Questions for a Hospital Pharmacist | Q&A | Residency, Regrets, Real Talk! Jobs, APPE rotations, etc

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After 8 years of school and 1 year of residency, I finally accomplished my goal of becoming a clinical inpatient pharmacist! I'll be recording my pharmacy journey - navigating life as a first time pharmacist fresh out of my pharmacy residency.
This video is to answer all the questions submitted about pharmacy. Sorry, I was not able to answer them all - but I will make sure to do another video in the future to answer more!
If you have any further questions, send me your questions here: forms.gle/MXEjnQuV7CPSoDEJ9
or comment down below!
Time stamps:
00:20 Where do you work?
00:29 Do grades play a role in getting a job?
01:01 What are ambulatory care pharmacists?
02:33 What was your major in undergrad?
03:04 Did your major help prepare you for pharmacy school?
03:45 Did you take any gap years?
04:06 Can you compare an accelerated PharmD program vs. traditional route of 4 years undergrad + 3-4 years of pharmacy school? Which one is better?
06:09 Economic burden of getting your degree?
08:04 How did you memorize everything?
09:03 How should I prepare for APPE rotations?
10:08 How would you ask for a LOR during rotations?
11:51 As a preceptor, what do you look for in a student?
12:20 Is there anything specific that hospitals look for in selecting us for residency?
13:51 One thing you'd change about pharmacy?
15:28 Do you have any regrets about pharmacy?
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@rafathkhadija Жыл бұрын

"There's no enough representation of a hospital pharmacist" this is so true even here in India... you're doing a great job..plz don't Stop to make more videos💗

@SarahPharmD Жыл бұрын

Awwww thank you for your support 💕🥹

@i-cern4576 Жыл бұрын

hi are you from indian? as an indian lover girl , I know that spices are important maybe herbal medicine is quite a lot so

@abdulsalamauwal9081 Жыл бұрын

The fact that you mentioned the strategy to remember the bulky information is to teach someone and repetition. I love that thank so much.

@DrJessicaLouie 2 жыл бұрын

Great insights into these questions Sarah. I enjoy seeing fellow pharmacists documenting their journeys and giving advice.

@alishalee9784 Жыл бұрын

Hi Sarah, I love and value all of your tips, tricks, and advice! I follow you on multiple platforms, I was hoping you could share how you organized your portfolio. Thank you for all your hard work and detail you provide us aspiring clinical pharmacist!🙌

@SarahPharmD Жыл бұрын

Aww Thank you so much! I appreciate your support! I would love to do a video on that :) By portfolio, do you mean CV/resume?

@JoJo-jz2qs 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video ! Good continuation 👍

@SarahPharmD 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching! ☺️

@shamsham2102 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this Q&A

@SarahPharmD 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!! ☺️

@rukhiyaaslam2489 2 жыл бұрын

You are amazing

@CYRINTHIA212 Жыл бұрын

thank you

@frvickers110 2 жыл бұрын

Love your study tips and keeping the current guidelines in your pocket !!! I am currently a retail pharmacist for the last 18 years and thinking about hospital pharmacy, do you have any recommendations or resources/study guides on common interactions and calculations hospital pharmacist encounter.

@SarahPharmD 2 жыл бұрын

My go-to resources I use at work is UptoDate & micromedex! GlobalRPH is a good website to check how to compound certain IV medications. There’s also a lot of good pharmacist blogs that go over hospital topics! Some that I can recall are pharmacyjoe.com and emcrit.org

@aljaylambayan6121 Жыл бұрын

what does pharmacist do especially in lab?

@Rehan49A26 Жыл бұрын

Mam can you give me some bullet points about "role of ambulatory pharmacy in disaster management " Thank you ❤

@azmathshaik2977 Жыл бұрын

Can you plse help how I will get jobat pharma in uk,canada

@annbui8926 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Sarah, I tried submitting questions for you on “Submitting Questions” section but the link is no longer available.

@SarahPharmD 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for letting me know! I just fixed the link :) docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSclXvl_A3GRQyBkOy92Gdl0Z9fb3vF7m3s9QsjauQPexSnu4Q/viewform?usp=sf_link

@pharmdquiz141 2 жыл бұрын

🥰🥰

@mohammadmahdi1382 Жыл бұрын

hi thanks for the great video. is it true that its hard to get hospital pharmacy jobs in us and it doesnt have good jobe scope? isnt physical therapy a better degree?

@SarahPharmD Жыл бұрын

I’d say yes, it’s becoming increasingly more competitive in terms of hospital pharmacy jobs! But no, I work in california and we have a lot of scope. As a clinical pharmacist, I am able to prescribe and titrate a variety of medications under my scope of practice! We have a lot of autonomy in pharmacy in the west coast. I am not sure how it is for other parts of the United States!

@i-cern4576 Жыл бұрын

@@SarahPharmD My good angel, may your affairs always be good. God be with you. always be happy.

