Help needed 4 possible interview Q's

[abk115]

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Hey guys, i was hoping to get some inputs on these possible interview questions. They are obviously ethical questions, but im havin a lil trouble approaching these...

1. What would you do if you saw your friend cheat?
2. What if a pharmacist you work with walked into work and you smelled liquor on he/she, what would you do?
3. You find a copy of your professors test in the copy room, what do you do? Would you tell the Professor?
4. Would you give out plan B?

 

[pearljam5a1]

Hey guys, i was hoping to get some inputs on these possible interview questions. They are obviously ethical questions, but im havin a lil trouble approaching these...

1. What would you do if you saw your friend cheat?
2. What if a pharmacist you work with walked into work and you smelled liquor on he/she, what would you do?
3. You find a copy of your professors test in the copy room, what do you do? Would you tell the Professor?
4. Would you give out plan B?

Ethical questions have no right or wrong answer but they have to be YOUR answer, not someone else's. There are very obvious answers to these, just take some time to think about what you would do in these situations. Would you tell on your friend to the teacher or would you confront your friend? Would you report your pharmacist to the board or would you confront them? Would you tell the professor about the exam or would you use it? Would you dispense Plan B or would you refuse the patient?

 

[themulya]

ethical questions have no right or wrong answer but they have to be your answer, not someone else's. There are very obvious answers to these, just take some time to think about what you would do in these situations. Would you tell on your friend to the teacher or would you confront your friend? Would you report your pharmacist to the board or would you confront them? Would you tell the professor about the exam or would you use it? Would you dispense plan b or would you refuse the patient?

+1

 

[SmKN808]

Ethical questions have no right or wrong answer but they have to be YOUR answer, not someone else's. There are very obvious answers to these, just take some time to think about what you would do in these situations. Would you tell on your friend to the teacher or would you confront your friend? Would you report your pharmacist to the board or would you confront them? Would you tell the professor about the exam or would you use it? Would you dispense Plan B or would you refuse the patient?

+2...👍😉👍

 

[abk115]

pearl jam,

thank you for your inputs!! helped me clear up things a lil bit 🙂

how about this one:

What would you do to bridge the healthcare disparity gap between the rich and the developing countries??

 

[SirRichardPryor]

Hey guys, i was hoping to get some inputs on these possible interview questions. They are obviously ethical questions, but im havin a lil trouble approaching these...

1. What would you do if you saw your friend cheat?
2. What if a pharmacist you work with walked into work and you smelled liquor on he/she, what would you do?
3. You find a copy of your professors test in the copy room, what do you do? Would you tell the Professor?
4. Would you give out plan B?

lol for the hell of it, I'll answer the questions

1) I'd talk to the friend and tell him that wasn't cool and for him to turn himself in.

2) Depends on what kind of pharmacy. A chain pharmacy would probably want me following protocol by somehow removing the pharmacist.

3) Shred it and NOT tell the professor. Shredding it prevents others from getting it and not telling him prevents him from accusing you of theft/burglary.

4) Absolutely.

 

[abk115]

SirRichard,
thanks for your input!!
as a pharmacy student, What would you do to bridge the health care disparity gap between the rich and the developing countries?
anybody else feel free to help me with this, go ahead~ 😉

 

[phathead]

A good pharmacy school shouldn't ask if you'd give out Plan B.

 

[socalpharm86]

1. What would you do if you saw your friend cheat?

Doesn't matter how long I've known him or his situation. I will make sure he is expelled from pharmacy school.

2. What if a pharmacist you work with walked into work and you smelled liquor on he/she, what would you do?

I will make sure his ass is fired. Once an alcoholic always an alcoholic

3. You find a copy of your professors test in the copy room, what do you do? Would you tell the Professor?

I would make sure the professor gets fired from the university. As a pharmacist I absolutely cannot be tolerant of any sort of negligence, ever.

4. Would you give out plan B?[/QUOTE]

Absolutely not.

 

[SirRichardPryor]

A good pharmacy school shouldn't ask if you'd give out Plan B.

Meh, they just can't ask you anything involving religion since that's illegal. Maybe they are looking for a certain kind of answer like "I don't break the law so if it's legal to dispense then I will do it. Murder is illegal and plan b is not so this is not an ethical dilemma. If I find that the pill will harm the patient then I will not dispense it." Something like that.

I'm probably one of the few pro-choice pharmacy students out there but you know, what are you gonna do.

 

[Prepharm1214]

1. What would you do if you saw your friend cheat?

Doesn't matter how long I've known him or his situation. I will make sure he is expelled from pharmacy school.

2. What if a pharmacist you work with walked into work and you smelled liquor on he/she, what would you do?

I will make sure his ass is fired. Once an alcoholic always an alcoholic

3. You find a copy of your professors test in the copy room, what do you do? Would you tell the Professor?

I would make sure the professor gets fired from the university. As a pharmacist I absolutely cannot be tolerant of any sort of negligence, ever.

4. Would you give out plan B?

Absolutely not.

