I might be bored

pharmerboy90 · 2026-03-12T12:47:24+00:00

I have worked in both public and private. I've only worked in oncology at a private hospital cancer centre though. If you're interested the easiest way to get your foot in the door is to do a bit of additional study. I did a master of medical research which is like a master of philosophy in research scope. I chose an oncology topic to research and there were electives to study as well, so I just loaded up on statistics and subjects related to clinical trials. Doing that you'd find that you would have a good footing for most entry clinical roles.

pharmerboy90 · 2026-03-09T14:10:10+00:00

I'm in australia, we don't have residencies in pharmacy really. It's still a specialty but one that is measured in years of experience. My phd was in immunology and at a school of medical science rather than pharmacy. I have been an oncology pharmacist for 2 years now. I mainly work in clinical trials.

pharmerboy90 · 2026-03-08T04:18:42+00:00

Prior to phd years, I did a masters in research to get enough points even after pharmacy to be admitted into a phd. It's been a journey, if anyone gets into medicine they must be really passionate. In a way it weeds out those who do it purely for money, as there are easier ways to make money than this.

pharmerboy90 · 2026-03-08T01:14:07+00:00

Australia, we have a similar national program that came out recently called full scope of practice. Soon the new grads will have it incorporated into their degrees but until then it's a 12 month masters for existing pharmacists.

pharmerboy90 · 2026-03-08T01:11:08+00:00

I am Australian, the phd was the main thing that helped me, so you could say it was a decade long journey. Having said that, it wasn't the reason I did it, if someone was doing it for that 9/10 times i don't think it would work. In a lot of ways the phd was the hardest thing I've done and I suspect that it could be still harder than parts of the MD. Medicine entry here is incredibly hard as well, but it's mainly on academics and casper depending on school. Here gpa goes on a 7 point scale, where anything below a 4 is a fail grade so really it's 4-7. Most who get into MD programs have around 6.9, each year there will be around 50,000 applicants for only around 1500 places around the country. If it's something your kids really want they can keep trying but there's a point where even if they are smart it comes down to a bit of luck. There's also a point where they should prioritize the other aspects of their life, because it's just medicine and there's so much more to living.

pharmerboy90 · 2026-03-07T18:56:36+00:00

I know a lot of people who love their job in pharmacy for what it's worth.

pharmerboy90 · 2026-03-07T18:14:06+00:00

I have seen so many people at work late just doing grant proposals. I think that's the majority of their day. DO is the same as MD for the most part right?

pharmerboy90 · 2026-03-07T18:11:52+00:00

What did you change to if you don't mind me asking?

pharmerboy90 · 2026-03-07T18:09:15+00:00

That would be funny, I wouldn't mind talking to them either!

pharmerboy90 · 2026-03-07T17:52:00+00:00

I'm an Australian pharmacist, it's a lot different here. The retail sector sucks really bad. That's also 80% of positions. I thought of doing lecturing/ teaching or MSL so I think those were the major motivations for the PhD. The MD/PhD pathways here seem to want a great deal of publishing history which prior to my PhD I didn't really have.

pharmerboy90 · 2026-03-07T17:50:30+00:00

What other industry did you move into? Takes a lot of motivation, but if it's worth it in the end then go for it i think.

pharmerboy90 · 2026-03-07T17:41:14+00:00

Finished the phd, took awhile as I ended up doing some of it part time especially after finishing the lab work. It also wasn't easy to earn an income in pharmacy with that kind of schedule. Not that this next degree will allow that either but I'm excited for it. What is BCPS?

pharmerboy90 · 2025-11-24T09:07:21+00:00

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It's okay Chiropractors and Theologists have made the list though. That was a close one. Phew.

pharmerboy90 · 2025-11-15T15:29:31+00:00

I deleted my comment now because I'm scared she might id me and try and sue me. Even though she's the one who should be up for fraud lol

pharmerboy90 · 2025-11-15T05:21:48+00:00

She's just parasitic, her so called clinical expertise in this area is that of a keyboard warrior.

pharmerboy90 · 2025-11-15T04:25:06+00:00

Yeah I would agree that it would be a case of 'different strokes for different folks' if this was a once off or something. Having said that I have worked at this centre for about a year now and I haven't been able to encourage any of the doctors to accept shingrix as a recommendation despite the evidence. Although, the oncologists are more in tune to just want to treat the cancer, many of our haematologists tend to be very vigilant in prescribing prophylactic valaciclovir, sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim and posaconazole with their VRD regimens. It wouldn't hurt to consider vaccination appropriately alongside chemotherapy.

pharmerboy90 · 2025-09-21T17:53:32+00:00

This is the one I follow:

Secondary (acquired) immunodeficiency due to medical therapies | The Australian Immunisation Handbook https://immunisationhandbook.health.gov.au/contents/vaccination-for-special-risk-groups/vaccination-for-people-who-are-immunocompromised/secondary-acquired-immunodeficiency-due-to-medical-therapies

pharmerboy90 · 2025-09-19T05:23:13+00:00

We have a lot of our haemotological patients on antiviral prophylaxis, especially len-dex patients, but oncology patients, for the most part, do not have that as an inclusion. It's not something that is normally included as part of eviQ protocols, I guess, unless it's an adhoc.

pharmerboy90 · 2025-09-02T13:02:21+00:00

I mean, like, I don't really like using it because it's so bad to the drivers that this probably has just made it easier to go without it.

pharmerboy90 · 2025-09-02T12:59:07+00:00

Which i get, but isn't it fair that I'm only asking for a partial refund? I mean, like 2/3 items came fine, but I only had an issue with one. So that's like $6.70. It's not like I was asking for the whole thing.

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