OMG EVERYONE, SHRUTI HAS BEEN ACCEPTED INTO MSU'S MED SCHOOL!
THIS MAKES HER REALLY, REALLY AMAZING!!
YAAAAAAY!
*INDESCRIBABLY PROUD*
THIS MAKES HER REALLY, REALLY AMAZING!!
YAAAAAAY!
*INDESCRIBABLY PROUD*
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Monday, April 28, 2008
Sunday, April 27, 2008
The Beginning of a New Era?
My generation of pharmacists is truly made up of pioneers in the profession, as our responsibility shifts from dispensing prescriptions at face value, to becoming yet another branch of the clinical health care tree. I recently read an article which summarizes this enormous change quite nicely:
"These new 'clinical pharmacists' began to share the patient-centered value system of American medicine, abandoning subservience for collegiality while seeking--and to a certain degree achieving--professional parity with physicians. For their part, pharmacy educators responded by producing a new generation of scientifically sophisticated, clinically oriented practitioners through specialized 'Doctor of Pharmacy' programs. Thus, just as pharmacists shifted the focus of their relationships with patients away from product-centered values, they also shifted the focus of their interprofessional relationships towards a patient-centered value system."
----Ethical Responsibility; Chapter 1: Professional Values in Pharmacy Practice
The Doctor of Pharmacy program mentioned is my current program of study, which has only been around for less than ten years (I'd say more like seven-ish). The change will happen slowly, and probably only those as involved as myself will notice its progress for a long time to come. But I am happy to be at the forefront of this transformation--to be set with the challenge of changing it for the better. By the end of my career it will have happened completely, and I look forward to admiring the distance we have crossed. :)
(Oh geez, I've talked about pharmacy a lot lately... sorries. School is almost over though, and then you'll get a three month break! :D )
"These new 'clinical pharmacists' began to share the patient-centered value system of American medicine, abandoning subservience for collegiality while seeking--and to a certain degree achieving--professional parity with physicians. For their part, pharmacy educators responded by producing a new generation of scientifically sophisticated, clinically oriented practitioners through specialized 'Doctor of Pharmacy' programs. Thus, just as pharmacists shifted the focus of their relationships with patients away from product-centered values, they also shifted the focus of their interprofessional relationships towards a patient-centered value system."
----Ethical Responsibility; Chapter 1: Professional Values in Pharmacy Practice
The Doctor of Pharmacy program mentioned is my current program of study, which has only been around for less than ten years (I'd say more like seven-ish). The change will happen slowly, and probably only those as involved as myself will notice its progress for a long time to come. But I am happy to be at the forefront of this transformation--to be set with the challenge of changing it for the better. By the end of my career it will have happened completely, and I look forward to admiring the distance we have crossed. :)
(Oh geez, I've talked about pharmacy a lot lately... sorries. School is almost over though, and then you'll get a three month break! :D )
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Give Me a Cookie!
Today there were some camera men in the pharmacy building shooting a video for the pharmacy program, so that hopeful pre-pharmacy students could have a look at what we're all about. Dr. Bates asked if I would be in the video! :D I was sort of nervous, but said yes. There was no sound, but they taped me reconstituting an IV bag with some antibiotic, using a fume hood and the proper sterile technique. So now I get to be watched on a video for future P school generations to enjoy! Yay! It's like my fifteen minutes of fame or... something. O.o
I have less than two weeks before the first day of the REST OF MY LIFE WOOOOooOOO!
I have less than two weeks before the first day of the REST OF MY LIFE WOOOOooOOO!
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Turn Signal, Damn You!
There's lots of just... general chaos going on. I pretty much have every hour of my life planned out until May 7th, but I'm surprisingly calm about it. So... not me. So... emotionally stable! Hark!
Today I presented my first patient in front of some of my classmates and my professor. It was actually pretty stressful to prepare for, because she had ten different medications and a bunch of contraindications, as if no one had ever even looked at her chart. But my partner and I made decent sense out of it, and I feel like we presented well. Dr. Bates says that during our rotations 4th year, we'll give these sort of presentations in front of panels of doctors and residents, and that our "recommendations" will eventually become orders in the patient chart (and the presentations will be about an hour long, rather than 15 minutes). I find this information both overwhelming and exhilarating. :D
With the wild fluctuations in temperature from day to night these days, the suction cup of my Tom Tom GPS has been failing to stick to my windshield overnight some nights. Last night it fell off again onto my turn signal, so that when I started my car, the turn signal was on. For reasons that can not be explained by science or theory, my right hand turn signal now blinks twice as fast as my left hand signal.
