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Lach Llme you submlL your resume, you should enclose a cover leLLer. 1hls leLLer should be a conclse
expresslon of your lnLenLlons and should also complemenL your currlculum vlLae. 1here may be
perLlnenL lnformaLlon abouL you whlch ls noL lncluded ln your Cv, parLlcularly wlLh relaLlon Lo speclflc
quallflcaLlons or skllls. ?ou may wanL Lo menLlon Lhese ln your cover leLLer.

Pere are some recommendaLlons for your leLLer:
lL should hlghllghL your quallflcaLlons for Lhe poslLlon you deslre.
lL should refer Lo a speclflc resldency program and how you learned abouL lL.
lL should be addressed Lo a parLlcular lndlvldual. Powever, when Lhe adverLlsemenL
does noL glve a name, Lhe leLLer should be addressed Lo elLher 8esldency rogram
ulrecLor or 1o Whom lL May Concern.
lL should be neaLly Lyped and prlnLed on formal resume paper.
lL should address your shorL-Lerm and long-Lerm career goals.

ln general, a cover leLLer should represenL your personal sLyle whlle malnLalnlng a buslness-llke formaL.


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Always Lype, uslng a buslness-leLLer formaL.

no spelllng errors, no correcLlons, be careful and be neaL.

use whlLe of off-whlLe hlgh quallLy paper LhaL ls no larger Lhan 8 x x 11. uo noL use onlonskln.

reparaLlon:
Look aL adverLlsemenLs carefully and lnclude Lhe lnformaLlon LhaL ls requesLed.
LlsL lnformaLlon abouL yourself LhaL meeLs Lhe [ob requlremenLs.
use acLlon words Lo hlghllghL your quallflcaLlons.
WrlLe a rough drafL and correcL lL before wrlLlng a flnal copy.
Carefully proofread your flnal copy and have oLhers double-check whaL you wroLe.















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?our name (opLlonal)
?our address
ClLy, SLaLe Zl


uaLe


Addressee
1lLle
Company/CrganlzaLlon
Address
ClLy, SLaLe Zl

uear erson: (use Lhe name of Lhe lnLervlewer or resldency program dlrecLor)

llrsL paragraph. SLaLe how you learned of Lhe company or poslLlon whlch you are applylng. 8e sure Lo
clearly sLaLe Lhe reason for whlch you are wrlLlng Lhe leLLer. lnclude your shorL-Lerm and long-Lerm
career goals, parLlcularly why you have declded Lo pursue a resldency poslLlon over oLher career
opporLunlLles.

Second paragraph. lndlcaLe why you are lnLeresLed ln Lhe company, organlzaLlon, or poslLlon. lf Lhe [ob
announcemenL or adverLlsemenL speclfles any requlred quallflcaLlons, lndlcaLe Lhe ways ln whlch you
meeL Lhese requlremenLs. 1hls ls Lhe place Lo lnclude lnformaLlon LhaL ls noL ln your Cv or Lo
reemphaslze speclal quallflcaLlons already ln your Cv. lf you learned speclflc deLalls abouL Lhe poslLlon
durlng a prellmlnary dlscusslon aL ASP Mldyear (resldency showcase) or by emall or phone dlscusslon,
lnclude Lhe deLalls of whaL drew you Lo Lhls program or whaL made you apply speclflcally for Lhls
poslLlon ln Lhls paragraph. ln addlLlon, Lhls ls Lhe chance Lo speclfy exacLly whaL sLrengLhs you have LhaL
would make Lhls Lhe opLlmal program for you (hlghllghL accompllshmenLs boLh ln your Cv and ln
addlLlon Lo whaL ls ln your Cv).

1hlrd paragraph. Close Lhe leLLer wlLh an lndlcaLlon of your wllllngness Lo come on for an lnLervlew aL
Lhe lnLervlewer's convenlence. Cffer encouragemenL ln Lerms of your ablllLy Lo be an effecLlve addlLlon
Lo Lhe company/organlzaLlon and lndlcaLe LhaL you look forward Lo hearlng from Lhem ln Lhe near
fuLure.


