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Pharmacy cvs, resumes, and cover letters.
A common question that many pharmacy students often ask our office is how they can stand out during their time at UCSF so that they have unique and compelling experiences to write about in their application materials, and also talk about in interviews. This concern is especially relevant for our first-generation students, who may have had less exposure to conversations about career development.
The "Choose Your Own Pharmacy Professional Success Adventure" game animation series was created to help illuminate the hidden professional curriculum that is often central to the success of students during their time at UCSF.
To play the game:
Watch the Intro video below, then choose which approach you think would align best with your current style of professional engagement to see what your future might look like.
Choose Wisely Below!
You can also take a peek into an alternate reality if you aren't satisfied with the path you choose.

Roadmap Approach
Explorer approach.
The samples below are donated by UCSF students, residents and alumni to offer you ideas to format and present your skills and experience.
Note: Please do not copy the text verbatim. It is unethical and unwise, as employers and residency directors may recognize our samples.
Pharmacy Resumes:
Internships
- Internship resume before and Internship resume after
Employment - Industry
- Drug Development (4 years after graduation)
- Drug Development (8 years after graduation)
Pharmacy Curriculum Vitaes (CVs):
Employment - Community Pharmacy
- Guide to Writing Your Professional CV for Employment
- Community pharmacy CV
- Residency CV Before and Residency CV After
- View Slides from the presentation: Putting it All Together: How to Prepare a Strong Residency Application
- Fellowship CV
Pharmacy Cover Letters and Letters of Intent:
Internship/Employment
- How to write a strong letter of intent for an internship (with example)
- How to write a strong cover letter for employment (with example)
- Dissected Residency Letter of Intent (with a writing rubric)
- How to write a strong letter of intent for residency (with example)
- Dissected Fellowship Letter of Intent (with a writing rubric)
- Dissected Fellowship Letter of Intent II (with a writing rubric)
Additional Writing Resources
Upcoming Events
Info session i: peer teams, spring 2023, mastering the art of uncomfortability: how to network, info session ii: peer teams, spring 2023.
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- Interviewing
- Residency, Job and Internship Search
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