Right signal: * Clicky-clicky-clicky-clicky-clicky-clicky! *
Left signal: * Click.............. click.........click...... *
OMG, IT'S KILLING ME. You have NO idea how many times I twitched violently listening to that while driving to school this morning.
Also? Gas jumped 20 cents while I was at school today. In fact, I distinctly recall doing my routine check of the gas price on my way at 7:30 am, and thinking to myself, "Damnit, it's still $3.49." Because, damnit, I'm STILL not okay with $3.49! Then I get out and it's almost $3.70, and I suddenly want to KILL MYSELF OMGG!!!
I mean, SHIT!
Today I presented my first patient in front of some of my classmates and my professor. It was actually pretty stressful to prepare for, because she had ten different medications and a bunch of contraindications, as if no one had ever even looked at her chart. But my partner and I made decent sense out of it, and I feel like we presented well. Dr. Bates says that during our rotations 4th year, we'll give these sort of presentations in front of panels of doctors and residents, and that our "recommendations" will eventually become orders in the patient chart (and the presentations will be about an hour long, rather than 15 minutes). I find this information both overwhelming and exhilarating. :D
With the wild fluctuations in temperature from day to night these days, the suction cup of my Tom Tom GPS has been failing to stick to my windshield overnight some nights. Last night it fell off again onto my turn signal, so that when I started my car, the turn signal was on. For reasons that can not be explained by science or theory, my right hand turn signal now blinks twice as fast as my left hand signal.
Right signal: * Clicky-clicky-clicky-clicky-clicky-clicky! *
Left signal: * Click.............. click.........click...... *
OMG, IT'S KILLING ME. You have NO idea how many times I twitched violently listening to that while driving to school this morning.
Also? Gas jumped 20 cents while I was at school today. In fact, I distinctly recall doing my routine check of the gas price on my way at 7:30 am, and thinking to myself, "Damnit, it's still $3.49." Because, damnit, I'm STILL not okay with $3.49! Then I get out and it's almost $3.70, and I suddenly want to KILL MYSELF OMGG!!!
I mean, SHIT!
Monday, April 21, 2008
Sindecuse
I just found out today that my IPPE internship placement for the fall is Sindecuse, WMU's health center pharmacy, where I was able to work before being accepted into pharm school! I'm so happy!! I just love the head pharmacist there, Bill Green, and I know he will challenge me and give me a great experience while I'm there. I'll be working there one day a week as an intern during the Fall semester, the other four days a week I'll be back in the classroom.
:D
:D
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Fabulous Weekend :)
I just finished enjoying one last great weekend before the chaos of the semester ending begins. Saturday was Mike's 25th birthday!!! I love birthdays, and we sure had a great time. Instead of going out for dinner and drinks, we invited Nick, Colleen and Branden over for a cook out and bonfire! Mike and I gathered a ridiculous amount of wood in preparation for the fire, so that we could make a bigger flame than the neighbors! :D We grilled kabobs, corn on the cob, and pineapple, and ate it all on the balcony overlooking the water. After that it was down to the bonfire to roast marsh mellows, and later apple pie and ice cream. :) It was a fun day with friends and no homework, and I hope Mike had an awesome birthday! :D
Today was my induction into the clinical and latter half of pharmacy school--the White Coat Ceremony! I received my white coat which I'll wear throughout my clinical rotations. Lots of people came to see me! I was so happy :D We went to the ceremony, out to dinner, and then came back to my house for photos. I was sad when everyone had to go back home and I was alone again in the house... I can't wait for school to be over. Despite the loneliness, it was great to have one last weekend without constant stressing before the end of the school year. I was glad to be able to help throw a birthday party for Mike, and to be able to spend an entire Sunday with our families. :) I miss everyone already.
