At the end of every rotation I have the same mixed emotions. I’m excited to start my next rotation and learn something new from someone new. But I’m also sad because I have to leave the site and the people I’ve gotten to know over the past 6 weeks. Maybe I’m lucky. The...
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P4 year is full of transitions. We start to prepare to become pharmacists and decide where we would like to have a career whether as a resident, fellow, or staff pharmacist. We move away from didactic lectures and have increased clinical experiences from which to draw knowledge. And within ASHP...
My current rotation is a bit of a change from pharmacy practice; I’m on a teaching rotation at the pharmacy school. It is interesting to see all the work that goes into each class behind the scenes. Even simple things, like labeling saline vials with lot numbers and expiration dates for vaccine...
I’m half way through my internal medicine rotation! It is a completely different environment than my other rotations and I’ve learned so much about a variety of disease states. This is my first rotation with medical students, first year medical residents, and a team room. I enjoy working...
P4s all over the country recently started their first block of APPE rotations. Before starting rotations, I asked advice from several recent graduates on which resources are most useful on rotations. Based on their suggestions and my personal experience, here is a list of resources that I...
It’s a great feeling to finally be at the end of APPE rotations with graduation in sight. As I enter my final week of rotations I can’t help but look back and compare this rotation to my first rotation. Things have really changed since then! Not only do I approach the rotation differently, I...
As I start my seventh of eight (yay!) APPE rotations, I am pondering the amazing (and wonderfully useful) human trait of adaptability. My current surgical ICU environment is a world different than the one I just left: investigational drugs. Yet, here I sit as functioning as well as any pharmacy...
Wow, isn’t it crazy that January is already half over?! I don’t know about anywhere else, but being in Minnesota where the daily temps are below zero really makes me anxious for spring. One thing nice about the cold weather, it’s given me plenty of time to look back at my rotation experiences. ...
Fall is definitely my favorite time of the year. This is a season full of contradictions, at least here in Wisconsin. Summer isn't quite gone and winter hasn't yet arrived. Some days are still full of sun and 60 degrees; others have dark, cloudy skies and freezing temperatures. Leaves appear in...
I just started my very first clinical rotation as a fourth year pharmacy student and so I am mentally reviewing the numerous great hints and tips for making the most out of APPE rotations that others have given me the last few years. If you have some great tips, please share them too! -...