pills 9 th general meeting pediatric pharmacy tuesday, april 27, 2010
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PILLS 9th General MeetingPediatric Pharmacy
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
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Amy Lei
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UniversityHealth Services Student PHARMACY Volunteer
Program Applicationfor
SUMMER 2010
Email: [email protected]
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Application, Transcript (unofficial), Resume, and Personal Statement due in person at the Pharmacy Monday, May 14th, noon
Selection Notifications via emailMay 26th
Email Acceptance/Confirmation from selected volunteersMay 28th
Pharmacy Volunteer TrainingTBA, week of May 31st
Pharmacy Volunteer BeginsMonday, June 7th
Pharmacy Volunteering EndsWeek of August 9th
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Rita Chang
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PILLS Membership
•How to be an ACTIVE PILLS member▫Turn in PILLS membership form and fee▫Attend at least 2 general meetings▫Attend at least 1 social▫Contribute at least 4 hours of
community service
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Marissa Hom
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Volunteer Requirement
•Complete 4 hrs/ semester •Join a PILLS group volunteer opportunity
or volunteer individually•Individual Volunteering: Download and
Complete “Volunteer Form” on website--> due Sunday, May 16 -- 11:59pm
•E-mail me if you have any questions [email protected]
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Upcoming Volunteer Events• Emerson Elementary
Multicultural Fair - Sunday, May 2
• American Red Cross at Cal Blood Drive - Tuesday, May 4
• Thank you to the Chaparral House Gardening Day volunteers!
• E-mail me if you want to join an event.
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Henry Tran
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UCSF School of PharmacyStudent Pharmacist year 3
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Pediatric Clinical PharmacistUCSF Children's HospitalAssistant Clinical ProfessorUCSF School of Pharmacy
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The Path to Becoming a Pharmacist
Lisa Englert, PharmD, BCPSApril 27th, 2010PILLS- UC BerkeleyUCSF School of Pharmacy
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What is it that draws us to the Pharmacy Profession?
•Health Care = Helping People•Professional Career•Stable job market with good salary•Flexible work schedules•Wide variety of career opportunities
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My first introduction to Pharmacy•Dry Cleaner vs. Drug Store
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University of Florida- undergrad
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Getting into Pharmacy School
•Dedicated myself to science classes
•Researched programs
•Studied for the PCAT•Got a job
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Job as a pharmacy technician
•Hospital pharmacy technician•Gained exposure to
▫IV Room▫Compounding▫Chemotherapy▫TPN▫Worked with Pharmacists and Residents▫Satellite pharmacy
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Pharmacy School
•Accepted!
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Pharmacy School
•1st year▫Difficult classes – Biochemistry, Anatomy▫Ready for more clinical classes
•2nd year▫Memorization of tables, charts, chemical
structures▫Mechanisms of drugs▫Learned counseling techniques
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Pharmacy School•3rd year
▫Applying the basic science to patient cases▫Figuring out interests
Kidney vs. Heart
•4th year▫ROTATIONS!▫Rounding on a team with preceptor pharmacist▫See real patients
Pediatric rotations in general peds, PICU, oncology
Shocking experiences ICU, burn unit
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Job vs. Residency
•Residency is on-the-job training•Make ½ the salary for 1-2 years•Provides opportunity for more diverse
jobs•Allows you to specialize•Opens doors through professional
contacts
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Graduation
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Pharmacy Practice Residency•UCSF
▫#1 School of Pharmacy▫Teaching ▫Large Program▫Pediatrics
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Job
•Knew that I wanted to practice clinical pharmacy
•Knew that I wanted to work in pediatrics•Could I ever get hired at UCSF?
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Types of Pharmacy Jobs•Retail/Community Pharmacy•Hospital Pharmacy•Academia• Industry•Managed Care•Home Healthcare•Drug information/Medical Communications•Mail Service Pharmacy•Long Term Care•Nuclear Pharmacy
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Community Pharmacy
•Chain pharmacy•Chain pharmacy manager•Independent pharmacy•Compounding pharmacy•Mail order pharmacy
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Hospital Pharmacy
•Clinical Pharmacists▫Specialties: Pediatrics, Oncology,
Neurosurgery, Orthosurgery, Emergency Medicine, Solid Organ Transplant, Infectious diseases, Cardiology
•Staff Pharmacists•IV Room Pharmacists•Investigational Drug Pharmacist•Pharmacy informatics•Management
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Industry
•Pharmaceutical Company▫Medical Communications▫Medical Science Liaison▫Research and Development
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Pediatric Clinical Pharmacist at UCSF Children’s Hospital•Role as team pharmacist
▫Daily Rounds with Bone Marrow Transplant team▫Educate health care team about medications▫Facilitate medication getting to patients▫Work with physicians, nurses, residents,
students▫Promote medication safety▫Pharmacokinetic monitoring of drug therapy▫Coordinate discharge medications▫Teach patients and families how to use
medications
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Typical Day at work
•Arrive 7:30-9am•9-11am patient rounds with the medical
team•11-12pm Take care of issues from rounds•12-1pm lunch/emails•1-2pm Discharge teaching with patients•2-3pm Meet with student on rotation•3-4pm Committee Meetings•4-5pm Work up patients for next day
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Pediatric Clinical Pharmacist at UCSF School of Pharmacy•Teaching
▫4th year students on clinical rotations can spend 6 weeks on pediatric service
▫Pharmacy residents▫Pediatric Elective
10 week course focusing on pediatric pharmacotherapy
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What is the best part of my job?•The patients
▫11yo kidney transplant patient who learned all of her medications to get out by New years
▫5yo who couldn’t swallow capsules- melted them with warm milk
▫3 month old requiring subcutaneous shots twice a day in the NICU
▫10yo Spanish speaking leukemia patient who learned to speak English during his months of chemotherapy treatments
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Global opportunities/Diversity
•Opportunities exist for medical missions/ volunteering/international jobs
•Clinic in Honduras where pharmacist from England organizes medication for area hospitals
•Traveled to Central America•Lived with local families•Learned to speak Spanish
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Pros/Cons of Pharmacy• Pros
▫ Health Care = Helping People▫ Professional Career▫ Stable job market with good salary▫ Flexible work schedules▫ Wide variety of career opportunities
• Cons▫ People are sick- hospital/community▫ Constant attention to detail▫ Repetition▫ Insurance Companies▫ Long hours▫ 24/7 Operations
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Obstacles
•“I’ll never…..▫Get into pharmacy school▫Match with a residency program▫Get a job as a pediatric clinical pharmacist
•How will I pay for it? ▫Worked every weekend at the hospital
pharmacy▫Loans
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Words of Advice
•Believe in yourself•Go for it•Tell people what you want•Work hard •Take jobs that give you experience•Listen to the compliments people give you
to help identify your strengths
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•Come talk to us if you have questions!
•Good luck on finals•See you next year
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