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Got a power-packed update for you this week. Three important things to go through — practical, useful, and worth actioning today.

💉 Interns Can Vaccinate!

If you’re an intern and you’re not getting involved in your pharmacy’s vaccination clinic… you're missing a huge opportunity.

Here’s why it matters:

• You’re legally allowed to administer vaccines in most states now (under supervision).

• It builds trust with your team and your patients – they see you as more than “just an intern.”

• It’s valuable experience that translates directly to patient care, professional growth, and job security.

Don’t wait to be asked. Step up and say:
"Hey, can I be involved in the next flu or COVID vax clinic? I want to get more hands-on experience."

Make sure your pharmacy has you registered correctly and has the right supervision arrangements in place. If they do, jump in.

📒 Annotating Your AMH the Right Way (Not the Messy Way)

Let’s be honest — most pharmacy students and interns use the AMH reactively.

They look stuff up when they need it, but don’t learn from it.

You need to turn it into a living, breathing, personal learning tool.

Here’s how:

🔖 Sticky Note Tabbing

Use side tabs (those slim post-it ones) to break up the AMH into key sections:

• Yellow tabs for cardiology

• Blue tabs for endocrine

• Red tabs for antibiotics

• Orange tabs for drugs you always forget

Put them on the side or top of the book depending on your workflow. This is your quick-access system.

🖍 Highlighter Strategy

Don’t highlight everything.

That’s just colouring in.

Here’s a simple, effective system:

• Yellow = key dosing info

• Pink = monitoring & special populations (renal/liver dosing, pregnancy etc.)

• Green = interactions / warnings

• Orange = things you always forget (e.g. “Take on empty stomach”, “Monitor K+ at day 7”)

Use pastel highlighters so you don’t blind yourself. And don’t highlight the whole paragraph — just the part you want to come back to during exams or in practice.

📝 Margin Notes

You’ve got space – use it wisely.

• Next to a drug: “Common OSCE med”

• Next to monitoring info: “Seen on ward – Pt w/ CKD stage 4”

• Next to a class: “First-line HTN if diabetic”

Make it personal. Your notes are your story.

🗓 Charles Sturt Uni x PharmWISE

We’ve got an exciting event with Charles Sturt University on August 4th, 2025.

The session will be focused on practical intern skills (like vaccinations, real-world case solving, and AMH mastery).

You’ll get direct access to a collaborative session with CSU leaders and yours truly.

More info coming next week – but pencil it in.

You won’t want to miss this one.

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That’s it for this week.

We’re just getting started. Let’s raise the bar for pharmacy, together.

Gus