Pharmacy

The pharmacy rotation today probably was the most instructive in terms of seeing how the microbiology and biochemistry fit into clinical practice. Blood clotting and antibiotics primarily came up in terms of in-patient medication. I spent most of the day with Rob, who I thought would be a great teacher in any kind of setting. I learned a lot from him--including how much I still needed to learn. I also was able to sit in on some department meetings that included discussion over incident reports and specific drug usage. I saw how open communication between health care workers is crucial for patient care and how stubborn physicians can tack on a few hundred dollars per patient or even lead to poor medical decision making.