Speak with the judgement and clarity Pharmacy PGY-2 Critical Care programs remember

Question practice

Questions drawn from the realities of Pharmacy PGY-2 Critical Care

Practise explaining the clinical decisions, patient conversations and career experiences that matter in Pharmacy PGY-2 Critical Care—then handle follow-ups that ask for evidence behind your first answer.

1. 01

   What aspect of critical care pharmacotherapy do you find most intellectually stimulating, and how do you envision contributing to patient care in this setting?

2. 02

   A patient in the ICU has developed heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT). What are your immediate pharmacologic interventions, and what are the long-term anticoagulation strategies?

3. 03

   Working in critical care often involves managing urgent priorities. Describe your approach to prioritizing multiple concurrent pharmacy consults or tasks during a busy ICU shift.

4. 04

   In the critical care setting, drug shortages are a common challenge. Ethically, how do you manage medication rationing or substitution decisions to ensure equitable and safe patient care?

5. 05

   Discuss a current issue or debate in critical care pharmacotherapy that you find particularly compelling. What are the different perspectives, and what is your informed opinion?

6. 06

   In your opinion, what makes a PGY-2 Critical Care fellowship successful, both for the resident and for the institution?