SGH Experiential Learning
Students gain early behind the scenes access to one of the busiest hospitals in Singapore
They say there’s a first for everything, and for many of the participants, this was one of their first chances to get THIS close to pharmacy practice; ward rounds, patient care plans and the like. It seems that some eager young pharmacists simply couldn’t sit around until their first PECT rotation to step foot into the lion’s den…
I don’t know about you dear reader, but everytime I hear stories about PECT or pre-reg, frankly it shakes me up a little. The thought of having real responsibilities, involving real patients, in a foreign environment to boot, I can’t help but feel a bit stressed.
Compared to that, this was a stress-free environment for the participants to extract the ins and outs of what goes on in the pharmacy department in Singapore General Hospital (SGH), one of THE busiest hospitals in Singapore. Needless to say, it would surely have prepared them for what’s coming.
Ward rounds and patient care plans
For many, it was their first time seeing the role-plays experienced in class play out in real life albeit with all the expected unexpected twists and turns. During the event, SGH took hands-on learning to another level as students got to shadow pharmacists in both inpatient and outpatient settings. They got up close and personal with ward rounds, tagging along pharmacists and a team of healthcare professionals to evaluate care plans for patients.
“This experience highlighted to me the critical role of interdisciplinary collaboration in achieving the best outcomes for patients. Witnessing this firsthand was truly insightful and reinforced the importance of teamwork and communication in healthcare.”
A stroll down memory lane
As students were led through the various unknown hallways and rooms, such as the pharmacy lab and specialty clinics. The pharmacists retold stories of their most impactful memories at those very places.
And that’s not all. Students were exposed to the upcoming initiatives aimed at improving patient experiences at SGH.
What it was all meant for!
As always, being aware of what’s to come in the future is a good way to prepare for clinical roles. Ward rounds and the need to collaborate with fellow healthcare professionals are part and parcel of the work as a pharmacist. I’m sure participants got a better understanding of what good practices are valued in high-stakes, fast-paced clinical settings like SGH. If you’d like to gain exclusive real-world experiences like these, NUSPS’ Pharmacy Profession Awareness Committee (PPAC) is all about that! Join them as they gear up to offer students chances to know what it means to be a pharmacist.
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