Residency in Endocrinology

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Hello!
This is my first post on SDN, although I've been reading on these forums a lot. Anyways, in the course of my studies thus far (I'm a PP2 student so I will be entering my first professional year this Fall God willing), I've noticed that I have an interest in endocrinology. I know that Pharmacists can do residencies and special in certain areas, but I don't know if endocrinology is one of them. Does anyone know the answer to this? Do you know what opportunities for pharmacists are available in this area, what kind of jobs,etc?

Thank you so much and I look forward to hearing your responses! :)
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Rutgers2015 said:
Hello!
This is my first post on SDN, although I've been reading on these forums a lot. Anyways, in the course of my studies thus far (I'm a PP2 student so I will be entering my first professional year this Fall God willing), I've noticed that I have an interest in endocrinology. I know that Pharmacists can do residencies and special in certain areas, but I don't know if endocrinology is one of them. Does anyone know the answer to this? Do you know what opportunities for pharmacists are available in this area, what kind of jobs,etc?

Thank you so much and I look forward to hearing your responses! :)
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never ever heard of this. what would be the utility? pharmacists main job is to check and prepare medication. you need to think of it from a standpoint in a hospital. there wouldnt be much utility there to justify 100k salary to follow patients on endocrine meds only...
 
PharmaTope said:
never ever heard of this. what would be the utility? pharmacists main job is to check and prepare medication. you need to think of it from a standpoint in a hospital. there wouldnt be much utility there to justify 100k salary to follow patients on endocrine meds only...
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look at large, well-funded academic hospitals
ambulatory care perhaps?
 
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hmm, i thought surely it would be useful? the endocrine system is so pervasive. But then again, I won't pretend to be an expert on pharmacy or endocrinology (not yet, anyway :p).

By the way, I found a really good pamphlet on PGY2 residencies here in case anyone's interested:
http://www.ashp.org/DocLibrary/Accreditation/PGY2ProgramBrochure.pdf

Oh, and Argentium, (or anyone else), could you tell me about ambulatory care pharmacy? What do they study and what do they do?

Thanks!!
 
PharmaTope said:
never ever heard of this. what would be the utility? pharmacists main job is to check and prepare medication. you need to think of it from a standpoint in a hospital. there wouldnt be much utility there to justify 100k salary to follow patients on endocrine meds only...
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I'd wager that the majority of residency trained pharmacists do not "check and prepare medication" on a regular basis. At least not as their primary responsibility. Just finished an ambulatory care rotation in diabetes/endocrine and the only time we touched medication all month was for teaching purposes (how to do injections, how to use insulin pens, operating pumps, etc). That clinic has three full time PharmDs with no dispensing responsibilities.
 
PharmaTope said:
never ever heard of this. what would be the utility? pharmacists main job is to check and prepare medication. you need to think of it from a standpoint in a hospital. there wouldnt be much utility there to justify 100k salary to follow patients on endocrine meds only...
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Not all pharmacists check and prepare medication all day. I'd guess most don't prepare medication at all.
 
ucrx said:
Not all pharmacists check and prepare medication all day. I'd guess most don't prepare medication at all.
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I dont prepare or verify many orders. I follow antibiotics and make recs...
 
Rutgers2015 said:
What does CDE stand for? And to be a diabetes specialist, I believe you could do so with an ambulatory care residency, no?
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CDE = Certified Diabetes Educator. In a nutshell, someone whose main job is educating patients on management of their diabetes via drugs, diet & exercise. To find out how to become one, go here: http://www.ncbde.org/

As for whether an Am Care residency would prepare a person to be a diabetes specialist, that probably depends on the specific residency. In pharmacy, Am Care isn't just diabetes - it's also anticoagulation, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and may include other areas depending on the residency site.
 
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