I got asked that question today and I realized I have no idea what I really contribute or the impact of what I do to the organization. While this question was asked in jest, I can understand why nobody but me (and my ogas, hopefully) can understand how I spend my day.
So what do I do all day? It all depends ... on my mood, the deadline and if I am interested in the project or not. You see being a management or administrative resident is really different from when I was a pharmacy practice resident. My day was really defined. In the morning, I come in, pick up the most current patient list and look through the medications the patients are getting especially the new admits. I check their labs and stuff to make sure we are not adding to their misery but putting them on a medication that can worsen things. I go on rounds with the team (lasts for 2-3 hrs, oh my poor feet) then I go back to my office to do a few things before meeting with my preceptor in that afternoon. I go over all the patients with my preceptor, get asked a lot of questions (which I never know the answers to) and then solve some medication problems on my patients if my preceptors finds any I did not see. Sometimes, I have topic discussions with my preceptors if not, then I get to go back to my office to do more stuff (there is always one project or another)then go home and read a little (emphasis on little)
Now as a management resident, my oga (any one to all five of them) give me projects and a deadline. Then I am left on my own. I try to meet with my oga like 3 times a wk oh but sometimes I can't.
Well the end result is that it can be hard for me to prioritize my activities. I have learnt to make daily notes and put things on my task list so I will remember to do them.
So Ms. O, thats what I do all day. Today, I worked on loading a medication list for our mental health facility's automated medication dispensing machine. Later I met with a fellow resident who I am working with to start a protocol in our emergency room where pts who with suspected pneumonia get one dose of Zithromax within 4hrs of them coming to the emergency room. I also attended a 4 hr meeting with the Pharmacy Directors of all the hospitals in our health system.
You know what? I think I did a little work today. I actually did. Pat on the back for me by me. Stay blessed y'all.

posted by lala @ 3:58 PM

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