Slncerely,



?our name


!"#$% '$(($% ) *""+ $,-./'$
lMA PA8MAC? S1uuLn1 230 CoulLer 8d, ApL #32
Amarlllo, 1x 79106
(214) 372-3300
lma.sLudenL[LLuhsc.edu
ASP MaLch #11973
21 uecember 2009

8oger ulrecLor, harm.u.
ueparLmenL of Cllnlcal harmacy
8oom C-132, 8ox 0622
unlverslLy Medlcal CenLer
Lubbock, 1x 33002-0622

uear ur. ulrecLor:

l am applylng for a pharmacy pracLlce resldency poslLlon aL unlverslLy Medlcal CenLer wlLh anLlclpaLlon LhaL lL wlll
be a challenglng and progresslve program LhaL wlll asslsL me ln achlevlng my lmmedlaLe and long Lerm career
goals. My shorL Lerm goal followlng a pharmacy pracLlce resldency ls Lo become a speclallzed oncology cllnlclan
Lhrough compleLlon of an oncology speclalLy resldency. lollowlng speclalLy Lralnlng, l wlsh Lo pursue a Lwo-year
fellowshlp Lo furLher develop my cllnlcal research skllls. My ulLlmaLe professlonal goal ls Lo become a fuLure
cllnlcal leader ln my speclalLy fleld of lnLeresL wlLh acLlve lnvolvemenL ln healLh care research.

My prlmary expecLaLlon of a pharmacy pracLlce resldency ls one of opporLunlLy. lL ls my deslre Lo parLlclpaLe ln a
program LhaL promoLes pharmaclsLs as lnLegral members of Lhe healLh care Leam and LhaL provldes opporLunlLles
for resldenLs Lo go above and beyond LradlLlonal pharmacy Lralnlng. ln parLlcular, l am seeklng a program LhaL
offers an lnLense year of rlgorous learnlng experlences and pracLlce wlLhln a dlverse envlronmenL. ln speaklng
wlLh your currenL resldenLs, l feel LhaL Lhey are acLlvely lnvolved ln maklng recommendaLlons Lo Lhe medlcal
Leams. uurlng my resldency experlence l wlsh Lo bulld upon my sLrengLhs and lnLeresLs whlle also addresslng
areas of weakness. 1he lmmedlaLe goals l have for parLlclpaLlng ln a pharmacy pracLlce resldency are Lo develop
my skllls ln leadershlp, pro[ecL organlzaLlon and presenLaLlon, declslon-maklng, Leachlng, and research.

Lnclosed ls my currlculum vlLae and appllcaLlon documenLs whlch provlde a compleLe overvlew of my academlc
and professlonal experlences. My academlc preparaLlon lncludes cllnlcal roLaLlons ln Advanced PosplLal, Crgan
1ransplanLaLlon, CerlaLrlcs, AmbulaLory Care, Cncology, and edlaLrlcs. 8y Lhe end of Lhe academlc year, l wlll
have compleLed roLaLlons ln Lhe areas of Cardlology, nephrology, urug lnformaLlon, and lnLernal medlclne. 1he
prlmary speclalLy flelds LhaL lnLeresL me aL Lhls Llme are Cncology and lnfecLlous ulseases. Slnce your program
offers C?2 programs ln boLh lnfecLlous ulseases and Cncology, l feel Lhls sLrengLh would complemenL my goals
and lnLeresLs nlcely.

As requesLed, l have arranged Lo have reference leLLers and LranscrlpLs senL dlrecLly Lo your lnsLlLuLlon. l have
lncluded Lhe names and addresses of Lhe four references who have agreed Lo provlde you wlLh leLLers of
recommendaLlon. AfLer explorlng Lhe avallable llLeraLure on your program and my dlscusslons wlLh Lhe currenL
resldenLs and precepLors aL Lhe ASP Mldyear MeeLlng, l am cerLaln your lnsLlLuLlon offers an excellenL learnlng
opporLunlLy LhaL can be Lallored Lo my lnLeresLs. l look forward Lo meeLlng wlLh you and dlscusslng Lhls
opporLunlLy furLher. lf you have any quesLlons, please do noL heslLaLe Lo call me aL (214) 372-3300.

