Career Development Of Randy Hitchens In Pharmacy

What do you want to do with your life? It is a question that almost everyone asks high school and college students, but for many, it is a dreaded question that is difficult to answer. For me, that wasn’t the case, as ever since my sophomore year of high school, my answer has been to become a pharmacist. My passion for pharmacy stemmed out of the opportunity to shadow a pharmacist who showed me a wide variety of career possibilities within pharmacy. I was intrigued by all the options that began on the foundation of learning science, understanding medications, and caring for patients.

Growing up in a family where my father worked as a pharmacist with both my older sister and older brother selecting pharmacy as their profession, I would be lying if I said that this did not serve to influence my decision-making in any form or shape. It was not until my freshman year of high school when I chose to volunteer at my aunt’s independently-owned pharmacy that formally opened its doors for business that I began to seriously consider my future profession. Initially, because business was severely slow and lacking, I did not find much interest in the field of pharmacy as I was primarily spending my time setting up equipment, organizing the store, and moving boxes around among others. It was not until a few years later when the business started picking up steam and more customers began to file in that allowed me to further interact with more people and consequently, increase the variety of drug medications that the pharmacy had in stock. In turn, this presented me an opportunity to familiarize myself with drug names such as Amlodipine, Gabapentin, Lorazepam, Metformin, and many more. Admittedly, even just seeing and holding the manufacture’s bottle in my hand sparked great interest in myself at that time. I was simply fascinated by the different drugs and found the role of a pharmacist to encompass much more than “dispensing medications.”

Technicians help licensed pharmacists dispense medication to patients. They receive the prescription, enter it into

This spring, I will become the first person in my generation to graduate from a four year institution. Coming from a small high school class of only forty students, college has presented me with many more responsibilities, and countless opportunities. An opportunity to set an example for my four younger siblings, and also a chance to pursue a career for myself. With education being so vital, a higher education is something that I deeply valued and sought to attain. Going into college, I was certain that I wanted a career in healthcare, however I was undecided about where.

I was very excited to learn that I had been placed at my first choice elective APPE rotation at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center focusing on pharmaceutical drug analysis and research. This was an area of pharmacy I did not have any experience in and was interested in learning more about. Dr. Klang introduced me to numerous apparatuses used daily in the research setting. I learned not only the rules and regulations of cleanroom compounding according to USP 797, but also the logic behind each component. With my previous rotation being internal medicine and working in the community setting this rotation was a complete change for me. Each day something new and exciting to work on surfaced, we were ready to research any questions proposed by the pharmacy staff at MSKCC. Through multiple projects I was able to develop the skills necessary to work, and more importantly, analyze the results of multiple machines, such as the HPLC and particle sizer.

Randy Hitchens is a down to earth man and has lots of experience and insights to share. His presentation mainly focused on his career development after getting into the workforce and the skills that he obtained along the way in various areas of pharmacy. The skills Mr. Hitchens mentioned include clinical operation finances, strategic marketing, and dealing with fundraising and FDA. Those skills were not taught in school but rather learn through self-exploring after school. The first takeaway point that I obtained after his presentation was that new products and innovation in the industrial field are revolving around diagnostic tools. An example he gave was the Accu-Chek glucose monitor that he helped launch into the market. While new

Having a refined ability to observe changes, as well as an understanding of disease processes, pharmacology, and patient-specific physiology has allowed me to adapt to ever-changing situations and circumvent problems.

Having a career is a standard of life that is necessary for the well-being of humans and providing comfort for their families. It is very important to plan ahead for the career that you want to pursue in the future. Doing this can help you make the decision to keep pursuing that career or find a different career that interests you. Having a plan for your future can help you find a job that you are passionate about, and researching your career can help you become more qualified for that job. In this day and age it is getting harder to find a good paying job without a college degree, so it is important to succeed in high school so you can go to college and get a job that has a good salary.

On an ordinary day in the summer of 2015, I returned to work after a three day break. I began working my evening shift as a Pharmacy Technician in the inpatient pharmacy. While performing my regular duties, I came across an EMR message from a nurse requesting a large volume intravenous solution for her patient. I did my usual check to ensure that all four bags sent out in the early morning shift were administered. Upon investigating I noticed that none of the large volume bags were charted as being given. I assumed that the medication was on the unit and that the nurse was not checking the proper locations .I called to inquire and requested the nurse to check the designated locations again. I ended up dispensing the medication, got it checked off by a Pharmacist and made my way to the unit to deliver the order. Upon reaching the furious nurse approached me with a raspy voice. Enraged with Pharmacy's conduct since the past two days, she began conversing in provoking tone. She claimed being portrayed as a liar. More so she was furious that Pharmacy persistently asserted that the medication was on the unit and repeatedly requested her to look for it.

Choosing the field of Pharmacy as your career requires a rigorous education and licensure process before being certified and being able to work as a Pharmacist. There are many responsibilities once they are in as well.

My chosen career to pursue in college is in medical field, more specifically pharmaceuticals. I wish to become a pharmacist because after extensive research and personal interest. But before I can even think about chasing my chosen career, I have to create a goal and take steps to achieve that goal. To begin I have to pick the best college for my career, and one that is within reason. There are also a huge variety of colleges to choose from, although I believe that Florida State University would be the best choice for me. Not only do they provide anIexcellent medical program, they also have many different activities that interest me as well. I I I I I I I I I I I I I II I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I

A career that I have been interested in for a while is pharmacology, which is the study of drugs and medicines. Pharmacology covers the chemical and biological properties of drugs and different ways they can be used to help people and animals recover from anything from a headache to a chronic disease. Pharmacology interests me because I have an analytical mind, which means that I like to find out why things work the way they do and make connections between what happens. Since childhood I have always been interested in how drugs work and how the body uses different medicines to its advantage. I would like to specialize in studying mental health drugs and how they affect behavior and overall health, which is called psychopharmacology. I especially

The facts on pages 398-400 relates to me and the career that I envision after graduation because of the differences within a health care field that is a melting pot. What I mean by melting pot, I mean by the different culture, background, and ethnicities that shares a common goal. While working with people and building relationships with them, it helps to have some perspectives and understanding of their culture. In order to work in rural communities, we need to have understanding of people cultures, build strong alliances, and learn how to effectively communicate with one another. The career I chose which was pharmacy, deals with many different cultures from the people I would be working with to the patients I would be dealing with. I must

The pharmacy technician field continues to grow rapidly, and the pharmacy tech role is becoming more and more important. Because of my interest in Pharmacy Tech, I got the privilege to interview Dr. Hyunjoo Kil, a pharmacist at Walgreens (community pharmacy). In comparing working a community pharmacy or a hospital pharmacy, the biggest difference is in who your customers are. If you work for a big pharmacy chain, a neighborhood drug store, at a big store pharmacy, or even in a grocery store with an in-store pharmacy, you have a heavy interaction with patients who need their doctors prescriptions filled. When you work in a hospital setting, such as a nursing home, or long term care facility, your primary customers are physicians and nurses.

The flow of the medical community is dependent on every person employed there. The harmony it creates does not only come from the doctors or nurses, but the janitors, surgeons, receptionists, and even the pharmacists. Each job is necessary in order for the hospitals to function properly; for instance, the doctors diagnose the patient with their illness, prescribe them medication to cure it, and send them to the pharmacist, who then gives them their medication and sends them home. However, some jobs are overlooked more than others and do not receive the proper credit, like the pharmacist. Pharmacists are recognized for dispensing and sorting drugs, but their jobs help educate patients over their prescription and uphold the