Anyone here who has/had an internship, where is it and what do you actually do there? I'm going to try interning at the hospital I currently work at as a tech but I got to thinking about what that might actually entail. The only interns I've ever worked with in retail and maybe once in hospital have essentially worked as techs.
What do you do at your internship?
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there's your answer (most of the time...but it depends on your institution, how you interact with your managers/directors, and what else they'll involve you in).
haha ok that's what I figured. So I can try and see if I can get involved in something more otherwise I'm doing the same thing I'm already doing with an "intern" title slapped on. Which I guess is better than nothing.. I want to build my resume but it'd be nice to learn some stuff I don't already know along the way.
Worst case scenario, you keep doing tech stuff and get a nice pay raise. Hospital I was at treated interns as techs a majority of the time but let them get involved in some projects from time to time. I guess they had a meeting with management and it went over well, because last I've heard they are doing a lot more now, including warfarin counsels, sitting in on abx stewardship rounds, and doing some chart reviews. Still some tech work is done, but not as much.
Retail you're a tech who also answers dr. calls and does counsels. State laws may vary your ability here, but overall you're doing some of what techs do and some of the rph duties (besides verifying obviously).
Retail you're a tech who also answers dr. calls and does counsels. State laws may vary your ability here, but overall you're doing some of what techs do and some of the rph duties (besides verifying obviously).
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My retail experience as an intern has been almost entirely composed of tech work with the occasional counseling at the window. My hospital internship was way more fulfilling. We got to round with the medical teams, research patients' pharmacotherapy regimens and follow them, present and listen at Grand Rounds. I even got to round with the psych team for a while, attend their morning meetings, etc. That was pretty interesting!
At my paid internship last summer (hospital) I was required to generate two drug monographs for the P&T committee and compile Medication Use Evaluation (MUE) data into a legible report.
At my paid internship last summer (hospital) I was required to generate two drug monographs for the P&T committee and compile Medication Use Evaluation (MUE) data into a legible report.
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Is applying for a retail intern position the same as applying for a tech position or do you have to go straight to the pharmacist?
do you intern only during the summers or can you do it during the school year as well?
do you intern only during the summers or can you do it during the school year as well?
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In my area, all the major chains have intern coordinators who hire for internships. Staying on during the school year is completely dependent on the need for employees at that time, but it is very common to do.
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ate cheesy poofs, sat on youtube/facebook, read books, lots of walks, got coffee/lunch/dinner for all the hard workers, etc. typical intern stuff.
but judging by midyear student posters a lot of interns may be used for med rec and other things that are within the realm of pharmacists. very interesting stuff these days.
but judging by midyear student posters a lot of interns may be used for med rec and other things that are within the realm of pharmacists. very interesting stuff these days.
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Well, that's how it is for me. I'm interning at a hospital but I'm doing pretty much exactly the same thing that I did as a tech at another hospital before school started. To be fair, the job I applied for is a tech job, but in my state the intern license overrides the tech license so I had to be hired as an intern. It was never some fancy intern job to begin with. I do get paid more than the regular techs, and since the pharmacists know I'm in pharmacy school, some will quiz me and show me stuff.
Industry internship?
Yup, started as a summer internship a year ago, but was able to stay on part-time. Industry is something worth exploring if your interested. Its hard to get in, but once you do its worth it (IMO).
