Today was the last day I was at my hospital rotation for IPPE (Introductory Pharmacy Practice and Experience). It was my first exposure to what pharmacists (and the pharmacy) do in the hospital setting, so everything was new and something to learn about. I'll leave that to another day because there's just so much I got out of it, yet there's so much more I want to know about.
Because today was the last day, my preceptor had to fill out an evaluation of our skills as externs. He commented, "You're kind of shy. But not in the way that you don't speak with people or ask questions when you want to. Give your opinions and get other people's opinions more."
hmm, I guess that's what I've been missing? I never could identify it until someone said it clearly to me, even though in the past, I remember saying to myself to be objective and fair. That's why I've kind of lost my own opinions of things. But, as a pharmacist, ethics plays a significant role, and my opinions will have to be well-defined with the best interest of the patient in mind. It's scary, but I'll work on it. Two interviews to prepare for.
[i just remembered that i had blogspot after 2 months of forgetting]
ReplyDeletei definitely know that's my exact problem: expressing myself. i've lost my opinions too, but not because of being objective, but because i hate discord, so I just go along with things/agree with people most of the time.
also, i feel like i can see from both sides of something, so can't really side with one. [can't do debate for sure]!!
but i think i'm getting better, mostly cause i'm not too scared to state my opinions anymore, it's a good conversation starter/holder [unless i'm asked to defend my opinion, ugh]