Life on the Pharm

Life on the Pharm

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Life on the Pharm episodes

  • Ep 21: Pharmacy School Interviews 2021
    Looking for pharmacy school interview advice? Look no further! Join me as I reflect on my pharmacy school interview experience and share some of my tips, tricks, and advice. From crafting your elevator pitch to leaving a lasting impression, this episode covers it all and so much more!
    38 min
  • Ep 19: 'Tis the Season

    Mehry Christmas y'all! On today's episode I'll be talking about navigating the first ~virtual~ ASHP Midyear, how my residency applications are going, the end of my industry rotation, welcoming grandlittles to our fraternity lineage, and my experience receiving the first dose of the Moderna COVID vaccine.

    26 min
  • Ep 18: WFH Week in My Life
    Join me during a week in my life working from home! I'll be talking about what my day looks like during my industry internship, what I've done to continue working on residency applications, and how I like to spend my brain breaks.
    34 min
  • Ep 17: It's All Gravy

    Welcome to the first of 3 holiday episodes of Life on the Pharm! On today's epsiode we'll be wrapping up my emergency medicine rotation, giving y'all some insight into my industry internship, and touching upon what it's like applying for residency. All of this and more as we catch up during this Thanksgiving special!

    16 min
  • Ep 16: Rabies & Residency & RSI, Oh My!
    Hello I'm back! Three weeks later and I've returned to share what's been up in the ED, how prepping for residency application season has been, and what the deal is with rabies. On this week's episode I share with y'all what I learned during my rabies topic discussion, what it was like participating in CSHP ~virtually~, and how three back to back to back intubations was just another day in the office. Listen along as I catch you up on three weeks of Life on the Pharm!
    28 min
  • Ep 15: Grey's Anatomy Who?

    In today's episode, I'll be sharing with y'all what I was up to during my first week in the Emergency Department! I share with you what my first week was like at a new hospital, how I fit into the Emergency Medicine team, and became my own version of Mehr-idith Grey. This week I got to rock my Figs, attend traumas, sprint to my first code blue, take part in layered learning, get an introduction to RSI, have MANY conversations about antibiotics, set up medications, and so much more! Listen along as I take on ED Week 1!

    25 min
  • Ep 14: FASTHUGS to the ICU

    In today's episode, I'll be sharing with y'all my last 2 weeks in the ICU! I go over preparing and presenting my final presentation in addition to current plans for research presentations at upcoming seminars and conferences. This week I share with you the last of my topic discussions, how to celebrate a birthday in the ICU, what I do between blocks, why goodbyes are the worst, and so much more! Listen along as I take on ICU Weeks 5 and 6!

    23 min
  • Ep 13: Welcome to my TED Talk

    In today's episode, I'll be sharing with y'all my fourth week of my ICU rotation! I share with you all my experience working in interdisciplinary teams as well as share some interesting disease states I've encountered. This week I made my way back into the ICU full time, jumped back into patient work ups and notes, presented my topic discussions to my preceptors and med student colleagues, watched my first bronchoscopy, gave a TED Talk about the Bachelor, and so much more! Listen along as I take on ICU Week 4!

    25 min
  • Ep 12: Angioplasty But Make It ~Fashion~

    In today's episode, I'll be sharing with y'all my third week of my ICU rotation which actually ended up taking me to both TOC and the cath lab! I share with you all my discharge counseling experience throughout the hospital and well as witnessing my first angioplasty. This week our cohort attended a conference about all things residency, I worked up my ICU team solely off the patient list, presented my journal club for my midpoint presentation, and so much more! Listen along as I take on ICU Week 3!

    45 min

About Life on the Pharm

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Hi everyone! My name is Mehr Virk and I am a PGY1 acute care pharmacy resident at UC Davis Health! I started this podcast at the beginning of my final year at UCSF School of Pharmacy and have been documenting my life on the the pharm as I pursue a future as a clinical pharmacist! Join me on my PharmD journey!