Today was my induction into the clinical and latter half of pharmacy school--the White Coat Ceremony! I received my white coat which I'll wear throughout my clinical rotations. Lots of people came to see me! I was so happy :D We went to the ceremony, out to dinner, and then came back to my house for photos. I was sad when everyone had to go back home and I was alone again in the house... I can't wait for school to be over. Despite the loneliness, it was great to have one last weekend without constant stressing before the end of the school year. I was glad to be able to help throw a birthday party for Mike, and to be able to spend an entire Sunday with our families. :) I miss everyone already.Saturday, April 19, 2008
Thursday, April 17, 2008
I've been praised! :-O
Not only did I pass, I pwn'd! Well, not as epic a pwn'age as I would normally consider pwn'age, but for Chemo, I make an exception. :D
AND HE TOLD ME I DID A GOOD JOB! O.o
*JOYOUS*
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Stayin' Alive
I'm still alive, even though I'm pretty sure I went a record length of time in not updating my precious blog. Actually, it's not that I haven't had anything incredibly interesting to post, it's just that sometimes finding a spare moment to do it can get a little hectic around this time of the year. I'm doing okay, despite the general chaos, I'm just taking it one week at a time, pretty much. By Friday, I will have two weeks of class remaining, and three days worth of finals.
I'm looking very forward to this weekend! I'm doing quite a bit of prep-work this week so that I won't be too bogged down with homework. Saturday is Mike's 25th birthday!! We're throwing a little cookout/bonfire Saturday evening, and I can't wait for that. We're grilling kabobs and building a ginormous fire down by the river! On Sunday is my White Coat Ceremony, and a whole bunch of people are coming to see me! :D My parents, my brother Chris, Mike and his parents, and Shruti! YAY! It'll be a blast to just hang out with people for one last great weekend before all hell breaks loose with school.
It's been SO NICE, oh my goodness. For a while I honestly thought winter would never end, but now it has and spring is here! I'm so very happy to wear flip-flops again, and not have to go twenty miles under the speed limit because they never plow the back roads. Although, nice weather always makes me watch the clock more in class, because I just want to go outside all the time!
I'm moving out of here in three weeks, and although I love living on the water, I've never been so eager for the end of another school year. :)
I'm looking very forward to this weekend! I'm doing quite a bit of prep-work this week so that I won't be too bogged down with homework. Saturday is Mike's 25th birthday!! We're throwing a little cookout/bonfire Saturday evening, and I can't wait for that. We're grilling kabobs and building a ginormous fire down by the river! On Sunday is my White Coat Ceremony, and a whole bunch of people are coming to see me! :D My parents, my brother Chris, Mike and his parents, and Shruti! YAY! It'll be a blast to just hang out with people for one last great weekend before all hell breaks loose with school.
It's been SO NICE, oh my goodness. For a while I honestly thought winter would never end, but now it has and spring is here! I'm so very happy to wear flip-flops again, and not have to go twenty miles under the speed limit because they never plow the back roads. Although, nice weather always makes me watch the clock more in class, because I just want to go outside all the time!
I'm moving out of here in three weeks, and although I love living on the water, I've never been so eager for the end of another school year. :)
Sunday, April 06, 2008
Until the End of the Semester...
To Do List:
1) Wake up
2) Survive
3) Go to bed
_________
Looking at April makes me want to cry. And although I can fit the remaining days of my second year on one calendar month, I can't imagine how I'll make it through to the 7th of May. Like every year that has come before this, I know I will somehow... but it will literally mean following the above To Do List. Pushing through the final mile one day at a time.
And I have Chemo this week. *DIES*
1) Wake up
2) Survive
3) Go to bed
_________
Looking at April makes me want to cry. And although I can fit the remaining days of my second year on one calendar month, I can't imagine how I'll make it through to the 7th of May. Like every year that has come before this, I know I will somehow... but it will literally mean following the above To Do List. Pushing through the final mile one day at a time.
And I have Chemo this week. *DIES*
Wednesday, April 02, 2008
My favorite muscle
CPR Trainer: Now, when you're checking for the pulse, you're going to want to look for it in between the trachea and the muscles along the neck. Do any of you know what that muscle is called?
Me: ... Sternocleidomastoid.
Pharm class: *IMPRESSED GASP!*
Me: Oh hell yes.
I'm an f-ing badass. :D
Me: ... Sternocleidomastoid.
Pharm class: *IMPRESSED GASP!*
Me: Oh hell yes.
I'm an f-ing badass. :D
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