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Why did you decide to work in palliative care?<\/b><\/p>\nWhy did you decide to work in palliative care?<\/b><\/p>\n
Palliative care allows me to care for patients the way I have always wanted to – by advocating for the patient and ensuring their values remain at the focal point of all care decisions. I count it an immense privilege to enter into some of the most personal and sacred moments of a patient’s life, to be fully present with them, and to use my training as a pharmacist to help alleviate a degree of suffering. I also love the “outside-the-box” challenge that inevitably comes along with this work – there is always something new to learn, and always a degree of creativity in thinking through how to best meet a patient’s needs.<\/p>\n
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What is your favorite part of your job?<\/b><\/p>\n
Seeing the same patients months after month, celebrating the “wins” with them and grieving the losses.<\/p>\n
The interdisciplinary teamwork of the ºÚÁÏÍø palliative care team is also a huge highlight for me – working with such a committed team that knows how to celebrate the wins together and grieve the losses together make this work a privilege.<\/p>\n
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What do you enjoy most about living in the Triangle area?<\/b><\/p>\n
What’s not to love? There are food and restaurant options galore, lots of lovely parks to run or bike, and we are only 2 hours from the beach! There is always something to do outside and always something new to be explored.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"