Time to Think About Rotations

Starting in May, as a sixth year pharmacy student, I get to complete 8 rotations at which I will be practicing different pharmacy skills. Each rotation is 6 weeks long and each site offers something a little different. There are certain requirements for that I have to fulfill. For example I have to do at least two rotations with a faculty advisor, one rotation in a hospital, one rotation in a clinic, and so on. I am getting excited because I actually get some hands on experience and get to LEARN a whole lot; however, I am EXTREMELY nervous as well because rotations won't be cheap nor will they be easy. I feel like I do not know enough. Either way, the rotations are coming and I have to put in my preferences in a few weeks. We do not get to choose per say, but we get to put in our preferences and see what happens from there.

These are some of the Rotations that I am currently thinking about for next year:


Faculty Site
Iowa Methodist Med Ctr. Internal Medicine-Wall, 1200 Pleasant - Des Moines -h
Broadlawns Medical Center-Psych, 1801 Hickman Road - Des Moines -h
Blank Children's Hospital Pediatrics - Bell, 1200 Pleasant - Des Moines -h
VA Cntrl IA Hlth Care System-DM Div.-CC/Surg, Pharmacy 119 - Des Moines


Acute Care
Iowa Methodist Med Ctr. Internal Medicine-Wall, 1200 Pleasant - Des Moines - h
Mercy Hosp Med Ctr - Maki Internal Medicine, 1111 6th Avenue - Des Moines - h
Regional Medical Center-Manchester, 709 W. Main Street - Manchester -h
Waterloo Covenant Medical Center Pharmacy, 3421 W 9th Street - Waterloo - h


Ambulatory Care
Kerr Drug Health Care Center, 275 McDowell Street - Asheville
Mansmith Pharmacy, 3204 1st Street - Emmetsburg –h
PharmMD Solutions, LLC, 216 Centerview Dr., Suite 390 - Brentwood(TN) - H


Hospital
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Pharmacy Department - Park Ridge
Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, Pharmacy Department - La Crosse
Christian Hospital, Pharmacy Department - St. Louis
Missouri Baptist Medical Center, Pharmacy Department - St. Louis


Community
Mansmith Pharmacy, 3204 1st Street - Emmetsburg
Methodist Plaza Pharmacy, 1212 Pleasant Street - Des Moines
Missouri Baptist Medical Center, Pharmacy Department - St. Louis
Osco Drug #3422, 122 North Vail Street - Arlington Heights
Target Pharmacy-Urbandale, 11148 Plum Drive - Urbandale


Diverse Site
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Pharmacy Department - Park Ridge
Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, Pharmacy Department - La Crosse
Broadlawns Medical Center-Psych, 1801 Hickman Road - Des Moines
VA Cntrl IA Hlth Care System-DM Div.-CC/Surg, Pharmacy 119 - Des Moines
Community Support Advocates, 333 SW 9th Street, Suite C - Des Moines


Specialty Care
Keefer's Pharmacy, 5 West Prospect Avenue - Mt. Prospect - h
Diamond In-Patient Headache Unit, 2900 North Lakeshore Drive - Chicago -h
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Pharmacy, 251 E. Huron - Chicago
Cherokee Mental Health Institute, Pharmacy Department - Cherokee
CarePlus Pharmacy, 32 North Euclid Avenue - St. Louis
Missouri Baptist Medical Center-Nutrition, Pharmacy Department - St. Louis

Non Patient Care Site
Lundbeck Inc., Four Parkway North - Deerfield - h
Iowa Pharmacy Association, 8515 Douglas, Suite 16 - Des Moines
Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, One Takeda Parkway - Deerfield
National Association of Chain Drug Stores, 413 North Lee St. - Alexandria
Pharmacists Mutual Insurance Co., PO Box 370 - Algona
U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 5600 Fisher Lane - Rockville