Doctor Shadows a HOSPITAL PHARMACIST: day in the life of a pharmacist

Join me for another day in the life of a doctor... but this time I'm shadowing a hospital pharmacist, Dr. Michelle Lui! Learn what hospital pharmacists do, how they play a vital role in patient care, interact with the medical team and allied health professionals, and find creative solutions to provide the best patient care. You will also meet pharmacy technicians who are critical part of the pharmacy team. Plus you'll get to see some of the new robotic technology that's being installed in the hospital!

THANK YOU to the Dr. Michelle Lui, pharmacy technicians Milica and Tasha, nurse Nicole, resident doctor Rishi and the entire pharmacy team for making this video possible!

I learned so much from this experience and I'm excited to shadow other allied health professionals in the future!

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[michellelui]

Thanks for hanging out with me for the day, it was great fun catching up and sharing my work with you! I never know how you can see/hear yourself without cringing, but thanks for making me look awesome!

[rowanspindlecreek]

I can honestly say that a pharmacist saved my life by catching a drug allergy my doctor over looked. They took the time to explain to me what was going on within my body so that I understood the very real danger I had been in. Pharmacists deserve a ton of respect.

[ashleysmith]

I think it would be really cool if you could shadow a pathologist, and highlight the job that clinical laboratory scientists do. The lab is often an "out if sight, out of mind" part of the healthcare team.

[The_Morticians_Daughter]

"She some how has everyone's number" No, everyone has HER number 😂 pharmacists are so underrated and an invaluable asset to a hospital and patient care, and soooo needed.

[emilysun]

As a pharmacy student, I'm so excited to see this video and to get a view of what pharmacists do inside a hospital. Unfortunately, so many people have misinformed ideas of pharmacists as only pill counters who are soon to be replaced by automation, so I especially loved the part about how the addition of automation doesn't reduce a pharmacist or pharmacy intern/technician's role in healthcare. It's great to have videos exploring some of the other roles a pharmacist plays in helping a hospital run smoothly.

[alewandra]

I'm a hospital pharmacist who is also and onc/haem specialist. Great video! Thanks for showing what pharmacists do apart from dispensing medications. Doctors are disease specialists and we are medication specialists. Together we make an awesome team.

[Kashlee]

Thank you for including pharmacy techs in this video. As a I pharmacist, I would be lost without our awesome technicians!

[gentrychild]

I love the idea of shadowing all different jobs throughout the hospital. Really makes me even more greatly appreciate our health care workers! You guys rock!!

[ericbayer]

You should definitely make this a series where you shadow different jobs in the hospital. Even the ancillary and non-clinical staff like security and housekeeping could be cool to see. There are so many people with so many skills needed to keep a hospital running.

[WrathOfEnd]

As a hospital pharmacist, this video was awesome to see. I also want to add that, depending on the hospital, pharmacists are given a level of autonomy to manage certain medications and monitor drug levels. For example, my hospital has protocols allowing pharmacists to manage medications like antibiotics, anticoagulants, anti-epileptics, and TPNs. This means that if a patient is on any of these medications, a pharmacist will be monitoring the patient, adjusting the dose for these meds, and ordering any relevant labs. We also have protocols that allow us to adjust dosing of meds based on the patients renal function and convert medications from IV to oral. Lastly, every single medication ordered by a provider is reviewed and verified by a pharmacist before it can be dispensed and given to a patient. Just wanted to share a bit more of what pharmacists do in the hospital for anyone curious. Thanks for the video!

[shootinunc]

As a retail pharmacist, I really enjoyed this video and getting to see what a day in the life of a clinical pharmacist looks like. I would love to see you do a video shadowing a retail pharmacist in the community setting as well! I feel like the majority of people do not realize just how busy retail pharmacy is and all the intricacies that we deal with on a daily basis. The big box pharmacies have gotten insanely busy and the pandemic has just magnified the problem.

[bLuEnEsS]

I thought about giving up my clinical pharmacist dream but after watching this video I have decided to continue to pursue it. Thank you.

[briannamorgan]

Pharmacists don’t get enough credit. Our pharmacists are absolutely wonderful and honestly some of the nicest and most patient people in the hospital. We are so lucky to have them!!

[allboutnail]

As a pharmacy student who’s been following your channel for a few years now this is so amazing to see! Pharmacist are so under represented in the healthcare industry

[RandyMullis]

Like you, Michelle is a good communicator. Thank you for another interesting video, Siobhan!

[Jane-drwg]

Pharmacists are the best! I would literally be lost without the team at my local pharmacy. Pharmacists + techs are such an underrated but very crucial component of the healthcare system!!

[anjunakerry]

I wish people would give the same level of respect to pharmacist in the UK. Sometimes I’d rather see my pharmacist than my GP. My pharmacist also caught a bad mistake made by my GP, That would have made me sick. Let’s not forget these professionals ARE medically trained and been to university/medical school after all,

[Manze]

Siobhan has this talent of giving complex information in such a digestible fun way its awesome, I'm a finance major yet whenever I see a notification for this channel I get excited to watch (:

[GardenBreezeProductions]

Siobhan, I have been a pharm tech for many years and this was such a unique experience. It was a pleasure to show you our side. Michelle and all the pharmacy team ... amazing 👏 as per norm. Thank you for showcasing hospital pharmacy and continued success to you. You will be an amazing doctor. Tasha

[jeannemorona_]

as a pharmacist who is also in her 2nd year of medical school, i fangirled internally for this! thank you siobhan and thank you for highlighting the pharmacists' role in the medical health team 🥺💖