Step one on being a faculty member
I have always been interested in academia! That’s why I picked academic pharmacy and professional leadership rotation with Dr. Phelps as my second priority when I had to prioritize my favorite rotations during the Fall 2015 semester. The moment I saw it scheduled for me, I knew it would be a great experience for me to expand my academic background and to improve my professional skills. On the second of May, Jonathan and I started our rotation by meeting Dr. Phelps and introducing ourselves, then Dr. Phelps gave us a brief overview of the academic rotation objectives. We were instructed to work on different projects, self-improvement certifications, building syllabi, and assisting academic administrators if
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I came to enjoy many moments of self-improvement and personal development. I attended a strengths finder course with Dr. Phelps as I found out my strengths after taking the Strengthsfinder 2.0 exam to be “focus, significance, analyst, achiever and learner”. I even learned more about myself after our discussion with Dr. Phelps about emotional intelligence as it considered a driving force for career success. Furthermore, we were advised to take IHI patient safety certification, which I had them done before of the first week, then I decided to take IHI leadership course which was a great course. Honestly, I feel grateful for this opportunity to have had this rotation with Dr. Phelps and Dr. McDonough. Similarly, I feel blessed to have had their advice and wisdom by my side. Finally, I have been extremely lucky to be surrounded by a wonderfully cooperative team. I certainly enjoyed my time, and, hopefully, this will establish my foundation to become a faculty member one day who helps to improve pharmacy education and therefore the pharmacy profession in Saudi
Before deciding where I wanted to do my service learning, I knew I wanted to do something that had some relevance to my degree that I will be receiving in healthcare management. I was eager to gain more experience and become more knowledgeable of how an organization operates as it relates to healthcare management. I was able to secure an opportunity to volunteer at the Dallas Veterans Affairs (VA) Hospital. After completing the required VA forms, I got partnered with Mr. Alonzo Price Jr. who is a Management Analyst in Ambulatory Care, which is the department that oversees the Primary Care Providers.
In this rotation, I learned to type up prescriptions and resolve third-party issues. Learning about third-party rejections were confusing and difficult for me at first; however, I was able to resolve them after I processed a couple of prescriptions. Also, I learned production or dispensing medications, listened to voicemail messages, transfer prescriptions, and apply pharmacy law to controlled substances. During my rotation, I got the chance to see the pharmacist performing immunization. Through out this rotation, I was able to understand and see the workflow of a retail pharmacy. This rotation was amazing and it gave me a great overview of a retail pharmacy.
On August 21, 2015 at approximately 3:15PM I, Deputy Tucker George along with Deputy Donavian South checked en route to an unknown adress on State Highway 80 West across the street from the Mineola Golf Course in Mineola Texas, 75773 in reference to a possible assualt call.
At this point I know that I am confident, I can critically think and independently plan, organize and provide quality care to my patient. I have made a tremendous improvement on medication knowledge, application and administration and these competencies will be demonstrated in my clinical rotation at Holy redeemer. I have also put studying materials and practices that will help me recall and comprehend what I had learn so far to help me finish strong in this course that I have journeyed so
A great area of strength for Dr. Parker is her positive attitude and commitment to advisement. She was easily accessible and available to answer questions about the curriculum. Through her advisement, she served as a mentor, ensuring that students met their academic and professional goals.
