Can this be done to gain hospital experience?
id say probably not due to liability and insurance issues... but thats just my guess
That is what I was afraid of. Are there any other ways to gain experience to demonstrate that I do know understand the clinical side?
Call your local hospital DOP and talk to him/her directly before taking advices here.
Volunteer for min. wage....
That should piss every phamacist on the continent off... If you have pharmacists who are willing to do the job for minimum wage, there goes benefits, there goes quality of life, there goes your jobs...
Don't be silly! I wouldn't work for minimum wage, and I highly doubt any pharmacists would. I would still have my paying job, but would just like to do something for a short period of time to gain hospital experience. I don't mean I would fill a position for a low wage, but would just come in to observe and learn (unpaid).
Why would you want to do that? Why not get a part-time or per diem job at a local hospital?
The key is, go in there and tell them what you can do, how hard your willing to work to learn, and don't focus on what you can't do. Trust me, being confident is 99% of the battle.