Letting Go of Your Goals: Embracing the Unexpected in Your Pharmacy Journey
Neonatal Clinical Pharmacist Specialist. This is the job title I wanted and placed on the vision board that appeared in my (very bad) first YouTube video nearly 6 years ago. It was right next to the name I wanted to write one day: Sierra Richard, PharmD, BCPPS. If you’ve been here before, you may know that the second one is a reality and the first one is not, which is why today’s blog post is all about letting go of goals.
How the drug development pipeline could reduce pharmacy burnout
The world of pharmacy is constantly evolving, and the rise of cell and gene-based therapies is one of the most exciting developments in recent years. Beyond their medical benefits, they also bring hope to reduce burnout among pharmacists by improving patient outcomes and increasing the need for pharmacist expertise due to the complexity of some preparations and pre/post medications. So, how exactly does this work?
Leaving Clinical Pharmacy Practice isn’t a Failure
As a pharmacist who works in a non-traditional pharmacy role, I know what it feels like to make the shift from a traditional clinical role to an area that is considered non-clinical (investigational drug . For this reason, when I happened upon the article, I love clinical pharmacy practice…and had to leave it, in AJHP it grabbed my attention. While many things are cited in this article that contributed to her burnout and eventual attrition out of clinical practice, I want to discuss the guilt that comes with leaving clinical practice behind and why it needs to end.