Experiences such as my S.C.A.P.A. membership which granted me the opportunity to network with a diversified workforce of Physician Assistants who attended the annual conference for aspiring P.A.’s. Another attribute was when I worked for Dr. Leslie Pelzer, as her personal assistant. Through those two years of my employment I gained a firsthand insight into the life of a busy doctor. I was able to participate in patient visits by taking vitals, handling the details associated with all of their records, such as requests, the billing, and making the copies. I handled pharmaceutical questions with both the pharmacy as well as the patient. I learned about the different classes of prescription drugs and the various regulations that correlate to each class. Moreover, through my experience as a volunteer at the Barrier Island Free Medical Center, on John’s Island, S.C., I am assured that I made the right choice. Barrier Island’s primary objective is to give healthcare for the under-served residents of John’s Island which is considered a rural part of the surrounding Charleston area. The thing I love most about this clinic is that there is only one person on salary which is the Operations Manager, everyone else is a volunteer, even the physicians! The diversity of its practitioners really gives allows the patients to have options in health care. The doctors who volunteer there are all
Each shadowing experience provided me with a unique learning ability. It helped me see the different approaches to medicine each physician takes, the interpersonal interactions between physicians and patients, the often difficulties of diagnosis and even the passing of patients. To enhance my leadership skills I applied and was selected to participate in an Emerging Leaders program sponsored by my employer. Through the program I not only increased my understanding of the overall aspect of a health care organization through the presentations provided directly by our leaders, I have also learned on becoming a more understanding and compassionate individual. The program required me to understand my weaknesses and my strengths. It required me to continuously work on reducing my deficiencies by acknowledging my fears and insecurity. Understanding emotions and the actions associated with these emotions has not only helped me refine my interpersonal communication but has also increased my understanding of
My leadership roles have impacted the local College of Pharmacy by increasing our reputation. The community work that I have helped plan through Operation Heart has helped bring our students into the community to interact with a variety of different people. This exposure has increased the public’s awareness of our school’s college of pharmacy and has imprinter a positive image of what our students could do for the community. For example, during our blood pressure screening event at the Western Massachusetts Meeting we have had various pharmacists ask more about our school and thanked us for our participation at their meetings.
On a cool, slightly windy evening in the beginning of April I was able to visit the Islamic Center of Johnson County. The unassuming building lacks characteristics one often associates with mosques, or even churches, or synagogues; if not for the sign indicating what is was I would have missed it. In 2002 it was decided due to the increasing number of Sunni Muslims moving to the suburbs that a closer, more convenient center of worship and education was needed since the next closest one was Kansas City, Missouri, just under twenty miles away. So in 2003 a building was purchased and at 9001 W 151st Street in Overland Park Kansas, the Islamic Center of Johnson County was officially made. After contacting the ICJC a few days prior, they invited me to observe Asr or their early evening prayer which on April 3, was at 6:05pm, though I arrived earlier and stayed later to ask questions; around seventy five minutes I’d say. An interesting side note, when I asked about what to wear, nothing was said about wearing a hijab or any sort of head covering. Nevertheless I wore a head scarf because I wanted to show as respect as I could and minimize my disturbance. My mother was gracious enough to come with me; she had
This experience enriched the cultural aspect of my personality and exposed me to diverse people from different backgrounds in each event. I also joined a 3-month externship program at Providence Hospital in Washington D.C. Apart from discussing cases with attendings in morning rounds, noon conferences and learning the practical aspects of patient care I carefully learned the importance of establishing doctors patient relationship. It was new,to me how patient care in the United States is extended beyond patient discharge .I learned the importance of collaboration between residents, hospitalists team, social workers and case management in order to achieve the best patient outcome.
My clinical experience for this semester was an opportunity to follow the house supervisor at Trios Healthcare in Kennewick, WA. The courses at Washington State University (WSU) consisting of leadership and management have taught me the value of collaboration as well as communication. With the opportunity to follow the house supervisor I was able to apply this knowledge to my clinical experience. This was especially good because one of my learning objectives was to participate in the management of admissions and transferring patients in the
My first day of observations had finally arrived. Filled with excitement, I opened the doors to Pleasant Ridge Elementary School, and walked into the front office to sign in as a guest for the day. I made my way to the second grade wing to do my first observation for my field experience report. The second grade instructor greeted me as I entered her classroom, with a big bright smile I found made her classroom warm and inviting.
With all experience I gained at school using different resources for different projects, providing evidence based recommendation to MDs, nurses or other health care providers at different sites, writing drug information papers at rotations and case presentations I gave throughout my four years of pharmacy schools, I am very confident that I am in advanced stage of understanding and applying all the components of this curricular outcome and I can perform all the components
While I observe three different classes, I will be able to identify applications of the principles of assessment.
There are many aspects to teaching and as a teacher it is necessary to understand the most important aspects of teaching and how they should be incorporated into the classroom. A teacher’s most important job is not to teach specific material but to build relationships with the students and ensure they feel safe and cared for. Once the teacher is able to ensure this then they should focus on teaching, however teaching is more than listing off facts and sharing information with the students. As teachers it is essential we try to engage our students. There are many ways to engage students and each teacher as a specific way they get their classroom involved in learning. During my field experience I have learned the importance of being able to engage students and I have seen what a classroom looks like when students are not engaged. My field experience has helped to reflect on student engagement and how I would place the experience in my philosophy of education.