How do I feel? Nervous! Definitely nervous!
If you don’t know, a residency is an optional year (or two) of training a pharmacist can do post-graduation. It’s a really busy year and it is of course expected that you are high performing.
As a new graduate, there’s been times when I’ve doubted myself and my abilities. What if I miss something? What if it takes me longer to understand a concept? What if I don’t recognize a drug interaction on the fly?
These are patients, these are fathers, mothers, daughters, and sons with people who love them so as a pharmacist I HAVE to get it right (no pressure right? lol). I would say this is one of the reasons why I’m doing a residency. To gain more knowledge, to be more confident in my abilities, and to know that I have the skills and knowledge to take care of patients.
And then in the mist of that, we ARE in 2020, we’re in a pandemic, protests are happening across the country to bring change to the racial injustices that have happened in this country since its very inception. Everyday has been a rollercoaster of emotions..happiness, sadness, tears, joy. Repeat. While this year has brought a lot of happiness sometimes it seems like there’s been more sadness.
God’s word promises us that he is near to the broken hearted.
So as I gear up to start a residency, I will remain grounded and work as hard as I can to be well equipped and to continue on my journey to be the best pharmacist I can be.
