So my ultimate goal is to complete a PGY 2 residency. I will be a P1 in the fall and was wondering what would look better overall, not just for residency apps, but for future job applications (especially for hospital rph positions).
Being a hospital pharmacy tech at a major teaching hospital (PRN or PT) or being an intern for retail (PT)?
I know being an intern would be ideal, however, none of the hospitals in my area offer internship positions. Would it be better to at least be a technician in a hospital so that I would be familiar with workflow, interact with other rph and clinical pharmacists, or am I better off doing an internship in retail?
I am currently a pharm tech in retail for wags and my PIC has made it clear that while I will be able to transition to an intern once I get my intern license, I will be doing pretty much the same thing as I am now as a tech. Our store counts interns as technicians in terms of hours.
I really would like an internship for a hospital that includes a clinical research position, but I have yet to find something in this area (even though it is the Texas Medical Center). 🙁
I've done my best to learn as many drugs as I can, including brand/generic/indication/general pharmacology and now I have been trying to get a grasp on pharmacokinetics and some drug interactions. I feel like I am no longer learning anything at my store and being treated more like a slave to the increasingly higher demand from customers. At least in a hospital I would be exposed to a totally different set of drugs, and would have the experience of dealing with IV admixtures and such.
Being a hospital pharmacy tech at a major teaching hospital (PRN or PT) or being an intern for retail (PT)?
I know being an intern would be ideal, however, none of the hospitals in my area offer internship positions. Would it be better to at least be a technician in a hospital so that I would be familiar with workflow, interact with other rph and clinical pharmacists, or am I better off doing an internship in retail?
I am currently a pharm tech in retail for wags and my PIC has made it clear that while I will be able to transition to an intern once I get my intern license, I will be doing pretty much the same thing as I am now as a tech. Our store counts interns as technicians in terms of hours.
I really would like an internship for a hospital that includes a clinical research position, but I have yet to find something in this area (even though it is the Texas Medical Center). 🙁
I've done my best to learn as many drugs as I can, including brand/generic/indication/general pharmacology and now I have been trying to get a grasp on pharmacokinetics and some drug interactions. I feel like I am no longer learning anything at my store and being treated more like a slave to the increasingly higher demand from customers. At least in a hospital I would be exposed to a totally different set of drugs, and would have the experience of dealing with IV admixtures and such.
