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(I wasn't sure if this was more pharm or pre-pharm, so feel free to move it if needed, mods!)
A few months ago, I posted a thread about motor skills and the pharmd cirriculum. On the advice of the pharm school at my uni, I shadowed a variety of pharmacists, both at a general hospital IV center and at speciality clinics (optho, psych, and ortho). The pharmacists all said they did very little compounding, but the IV compounding looked like it could pose a problem for me. I loved the shadowing, and it really made me excited about going in the pharmacy. Over the summer, I talked to people at another pharm. school, and they seemed far less concerned about potential difficulties with compounding but did mention physical assessment classes as a possible issue.
Back at my uni, I took a skills "test" where I had the opportunity to see whether or not pharm. school would be physically possible for me within the realm of reasonable accomodations. I could do the blood pressure assessment with an electronic cuff and did fine mixing a basic lactose/water solution but really strugged at sterile IV compounding and especially topical cream making. After this assesment, I spoke to the pharm. school rep. and "proctor," and she said that it seemed unlikely that I could get through the compounding cirriculum and licensing practical exam with reasonable accomodations, and I don't think she was being unfair-- I think compounding may just be too physical/fine motor-y for me.
The thing is, I'm still loath to give up my dream of pham. school, but I also don't want to get into school only to fail ot, be unlicensable, or (God forbid) be a medical danger to someone.
Thanks for reading and any thoughts should be appreciated.
A few months ago, I posted a thread about motor skills and the pharmd cirriculum. On the advice of the pharm school at my uni, I shadowed a variety of pharmacists, both at a general hospital IV center and at speciality clinics (optho, psych, and ortho). The pharmacists all said they did very little compounding, but the IV compounding looked like it could pose a problem for me. I loved the shadowing, and it really made me excited about going in the pharmacy. Over the summer, I talked to people at another pharm. school, and they seemed far less concerned about potential difficulties with compounding but did mention physical assessment classes as a possible issue.
Back at my uni, I took a skills "test" where I had the opportunity to see whether or not pharm. school would be physically possible for me within the realm of reasonable accomodations. I could do the blood pressure assessment with an electronic cuff and did fine mixing a basic lactose/water solution but really strugged at sterile IV compounding and especially topical cream making. After this assesment, I spoke to the pharm. school rep. and "proctor," and she said that it seemed unlikely that I could get through the compounding cirriculum and licensing practical exam with reasonable accomodations, and I don't think she was being unfair-- I think compounding may just be too physical/fine motor-y for me.
The thing is, I'm still loath to give up my dream of pham. school, but I also don't want to get into school only to fail ot, be unlicensable, or (God forbid) be a medical danger to someone.
Thanks for reading and any thoughts should be appreciated.