So I was watching a war movie after work and thought how relevant The Rifleman's Creed is similar to what pharmacists do. Maybe I am trying to make pharmacy too cool. Maybe I way to into war movies. Maybe I will make all the future pharmacists I train learn the lines below and put it up in my pharmacy framed.
"This is my computer. There are many like it, but this one is mine. My computer is my best friend. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life. My computer, without me, is useless. Without my computer, I am useless. I must use my computer true. I must check faster than my patients who are trying to kill me. I must check them before they bury me. I will...
"My computer and myself know that what counts in this volume is not the volume we check, the noise of our printer, nor the smoke coming from it. We know that it is the accuracy that count. We will be accurate...
"My computer is human, even as I, because it is my life. Thus, I will learn it as a brother. I will learn its weaknesses, its strength, its parts, its accessories, its keyboard and its mouse. I will ever guard it against the ravages of viruses and damage as I will ever guard my legs, my feet, my eyes and my wrists against damage. I will keep my computer clean and ready. We will become part of each other. We will...
"Before God, I swear this creed. My computer and myself are the defenders of my patients. We are the masters of our pharmacy. We are the saviors of my life. So be it, until closing time and there are no prescriptions left, but peace!"
See, it works...