Brigham and Women’s Hospital Department of Pharmacy
Supplemental Information needed for PGY1 pharmacy residency
application
Please answer the following 4 questions (*all are required). Limit the total space to 2 pages,
double-spaced, using 12 point font and 1 inch margins.
1. What is your ideal pharmacy job? Be descriptive and include key job tasks. How do you plan
to get there? What do you offer to a pharmacy department?
2. Describe your approach to accomplishing new tasks. Please give an example to illustrate this
approach.
3. What learning style motivates you to succeed and creates the best learning environment for
you? What type of preceptor is most beneficial to your learning style?
4. Why do you want to practice at Brigham & Women’s Hospital versus any other large
academic medical center?