A Day in the Life of a Pharmacy Resident
People often ask me what my day is like as a pharmacy resident. Some people ask because they want to know what they might be getting themselves in for next year (or the year after). Some people ask because they are curious about the role of pharmacy in a hospital setting. Some people ask because they have no idea what I do all day. The unsatisfying answer, of course, is: it depends. It depends on the rotation of the moment and the practice setting, and it also depends on the patient load. I work at a 500 bed hospital where the census is usually >95% full. Whatever the census is for the floor where I am working, I might have fewer patients with many needs or many patients with fewer needs, and this, of course, will dictate the pace of my day. I don’t think my schedule differs to much from my friends who are residents except for I get up a little bit earlier in the morning than most to either get some exercise or get a jump start on my patients for