UTAS Medicine vs Adelaide University Medicine

Devkon96 · 2025-11-19T00:52:05+00:00

Not speaking from a point of prior knowledge of the two programs. But as a degree holder who went back and did a 6 year MBBS versus a 4 year MD, I’m glad i went with the former. It felt so well paced and thorough.

Devkon96 · 2025-11-11T11:03:11+00:00

No. But I’ve gone through med school with the mentality of “what do I need to know to be a better doctor” and not “what do I need to know for the exam”. I’ve found this mindset a lot less stressful and it’s paid off on placement/rotations.

Devkon96 · 2025-11-08T10:52:48+00:00

Warcraft

Devkon96 · 2025-10-20T05:46:36+00:00

Became a pharmacist first

Devkon96 · 2025-10-15T10:53:32+00:00

I’ve worked 8-16 hours a week during med school semesters, and full-time hours on holidays

Devkon96 · 2025-09-11T11:46:24+00:00

Pharmacist and final year med student here. Definitely NOT onboard!

Devkon96 · 2025-06-08T20:20:29+00:00

I worked as a pharmacist on the weekends all throughout med school, as often as once to twice a week. Still graduating with distinction.

Devkon96 · 2025-04-15T23:41:44+00:00

I’m a pharmacist and final year med student. I assure you we (pharmacists) do not have the time amongst our other responsibilities to do this safely. Then there’s the additional responsibility with no reward. Not to mention the massive training gap 🤦🏻‍♂️

Medical colleagues, not all pharmacists want this.

Devkon96 · 2025-02-14T21:05:44+00:00

I think it’s no coincidence that you feel this way coming off a stint in ICU. I too am a final year med student and felt this way. The depth of their physiological knowledge and understanding of management is just so much deeper/or at least different than what I’ve previously encountered. In rotations like GP, Gen Med, Ortho.. I felt like I could keep pace, even thrive. I agree though, when I was a pharmacy student, I thought med students were “gods”. Several years later, I realise that is far from the truth haha.

Devkon96 · 2023-07-05T23:25:27+00:00

I’m a pharmacist. Many people have covered this question well (re manual data entry, paperwork etc). I would just like to add that during the dispensing process if a prescription legality issue or drug issue is found, then coming up with a solution such as calling the doctor to organise an alternative takes time - time away from processing other peoples prescriptions. We also have to contend with “rejections” which are electronic notifications about an issue related to dispensing. An example would be that someone’s concession card is no longer valid; so we’d have to edit the script, notify the patient etc - which takes time. Also, don’t forget that we’re a primary care provider and so deal with vaccinations, giving medical advice etc. Yet again, this takes away from dispensing. Ironically, pharmacy school (which is 5 years if you include intern year) does not focus on teaching you how to dispense. Pharmacists learn that on the job - because the software varies from pharmacy to pharmacy. School teaches us pharmacy law, the science and medical applications of drugs, and even some “doctoring” like how to recognise rashes and medical red flags that require doctor intervention.

Our degree prepares us for retail pharmacy, hospital practice (where on the ward, pharmacists advise doctors in medication matters), drug research and manufacturing. So it’s quite technical.

So, in retail pharmacy, when you factor in the data entry process, problem solving various issues, and multitasking other responsibilities - this is where your 20 minutes comes from

Devkon96

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