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I work in retail. My RXM says I *have" to become a preceptor soon. Are there any advantages and disadvantages to that? What if I prefer not to become one? Can they punish you for that?
Talmud:Much have I learned from my teachers.
and more from any colleagues than from my teachers,
and from my students I have learned the most.
'Pharmacists oath' lol
How many people here actually took an oath?
I have never heard of being forced to precept but I also don't know why you would need to be forced. Interns are great. They can council patients, take doctor calls, and a lot of other stuff. You get exposed to new ideas (although sometimes they are dumb/wrong). The pros well out way the cons.
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Yeah I mean I can see how some people and places aren't cut out to precept. It's an odd thing IMO to force someone to do. I can't imagine it will be a good experience for either party.Playing Devil's Advocate:
Normally, yes, and then you get the basketcase where you have to go through the insane paperwork process to deal with. And there's some schools that some people disagree with the training philosophy, and it's not just incompetence. Putting it out there that I don't like to take UCSF and UMN's interns because of professional arrogance and untrainability.
I had an intern that became a genuine stalker (with me having to figure out how to write a restraining order in the federal district) of one of my colleagues, and that particular experience soured my colleague on taking any students whatsoever. Of course, that intern got a pharmacist license, but I had that intern blocked from applying from any federal job for obvious reasons.
'Pharmacists oath' lol
How many people here actually took an oath?
On a more serious note, oath or not, it is ethical to precept future pharmacists if you have the capacity to do so.
'Pharmacists oath' lol
How many people here actually took an oath?
On a more serious note, oath or not, it is ethical to precept future pharmacists if you have the capacity to do so.
Not me. But I went to school before the era of White Coat Ceremonies, separate hooding ceremonies, the free copies of the Oath distributed by APhA/AACP at graduation, and a lot of the extra pomp and circumstance. Everyone (hmmm...hedging my bets) no, ALMOST everyone who graduated post 2003 probably read the oath aloud at some point during their graduation/hooding/school is ending exercises.
I'm not so sure that's true if it turns out we're training them for jobs that don't exist. If the pessimistic predictions about the job market come true then the ethical action would be one which doesn't perpetuate a system that encourages young adults to waste hundreds of thousands of dollars and years of their lives.
At the same time remember that you are also training the next line of people willing to take your job in a heartbeat.
If you don't want to be a preceptor then you can always try to get yourself blacklisted from schools like some of my terrible coworkers. Give students busy work, Cs on evaluations, rarely talk to them, etc.
'Pharmacists oath' lol
How many people here actually took an oath?
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If you don't want to be a preceptor then you can always try to get yourself blacklisted from schools like some of my terrible coworkers. Give students busy work, Cs on evaluations, rarely talk to them, etc.