The Program Materials section includes additional information and requirements for the programs you selected in the My Programs tab. Each program's requirements may vary, so it's important you review this section in detail.
Your selected programs are listed in the Program Materials quadrant. Click the arrow next to the program name to expand it. Then, click the Details, Documents, or Program Evaluations links to begin your review.
The Details section contains basic program information, such as the location and deadline. For more information, you can review the ASHP Residency Directory.
The Documents section is only available for certain programs. Uploaded documents will only be visible to that specific program. Optional documents do not need to be uploaded for you to submit your application.
Contact the program directly if you have any questions about their specific requirements.
Once your application is submitted, you cannot re-upload, update, or edit the documents in any way; however, you can upload new documents.
The Program Evaluations tab is available for programs that require you to submit program evaluations.
Program Evaluations (sometimes called Letters of Evaluation, Letters of Reference, or Letters of Recommendation) are submitted by the evaluators themselves; they cannot be completed or submitted by the applicant or another party on behalf of the evaluator. We are not responsible for verifying evaluators' identities. If a discrepancy is found, we reserve the right to contact the appropriate individuals to investigate and to share the discrepancy with all programs.
Before getting started, consider the following:
When you request program evaluations, your evaluator receives an email request with a link to Liaison Letters. Evaluators review your requests, and then accept, complete, or deny them. Evaluators may complete assessments such as writing essays, completing Likert scales, and/or uploading letters.
Once your evaluator completes your program evaluation, you'll be notified via email. You can check the status of your program evaluation requests in the Statuses section of your application at any time.
PhORCAS also saves your evaluator information. After you add evaluator information once, you can select those evaluators from your list and add them for other programs.
If you need to resend a request:
If you entered an incorrect email address for any evaluators (or if any evaluator asks that you send the request to a different email address), you must delete these requests and then re-add them with the correct email.
The Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA) gives you the right to access program evaluations unless you choose to waive your right of inspection and review. Prior to requesting any program evaluations, you are required to indicate whether you wish to waive your rights. PhORCAS will release your decision to waive or not waive access to your evaluators and designated programs. Your waiver decision serves the same purpose as a legal signature and is binding.
Selecting Yes indicates to programs that your evaluator completed their program evaluation with the understanding that you would not be able to view it. This means you will not be able to see the content of the program evaluation. Programs may view this type of program evaluation as a more accurate representation of an applicant's qualifications.
Selecting No indicates to programs that your evaluator completed their program evaluation with the understanding that you may choose to view it in the future. Selecting this option does not allow you to view your program evaluation via the application. If you do not waive your right to view the program evaluation, you may ask your evaluator for a copy of the program evaluation. Programs may view this type of program evaluation as a less accurate representation of an applicant's qualifications.
Once you make a selection, you can't change it, so consider the choices carefully.