PILLS 9th General MeetingPediatric Pharmacy

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Amy Lei

UniversityHealth Services Student PHARMACY Volunteer

Program Applicationfor

SUMMER 2010

Email: amylei@berkeley.edu

Application, Transcript (unofficial), Resume, and Personal Statement due in person at the Pharmacy Monday, May 14th, noon

Selection Notifications via emailMay 26th

Email Acceptance/Confirmation from selected volunteersMay 28th

Pharmacy Volunteer TrainingTBA, week of May 31st

Pharmacy Volunteer BeginsMonday, June 7th

Pharmacy Volunteering EndsWeek of August 9th

Rita Chang

PILLS Membership

•How to be an ACTIVE PILLS member▫Turn in PILLS membership form and fee▫Attend at least 2 general meetings▫Attend at least 1 social▫Contribute at least 4 hours of

community service

Marissa Hom

Volunteer Requirement

•Complete 4 hrs/ semester •Join a PILLS group volunteer opportunity

or volunteer individually•Individual Volunteering: Download and

Complete “Volunteer Form” on website--> due Sunday, May 16 -- 11:59pm

•E-mail me if you have any questions marissahom@gmail.com

Upcoming Volunteer Events• Emerson Elementary

Multicultural Fair - Sunday, May 2

• American Red Cross at Cal Blood Drive - Tuesday, May 4

• Thank you to the Chaparral House Gardening Day volunteers!

• E-mail me if you want to join an event.

Henry Tran

UCSF School of PharmacyStudent Pharmacist year 3

Pediatric Clinical PharmacistUCSF Children's HospitalAssistant Clinical ProfessorUCSF School of Pharmacy

The Path to Becoming a Pharmacist

Lisa Englert, PharmD, BCPSApril 27th, 2010PILLS- UC BerkeleyUCSF School of Pharmacy

What is it that draws us to the Pharmacy Profession?

•Health Care = Helping People•Professional Career•Stable job market with good salary•Flexible work schedules•Wide variety of career opportunities

My first introduction to Pharmacy•Dry Cleaner vs. Drug Store

University of Florida- undergrad

Getting into Pharmacy School

•Dedicated myself to science classes

•Researched programs

•Studied for the PCAT•Got a job

Job as a pharmacy technician

•Hospital pharmacy technician•Gained exposure to

▫IV Room▫Compounding▫Chemotherapy▫TPN▫Worked with Pharmacists and Residents▫Satellite pharmacy

Pharmacy School

•Accepted!

Pharmacy School

•1st year▫Difficult classes – Biochemistry, Anatomy▫Ready for more clinical classes

•2nd year▫Memorization of tables, charts, chemical

structures▫Mechanisms of drugs▫Learned counseling techniques

Pharmacy School•3rd year

▫Applying the basic science to patient cases▫Figuring out interests

Kidney vs. Heart

•4th year▫ROTATIONS!▫Rounding on a team with preceptor pharmacist▫See real patients

Pediatric rotations in general peds, PICU, oncology

Shocking experiences ICU, burn unit

Job vs. Residency

•Residency is on-the-job training•Make ½ the salary for 1-2 years•Provides opportunity for more diverse

jobs•Allows you to specialize•Opens doors through professional

contacts

Graduation

Pharmacy Practice Residency•UCSF

▫#1 School of Pharmacy▫Teaching ▫Large Program▫Pediatrics

Job

•Knew that I wanted to practice clinical pharmacy

•Knew that I wanted to work in pediatrics•Could I ever get hired at UCSF?

Types of Pharmacy Jobs•Retail/Community Pharmacy•Hospital Pharmacy•Academia• Industry•Managed Care•Home Healthcare•Drug information/Medical Communications•Mail Service Pharmacy•Long Term Care•Nuclear Pharmacy

Community Pharmacy

•Chain pharmacy•Chain pharmacy manager•Independent pharmacy•Compounding pharmacy•Mail order pharmacy

Hospital Pharmacy

•Clinical Pharmacists▫Specialties: Pediatrics, Oncology,

Neurosurgery, Orthosurgery, Emergency Medicine, Solid Organ Transplant, Infectious diseases, Cardiology

•Staff Pharmacists•IV Room Pharmacists•Investigational Drug Pharmacist•Pharmacy informatics•Management

Industry

•Pharmaceutical Company▫Medical Communications▫Medical Science Liaison▫Research and Development

Pediatric Clinical Pharmacist at UCSF Children’s Hospital•Role as team pharmacist

▫Daily Rounds with Bone Marrow Transplant team▫Educate health care team about medications▫Facilitate medication getting to patients▫Work with physicians, nurses, residents,

students▫Promote medication safety▫Pharmacokinetic monitoring of drug therapy▫Coordinate discharge medications▫Teach patients and families how to use

medications

Typical Day at work

•Arrive 7:30-9am•9-11am patient rounds with the medical

team•11-12pm Take care of issues from rounds•12-1pm lunch/emails•1-2pm Discharge teaching with patients•2-3pm Meet with student on rotation•3-4pm Committee Meetings•4-5pm Work up patients for next day

Pediatric Clinical Pharmacist at UCSF School of Pharmacy•Teaching

▫4th year students on clinical rotations can spend 6 weeks on pediatric service

▫Pharmacy residents▫Pediatric Elective

10 week course focusing on pediatric pharmacotherapy

What is the best part of my job?•The patients

▫11yo kidney transplant patient who learned all of her medications to get out by New years

▫5yo who couldn’t swallow capsules- melted them with warm milk

▫3 month old requiring subcutaneous shots twice a day in the NICU

▫10yo Spanish speaking leukemia patient who learned to speak English during his months of chemotherapy treatments

Global opportunities/Diversity

•Opportunities exist for medical missions/ volunteering/international jobs

•Clinic in Honduras where pharmacist from England organizes medication for area hospitals

•Traveled to Central America•Lived with local families•Learned to speak Spanish

Pros/Cons of Pharmacy• Pros

▫ Health Care = Helping People▫ Professional Career▫ Stable job market with good salary▫ Flexible work schedules▫ Wide variety of career opportunities

• Cons▫ People are sick- hospital/community▫ Constant attention to detail▫ Repetition▫ Insurance Companies▫ Long hours▫ 24/7 Operations

Obstacles

•“I’ll never…..▫Get into pharmacy school▫Match with a residency program▫Get a job as a pediatric clinical pharmacist

•How will I pay for it? ▫Worked every weekend at the hospital

pharmacy▫Loans

Words of Advice

•Believe in yourself•Go for it•Tell people what you want•Work hard •Take jobs that give you experience•Listen to the compliments people give you

to help identify your strengths

•Come talk to us if you have questions!

•Good luck on finals•See you next year

Conclusion