because I thought the assignment was due by 4PM when it was due by 1PM
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How do you balance extracurricular and school?
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I treat it like a job so when I go home I leave it here. Having kids has made this the only way I can do it....
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How do you deal with stress?
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I take time.
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Describe yourself in 3 words.
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integral, intelligent, intuitive
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What would you be most concerned with during your first year of pharmacy school?
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balancing school and family because we have to move to a new place to go to school
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What question did you expect to be asked that we didnt ask? Then answer that question.
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Well, I guess a question I think you would want to ask but can't is why are you doing this at your age?
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Why Community college instead of the main University?
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I like the people there and it was the same courses at half the price
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You went to down in hours this last semester is there a reason why?
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I know Pharmacy school will take a lot of time so I want to spend time with my children.
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What is the role of the pharmacist?
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Patient Care
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If you caught someone cheating what would you do?
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I would give them a chance to deal with it before I stepped in and did.
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How do you study? (ie: group setting, alone).
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Surprisingly I enjoy studying in a group for tests
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What questions do you have for us (faculty)?
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Faculty: --What would you recommend a student to be involved in their first year? -- Things specific to the school (aka how they grade, classes, etc) --Why did you decide to be a faculty member here at the University? Do you do any sort of research?
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What questions do you have for us (students)?
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Students: --Is it difficult to find housing? --How they enjoyed their experience at school. --What is something you wish you knew when you were interviewing and/or applying to schools?
