TOASTMASTERS:AGUIDETO ACHIEVINGCLINICALEXCELLENCE

By Salma Shyboub

Succeedingasaclinicalpharmacistinmedicaland healthcare requires a range of core skills The role of a pharmacist is important. So, professionals who enter this field need to be well-trained and have good communication skills, multitasking skills, and analytical skills. For this reason, I took the opportunity to join toastmasters international to develop my skills and help my patients choose the best medicationfortheirneeds.Inaddition,toavoidanypotential drug interactions by having good patient-pharmacist interaction.

ToastmastersInternationalhadimprovedmycommunication skills Effectivecommunicationwithpatientsisessentialand improveshealthoutcomes TheWorldHealthOrganization (WHO)reportentitled“TheRoleofthePharmacistinthe healthcaresystem:preparingthefuturepharmacist” identifiedthepharmacistasa“communicator’’ More recently,theroleofthepharmacisthasbeenexpandingina patient-centeredway,makingcommunicationbetween patientsandthecommunityavitalcomponentofdaily practice.Goodcommunicationskillsareneededforcomplex activitiessuchasconductingmedicinereviews,motivating peopletoadheretomedicines,andhealthpromotion.

As a Clinical pharmacist, I need to have excellent analytical skills if I want a successful career over the long term. I improved my analytical skills as a toastmaster. I became more successful in assessing the condition of a patient and their medical history, which will allow me to deliver the best treatment plan. Moreover, I’ll need to be analytical when patients have problems with their treatment. In this instance, a highly skilled clinical pharmacistwouldneedtosuggestanalternativemedicine based on research to solve the dispute. As a clinical pharmacist, I need to approach my work with both an investigational and analytical mind and take a logical approach to my decisions. Above all, with the right balance of skills and knowledge, I can grow my career as apharmacistandbecomehighlysuccessful.

Multitasking is all about being able to switch between tasks with ease and efficiency, without sacrificing productivity. It is one of the important skills that I gained as an Excom member of the Toastmasters club. As an ExCom member, I was handling many tasks at once. On the other hand, as a healthcare professional, I will have to be a multifunctional person, many of which will have a direct impact on people’s lives. I’ll be developing medication plans, assessing the results of treatments, and advising patients about their medicines Therefore, pharmacistsneedtobeexceptionallyorganizedandknow how to handle different responsibilities and ensure dayto-daytasksarecompletedontime

On the whole, the biggest gift I surprisingly got from Toastmasters is the community Being around people who are similarly driven builds a safe space for you to fail and learn Toastmasters give you that You get to meet new people every meeting & Learning becomes more fun! The skills you learn early in Toastmasters will help youinmanyways Andthemoreyoucontinuetopractice and improve in your club, the more success you will experienceinyourcareerandreallife.