Background
- For continued growth and development, hospital pharmacist would benefit from leadership training
- Pharmacy schools provide some administrative training
- Hospital pharmacist may one day want to become a clinical or operations manager
- With an increase in residency programs, a leadership path may be more difficult for those who did not complete a residency
- Just being good at one job may not translate to the other
- Specialist positions vs leadership positions is a different skillset
- Little training in project management
Major End Points
- Additional training
- Shadowing
- Master’s degree
- Lean thinking, leadership certificates
- Materials –> Podcasts & articles
- Conferences
- Opportunities in people management
- Students
- Interns
- Residents
- Taking the schedule
- Creating service lines/programs
- Involvement in committees
- P&T, Controlled Substances, Med Safety, Specialty
- Implementing projects
- Networking
Summary
- Everyone’s path is different and not every hospital can hire an Admin Resident
- Seek opportunities in people management, leadership training, and project management
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