Slncerely,


lma . SLudenL, harm.u. CandldaLe
!"#$% '$(($% ) 0-+ $,-./'$

March 2009

Amle 1aggarL 8laszczyk, harm.u., CC, 8CS, lASC
AsslsLanL rofessor harmacy racLlce- CerlaLrlcs
1exas 1ech unlverslLy PealLh Sclences CenLer
School of harmacy-uallas/lorL WorLh
4300 S. LancasLer 8d
8ulldlng 7-8#119A
uallas, 1x 73216214-372-3300 x 241
amle.blaszczyk[LLuhsc.edu

uear ur. 8laszczyk:

l am applylng for your C?-2 gerlaLrlcs resldency poslLlon from !uly 2009 Lhrough !une 2010.
[Lhese daLes are noL necessary] l became lnLeresLed ln gerlaLrlcs care durlng my one-year long gerlaLrlcs
course aL Lhe unlverslLy of Pope College of harmacy. My sense of compasslon and respecL for Lhe
elderly paLlenLs. [LnCLlSP? And lL ls repeaLed agaln below] l sensed Lhe need and galned lnslghLs lnLo
carlng for Lhe elderly. My favorlLe roLaLlons durlng as a sLudenL were my roLaLlons ln psychlaLry and
gerlaLrlcs adulL medlclne. l parLlclpaLed ln a number of acLlvlLles, lncludlng cllnlcal rounds, brown bag
dlscusslons, and paLlenL counsellng, all of whlch solldlfled my deslre Lo work wlLh elderly paLlenLs durlng
my career.
Slnce sLarLlng my C?-1 resldency aL unlverslLy Medlcal CenLer, my 2 favorlLe roLaLlons are adulL
medlclne and famlly pracLlce. My sense of compasslon and respecL for Lhe elderly paLlenLs. 8ehlnd Lhe
scenes of researchlng drug lnformaLlon quesLlons, maklng pharmacoLherapy recommendaLlons, and
conducLlng LherapeuLlc serum drug monlLorlng were very meanlngful and slgnlflcanL [agaln, grammar
problems]. l am sLlll on Lhe [ourney Lo develop my sklll seL ln conducLlng research, drug uLlllzaLlon
revlews, applylng gerlaLrlcs pharmacoLherapy, crlLlcal crlLlqulng medlcal llLeraLure, medlcal wrlLlng and
presenLaLlons. ln Lhe nexL 3 years, l plan Lo be a board cerLlfled pharmacoLherapy speclallsL and
cerLlfled gerlaLrlc pharmaclsL pracLlclng ln acuLe lnpaLlenL, long-Lerm, and ambulaLory care seLLlngs.

AfLer revlewlng your program and speaklng wlLh you (Lalklng wlLh your currenL resldenLs [of
noLe-she dldn'L have any currenL resldenLs aL Lhe Llme, so Lhls was a bad use of a LemplaLe]), l am
convlnced LhaL your pracLlce slLe wlll be an ldeal seLLlng for me Lo pursue my career lnLeresLs. AL Lhe
same Llme, l am confldenL LhaL l can conLrlbuLe Lo your organlzaLlon's performance lmprovemenL goals.
1hls Lralnlng wlll sharpen and flne Lune my sklll seL [Lalks abouL Lools one Loo many Llmes] and ln reLurn
make a dlrecL lmpacL ln lmprovlng Lhe quallLy of llfe of our paLlenLs [grammar lssues and Lhey are noL
Lhls candldaLe's paLlenLs yeL]. 1ogeLher, we can brlng a fresh and enLhuslasLlc perspecLlve Lo our
organlzaLlon. [agaln, lL ls noL Lhls candldaLe's organlzaLlon yeL-avold Lhe use of 'our' ln a cover leLLer
referrlng Lo Lhe lnsLlLuLlon belng applled Lo]

l've aLLached my Cv. l look forward Lo meeLlng wlLh you and your sLaff abouL securlng [securlng
sounds llke securlng Lhe Lools referred Lo LhroughouL Lhls leLLer-choose a word llke 'obLalnlng'] Lhe
gerlaLrlcs resldency poslLlon.

Slncerely,

lma C. SLudenL, harm.u. CandldaLe