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Last year, my five months internship at Reims University Hospital in the Geriatric Post- Emergency and Clinical Pharmacy departments allowed me to put into practice and reinforce my knowledge.

I conducted hundreds of patients interviewed about their diseases, care pathway, medicines, with the aim to understand and optimize their treatments.

Completed with my prior internships in pharmacy, I understood better the healthcare system and the reality on the ground including the difficulties related to staffs or patients.

I gained important professional experience and optimized my knowledge of patient care (prise en charge patient).

It also gave me a better understanding of the functioning and organization of the hospital, and how it is managed.

In clinical pharmacy, I was soon given the responsibility of carrying out interviews for transplant patients.

Failure to adhere to or comply with post-transplant drug treatments is a major problem that can lead to graft rejection and patient death.

It is therefore essential to have a discussion with the patient to explain the importance of their treatment and thus encourage compliance.

I also ensured continuity of care by contacting the patient’s (retail) pharmacy to remind them that the drugs cannot be substituted.

The patient must also be careful about self-medication, so it is important that the pharmacy is aware that the patient has had a transplant.

This responsibility gave me more confidence in myself and my medical knowledge, and allowed me to be more autonomous.

I also learned how to communicate in a relevant way to patients so that they can better understand their condition /medicines.