|Articles|October 1, 2007
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DOCTOR TOM'S TOP TEN TIPS: PASSING THE PHARMACY BOARDS
Dr. Tom O'Connor is the pharmacy student clerkship coordinator at the Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia, Pa. He has taught clinical pharmacy and pharmacy management at 3 different schools of pharmacy and serves as the career counselor on the Pharmacy TimesWeb site.
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- Keep copies of your old pharmacy exams, and use them as a refresher course.
- Do not cram for pharmacy exams.You will quickly forget most of what was crammed.
- Be sure to obtain and review a board study guide so that you will know what toexpect.
- Go to a board review session. They are usually conducted by your school or a privateeducation company. Ask your advisor for dates and times.
- Pay particular attention to studying and reviewing pharmacy law. For many, this is themost challenging part of the boards.
- Take practice exams.You can find themon the National Board of Pharmacy?sWeb site.
- Get a good night?s sleep before youtake your boards. Forget an ?all-nightcram session.? There is just too much toreview and you have been preparing for the last 4 years.
- Relax the day before the boards and do whatever you do to reducestress?read, listen to music, exercise, or meditate...whatever worksfor you.
- As you take the boards, stay focused and do not worry about missinga few questions.You do not need an ?A,? just a passing score.
- Remember that the vast majority of graduates pass the boards on theirfirst try. If you have taken your pharmacy studies seriously, you shouldhave no problem.
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