@iamafollowerofChrist 2 жыл бұрын

Hello! Can I work at hospital as a simple pharmacist whitout a master degree?

@SarahPharmD 2 жыл бұрын

Hi! hospital pharmacist positions require a pharmD degree, meaning you’ll need to complete a 3-4 year doctorate of pharmacy program! +/- an extra year of residency training to be competitive for the position!

@yadavmahendra6161 Жыл бұрын

Please upload more videos related to pharmacy

@SarahPharmD Жыл бұрын

Will do! ☺️🫡

@akashpv3708 2 жыл бұрын

Hi iam an batchelor of pharmacy (bpharm) student in India . If it is possible to work as clinical pharmacist in canada with bpharm?

@SarahPharmD 2 жыл бұрын

Sorry I am based in the United States so I am not sure about the requirements about Canada!

@akashpv3708 2 жыл бұрын

@@SarahPharmD then if it is possible in united states ?

@i-cern4576 Жыл бұрын

hello,😊 I am a student of pharmacy faculty in turkey.Which grade student are you? What advice do you have for me as a pharmacist?I know that spices are quite common and important in India. I'm sure herbal medicine is quite common, is it?

@jhounellerodriques9223 2 жыл бұрын

How long does a letter of recommendation lasts? What if you are unable to go straight into residency?

@SarahPharmD 2 жыл бұрын

I am not quite sure ☹️ However, residency match is broken into 2 phases. If you don’t match during phase I, there is something called phase II in which programs and students who did not match get a second chance!

@SarahPharmD 2 жыл бұрын

I think if you don’t match during both phases, you will have to reapply the following year with new LORs. Double check me if I am wrong!

@kalyan5612 Жыл бұрын

I hope job demands won't turn non-existent when I graduate. 😬

@SarahPharmD Жыл бұрын

I don’t think it’ll ever become NON-existent since older pharmacists gotta retire eventually right 😉 you can also always work per-diem at a hospital until a full time position opens. Or work full time at a large chain hospital (kaiser, VA) but in a non-ideal location for a short time until you can transfer to a more ideal location when a position opens!

@pika423 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the helpful tips especially during APPEs!! I am currently a pharmacy student on the west coast!😊Could you talk about applying to residency and that process since it can be very daunting and confusing in another video?🤍

@SarahPharmD 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, will do! ☺️ that’s definitely on my list. It’s a big topic so I’ll have to dedicate a full video to it one day

@coldszn7119 2 жыл бұрын

what pharmacy school did you go to?

@SarahPharmD 2 жыл бұрын

USC!

@phuotnuocmychannel3021 Жыл бұрын

@@SarahPharmDhi, i was admitted to USC in CA and Creighton in AZ. Creighton is a lot cheaper and near my home so do you think USC worth a move to CA? Should I stick with a cheapest school or choose higher-ranked school like USC regardless high tuition of USC?

@SarahPharmD Жыл бұрын

@@phuotnuocmychannel3021 where do you ultimately want to work? Do you want a job in CA or in your hometown? If you want a job at your hometown, I say definitely pick Creighton! In addition to cheaper tuition, the most important reason in my opinion is networking. Most of your 4th year rotations will be local in the area of your school. This gives you the opportunity to network and potentially get hired on if you do well at those sites. Pharmacy is a small world so even if you don’t get hired on at your rotation sites, jobs you apply for - the pharmacists there will probably know someone that works at your rotations and ask how you did on your rotation. USC is a great school and I picked it because I ultimately wanted a job in my hometown. USC has a lot of connections in terms of internships and rotations in Southern California - so if you want to live in California, I say pick USC.

@phuotnuocmychannel3021 Жыл бұрын

@@SarahPharmD thank you so much for your valuable insight! I really want to live in California because of better weather than AZ my hometown. But I am torn between AZ and CA because as you know, it’s saturated in big cities in CA where weather is perfect. I also believe USC have stronger network than Creighton which can help me land a good position in CA. What do you think if I study pharmacy in AZ then apply for jobs in CA in order to save money and live close to my family during 4 years of schooling? Is it doable that out-of-state candidate is hired in CA? I know I need to study pharmacy law in CA after graduation to pass law test to get licensed to work in CA.

@SarahPharmD Жыл бұрын

@@phuotnuocmychannel3021 if you want to ultimately live/work in CA, it would be more difficult to network and secure a job from Creighton after you graduate :/ the CA pharmacy law exam CPJE is actually a more difficult law exam compared to the MJPE that other states use. A lot of pharmacists from out of state have to take it multiple times because the pharmacy schools in other states don’t prepare you enough on how to take it because it is so difficult/different. you will also be competing against pharmacy students that have internships and networks already established in the area if you apply from out of state. Because a lot of people stand out on paper, a good word of mouth recommendation from a pharmacist that knows you can go a long way.