end of 3rd week
today was my last day at pueblo, colorado.
was working at the inpatient pharmacy the last 4 days, which was quite a cool experience because you get to monitor patients' progress when you listen to the residents' rounds, check for ADR and do some recommendations for antibiotic changes, etc. its quite a different experience from the warfarin clinic in the first 2 weeks because there's less patient care, but it really tests you on your drug knowledge.
one of the pharmacy students, working with us, Christine (ya another Christine) drove us to Denver because she stays here, which was really nice because we have to pay another surcharge to rent the car in Pueblo and return it in Denver. with 3 ppl's luggage, the car was really full. i think i need to get a new luggage bag, because the luggage bag i have barely fills anything. i was like carrying 5 bags. 1 haversack, 1 laptop bag, 1 small luggage bag, plus 2 plastic bags. cmi.
Denver is really different from Pueblo. It's like super big, and it kinda overwhelmed me when I first saw how big it was. The traffic conditions here are busier, but something good about it: They have many street lamps. It was totally dark in Pueblo, especially the roads near our duplex. we had to switch on high lights to see our way around. ya. i think that will be like my only experience of switching on high lights because u shldnt need to use it back in Singapore.
currently staying at another pharmacy student's house for the night. Thu's house is really nice because it has like 4 storeys (including the basement) and brought me a cosy feeling because seeing all the Chinese furniture makes me feel like I am back in Singapore. She's a Vietnamese that we got to know during work, and she has been growing up here since she was young. She has quite an interesting background, because she holds a Philippines citizenship, but yet she's Vietnamese because she was born in Philippines.
had bubble tea in her friend's shop, which was good! honeydew milk tea with lots of bubbles, and the setting was really nice as well, with Vietnamese records and snacks for sale, couches, tables and chairs. not like the current Singapore ones, that only owns a counter at the side.
then went to have Thai food. ordered Pad Thai noodles, Tom Yum Goong, Thai Curry and Larb. the food was really good, though I think I preferred Thai Express's green curry. the atmosphere at the restaurant was also nice, because it made me feel like I was really in Thailand. not like the modern setting of Thai Express, maybe something similar to Thai Noodle House. =)
was discussing about the differences in the healthcare settings between the US and Singapore. they earn like 5 times more than us, and the demand for pharmacists here is so much more as compared to Singapore, probably because they have sole dispensing rights. yep. its ILLEGAL for doctors to sell medications, they can only give away samples that were given to them free.
think maybe by the time I retire, it probably still won't happen in Singapore.
will be staying at the professor's house for the next week in Denver, where we will be going to this pharmaceutical group, Kaisers on Monday, then working in the university hospital for the rest of the week, following 4 different preceptors. which is good, because we get exposed to different specialties, like oncology and critical care.
it was really nice of the professor, because he offered to let us stay at his house, to let us save on accomodation. we won't even need to rent a car because his wife works at the university hospital and will be able to give us a ride there. and even though we won't be going to the hospital on Monday, but to a different place, he offered to lend us his car to drive. cool right?
was working at the inpatient pharmacy the last 4 days, which was quite a cool experience because you get to monitor patients' progress when you listen to the residents' rounds, check for ADR and do some recommendations for antibiotic changes, etc. its quite a different experience from the warfarin clinic in the first 2 weeks because there's less patient care, but it really tests you on your drug knowledge.
one of the pharmacy students, working with us, Christine (ya another Christine) drove us to Denver because she stays here, which was really nice because we have to pay another surcharge to rent the car in Pueblo and return it in Denver. with 3 ppl's luggage, the car was really full. i think i need to get a new luggage bag, because the luggage bag i have barely fills anything. i was like carrying 5 bags. 1 haversack, 1 laptop bag, 1 small luggage bag, plus 2 plastic bags. cmi.
Denver is really different from Pueblo. It's like super big, and it kinda overwhelmed me when I first saw how big it was. The traffic conditions here are busier, but something good about it: They have many street lamps. It was totally dark in Pueblo, especially the roads near our duplex. we had to switch on high lights to see our way around. ya. i think that will be like my only experience of switching on high lights because u shldnt need to use it back in Singapore.
currently staying at another pharmacy student's house for the night. Thu's house is really nice because it has like 4 storeys (including the basement) and brought me a cosy feeling because seeing all the Chinese furniture makes me feel like I am back in Singapore. She's a Vietnamese that we got to know during work, and she has been growing up here since she was young. She has quite an interesting background, because she holds a Philippines citizenship, but yet she's Vietnamese because she was born in Philippines.
had bubble tea in her friend's shop, which was good! honeydew milk tea with lots of bubbles, and the setting was really nice as well, with Vietnamese records and snacks for sale, couches, tables and chairs. not like the current Singapore ones, that only owns a counter at the side.
then went to have Thai food. ordered Pad Thai noodles, Tom Yum Goong, Thai Curry and Larb. the food was really good, though I think I preferred Thai Express's green curry. the atmosphere at the restaurant was also nice, because it made me feel like I was really in Thailand. not like the modern setting of Thai Express, maybe something similar to Thai Noodle House. =)
was discussing about the differences in the healthcare settings between the US and Singapore. they earn like 5 times more than us, and the demand for pharmacists here is so much more as compared to Singapore, probably because they have sole dispensing rights. yep. its ILLEGAL for doctors to sell medications, they can only give away samples that were given to them free.
think maybe by the time I retire, it probably still won't happen in Singapore.
will be staying at the professor's house for the next week in Denver, where we will be going to this pharmaceutical group, Kaisers on Monday, then working in the university hospital for the rest of the week, following 4 different preceptors. which is good, because we get exposed to different specialties, like oncology and critical care.
it was really nice of the professor, because he offered to let us stay at his house, to let us save on accomodation. we won't even need to rent a car because his wife works at the university hospital and will be able to give us a ride there. and even though we won't be going to the hospital on Monday, but to a different place, he offered to lend us his car to drive. cool right?
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