I can't tell if you're serious or not, but those are ridiculous answers. There's not good reason to not sell plan b to someone based on YOUR personal beliefs, you are not there to police what gets distributed, but rather to be a wealth of information for your patients. Your response to 'making sure your friend gets expelled', is pretty shocking imo and I think the interviewer wouldn't believe you either. A better answer is to talk to your friend aside after the test and explain the ramifications of cheating and if they don't change their ways you will discuss the issue with the teacher. A teacher can't expel a student for another student reporting them anyway, though the teacher would be likely to keep a close eye on that particular student in the future.

 

[phathead]

Meh, they just can't ask you anything involving religion since that's illegal. Maybe they are looking for a certain kind of answer like "I don't break the law so if it's legal to dispense then I will do it. Murder is illegal and plan b is not so this is not an ethical dilemma. If I find that the pill will harm the patient then I will not dispense it." Something like that.

I'm probably one of the few pro-choice pharmacy students out there but you know, what are you gonna do.

They still shouldn't ask it. It's a completely loaded question that should have no relevance on your admittance to a school.

 

[Artful Dodger]

Hey guys, i was hoping to get some inputs on these possible interview questions. They are obviously ethical questions, but im havin a lil trouble approaching these...

1. What would you do if you saw your friend cheat?
2. What if a pharmacist you work with walked into work and you smelled liquor on he/she, what would you do?
3. You find a copy of your professors test in the copy room, what do you do? Would you tell the Professor?
4. Would you give out plan B?

1) If it's a friend, I would offer some help so that he/she won't cheat next time. If he/she continues to cheat, I'll find some way to anonymously turn him/her in.
2) If it affects his/her work ethic (which affects others), then I'd report him/her to the boss. If there's no boss, then I'll report him/her to the board of pharmacy.
3) Not mess with it.
4) Personally, I don't support Plan B. However, there are laws that justify its use, so I would just be doing my job if I give it. I haven't decided if I would provide it though...It's a tough question.

 

[SirRichardPryor]

1) If it's a friend, I would offer some help so that he/she won't cheat next time. If he/she continues to cheat, I'll find some way to anonymously turn him/her in.
2) If it affects his/her work ethic (which affects others), then I'd report him/her to the boss. If there's no boss, then I'll report him/her to the board of pharmacy.
3) Not mess with it.
4) Personally, I don't support Plan B. However, there are laws that justify its use, so I would just be doing my job if I give it. I haven't decided if I would provide it though...It's a tough question.

I thought about that a lot and I figured that it wouldn't be fair to the patient if I asked them why they were getting Plan B. Almost all rape victims would be too ashamed to tell a pharmacist something like that, especially if it was recent. Not saying anything bad about women but most of them find rape shameful. I've just decided to keep it lawful and legal and dispense it to anyone who is legally able to obtain it.

I don't think pharmacists should be allowed to refuse medication on the basis of their religious beliefs. I don't want anything to do with your religion, just give me my medicine.

 

[tech9]

SirRichard,
thanks for your input!!
as a pharmacy student, What would you do to bridge the health care disparity gap between the rich and the developing countries?
anybody else feel free to help me with this, go ahead~ 😉

I got asked that exact question during my interview. My mind was drawing a blank, but luckily that very morning Obama won the nobel peace prize and I kind of just tied it in with universal or some form of socialized health care.

 

[abk115]

tech9,

thanks for ur tip!!

 

[Artful Dodger]

I thought about that a lot and I figured that it wouldn't be fair to the patient if I asked them why they were getting Plan B. Almost all rape victims would be too ashamed to tell a pharmacist something like that, especially if it was recent. Not saying anything bad about women but most of them find rape shameful. I've just decided to keep it lawful and legal and dispense it to anyone who is legally able to obtain it.

I don't think pharmacists should be allowed to refuse medication on the basis of their religious beliefs. I don't want anything to do with your religion, just give me my medicine.

Yeah, the rape issue is kinda the tipping point for remaining neutral on the whole thing. Like I said, if I get asked this question, I will explain what I know about Plan B and try to make the point of staying undecided until I'm on my own someday (meaning go through pharmacy school & then formulate an appropriate opinion afterward). That's how I feel..

 

[phathead]

Yeah, the rape issue is kinda the tipping point for remaining neutral on the whole thing. Like I said, if I get asked this question, I will explain what I know about Plan B and try to make the point of staying undecided until I'm on my own someday (meaning go through pharmacy school & then formulate an appropriate opinion afterward). That's how I feel..

If I was asked that question at an interview, I wouldn't even considering going there if I were accepted.

Harsh? Perhaps. But that type of question has no relevance on pharmacy. It is not our job to decide the actions of another person.

It's a classless question that belongs in debates and not interviews for pharmacy school.

 

[Artful Dodger]

If I was asked that question at an interview, I wouldn't even considering going there if I were accepted.

Harsh? Perhaps. But that type of question has no relevance on pharmacy. It is not our job to decide the actions of another person.

It's a classless question that belongs in debates and not interviews for pharmacy school.

True.

None of us are trained in medical ethics - I'm assuming. Therefore, I don't think interviewers expect a "correct" answer...maybe a "rational" one which is something that differs person to person.

 

[themulya]

No school is going to reject you on the basis that you answer yes or no to the Plan B question. What they will judge you on is if you can give a clear cohesive argument as to why you believe in your answer. While the interview process is a chance for schools to get to know you, it also gives them an opportunity to see if you can formulate logical responses to "challenging" questions.