Mount Sinai is the perfect environment for pharmacy students to see how pharmacists can have a real impact on patient care.

At Mount Sinai, clinical pharmacists work in direct patient care areas giving students the opportunity to interact with patients and other members of the health-care team on a daily basis.

As a pharmacist in orthopaedic surgery, my pharmacy students see patients every day. They perform medication histories, gather information from patients to help solve drug-related problems and assist with discharge planning.

Pharmacists are part of the multidisciplinary health-care teams at Mount Sinai. And for many pharmacy students that means working with staff from different disciplines to answer drug information questions. This interaction gives students a glimpse at what other member of the team contribute to patient care.

Pharmacy students gain skills and insight into the patient experience and health-care system that are invaluable for their future in either a community or hospital practice. The Mount Sinai placement opens the students’ eyes to new roles for pharmacists and career opportunities they may not have known existed. 

Mount Sinai Hospital
Joseph and Wolf Lebovic Health Complex
600 University Avenue
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 1X5