People ask me if I want to go research. I give them a quick no. I actually did want to do research on Chemistry before, but then I felt I was too busy with academics. I am interested. People say it is boring. I'm sure it can be. So what. Though what your idea of research you have in your head can vary. I am thinking about doing research again. Now that I've learned some about the roads I can take from Pharmacy, that's why. I'm thinking about pharmacoeconomics, research articles and literature. I really want to be able to understand medical literature. I believe it is key. I think that every pharmacist should be able to interpret a study, evaluate how good a study is and give sound advice thereafter. And this leads me to evidence based practice. It's what's hot. :) EBP is what drives and shapes practice decisions. I'm going to be taking a course on it next Fall. I would also like to take at least another statistics course as well. I want to review statistics over the summer with that book I have at home. I think it's really important. My professors tried to teach us a bit about some stats, but totally failed. I knew what they were talking about 'cause I took Intro to Stats course before Pharmacy School. And so, I'd like to refresh my stats knowledge. One of the questions in the Journal Club is, is there enough information to figure out if the tests were conducted properly? And... I don't know like the first damn thing 'bout that shit, like I don't know what factors I NEED.
I want to be able to...
know the ins and outs of literature
and
understand the statistics mumbo jumbo in the literature
I visited my professor at his practice down at the VA in West Haven, CT with 4 other students. He never thought he would be conducting research. People wanted the West Haven site to start this group diabetes study and he said, "Great!" 'cause the other faculty member he worked with specialized in Diabetes! So YEAA all on board. But then, Dr. Lee left. And then, Dr. Jeffrey was stuck being the PI (principal investigator).
~SPC
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