tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5133434752101334071.post5468702385846737852..comments2024-03-27T07:27:26.027-04:00Comments on Eric, Pharmacist: State of the Profession.....UnityEric Durbin, RPhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09170995334706647447noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5133434752101334071.post-15136934009223810692010-09-16T06:31:13.015-04:002010-09-16T06:31:13.015-04:00It looks like we all get the point, based on the c...It looks like we all get the point, based on the comments here, emails, and DMs on Twitter.<br /><br />The next step is to get our fellow pharmacists to describe themselves in the same manner,Eric Durbin, RPhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09170995334706647447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5133434752101334071.post-64653915487948770322010-09-15T11:37:10.428-04:002010-09-15T11:37:10.428-04:00I agree about dropping the Registered part. It'...I agree about dropping the Registered part. It's one of the more dated aspects of our titles.<br /><br />When an M.D. is asked what they do for a living, they reply that they are a doctor. Invariably the next question the layperson asks is, "Oh, what specialty?"<br /><br />That is where pharmacy needs to get. To have an awareness that we can specialize in community or hospital or nuclear or so on and so forth.<br /><br />Then again, that all comes back to a re-education of the public, but that is another post.Phatheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10536724196086259665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5133434752101334071.post-83875468350925385562010-09-14T19:01:39.698-04:002010-09-14T19:01:39.698-04:00I, also, am a pharmacist. When I was in pharmacy s...I, also, am a pharmacist. When I was in pharmacy school, one of the professors told us that all pharmacists were registered so that descriptor was not needed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5133434752101334071.post-25455441110377984462010-09-14T14:58:50.066-04:002010-09-14T14:58:50.066-04:00I'm a pharmacist. The conversation usually mov...I'm a pharmacist. The conversation usually moves to where I work, but I don't start out with my type of practice. <br /><br />I think we are further fragmented by the two degrees. When I sign something, I sign it Joe Pharmacist, R.Ph. I see some with a Pharm D sign Jane Pharmacist, PharmD. I was asked by an drug company what my degree was, R.Ph. or PharmD. I tried to explain that I had a BS in Pharmacy and that those with a Pharm D would also be R.Ph. to no avail.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5133434752101334071.post-41631459106575641312010-09-14T11:44:31.335-04:002010-09-14T11:44:31.335-04:00I'm a pharmacist.
Say what you might say abo...I'm a pharmacist. <br /><br />Say what you might say about pharmacy, but the profession gives us an unambiguous title. There are people whose titles (IMHO) are a smoke screen for featherbedding. That is, when the axe falls, they could get chopped out. When I read "deputy assisant director of subpar central fission sectors," I think it is just a political, or eben a nepotismal, appointment.<br /><br />I'm not saying that anyone in any type of work is indispensible (we pharmacists could be decimated in numbers tomorrow by some movement or gadget), but It is very rare that I have to explain the profession. <br /><br />I would drop the "registered" part of it, though. All pharmacists must secure governmental permission to practice. And, in the spirit of your theme, let's have just a single word by which we call ourselves. It's like nursing. A nurse is a nurse, whether his or her credential is registered, practical, or vocational. Divvy up the levels of practice AFTER the introduction, not before.The Ole' Apothecaryhttp://oleapothecary.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5133434752101334071.post-62681620835487132902010-09-14T08:51:38.824-04:002010-09-14T08:51:38.824-04:00Good idea, our teachers call them selves simply te...Good idea, our teachers call them selves simply teachers instead of pharmacists, so they should also call them selves as pharmacists i think.Firestarterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384346793793971013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5133434752101334071.post-82207941252760901732010-09-14T00:31:28.341-04:002010-09-14T00:31:28.341-04:00Eric, when I tell people what I do I usually just ...Eric, when I tell people what I do I usually just say "I'm a drug dealer" and be done with it but your answer is better. We should all identifiy ourselves as pharmacists and as being part of one collective group instead of fragmenting our profession into these different subgroups all the time. And as usual, you are spot on with your post and your commentary. Looking forward to the rest of the installments in your "State of the Profession" series.The Redheaded Pharmacisthttp://www.theredheadedpharmacist.com/noreply@blogger.com