Doubling down: Leveraging residents and faculty as mentors in a residency preparation program

Colleges or schools of pharmacy have tried various ways to prepare students for the residency recruitment process, including didactic courses, curricular tracks, and mentorship programs. The fellowship and residency advising program (FRAP) expanded mentorship to include both faculty and a resident, along with resources and recordings to support students through the residency application process, mock interviews, and phase II match PERSPECTIVE: This commentary describes the use of dual mentorship for residency-bound student pharmacists, utilizing residents from a Teaching and Learning Certificate program and faculty members. Residents are paired with students based primarily on their geographic preferences and clinical interests. Mentors and students follow a residency timeline to keep on track with suggested activities each month.

Since resident mentors were added to the FRAP for the class of 2023, match rates at our institution have met or exceeded 90%. This framework of dual mentorship and a repository of resources for student pharmacists pursuing residency may be useful for other institutions to implement.