College Admissions Essay: A Career As A Pharmacist

Everyone desires to feel loved, valued, and appreciated. A career in pharmacy opens a door into the lives of other to make a difference. My intentions, now and as a pharmacist, ensures the value of each person by offering quality patient, guiding them with healthy lifestyle choices, and respecting each individual. Being a pharmacists offers a chance to care for those in need. Opportunities to brighten some one’s day with a listening ear or a smile comes occurs on a daily basis. One of my favorite quotes whose author is unknown, states that a smile can change to world. ‘’Let your smile change the world, but don’t let the world change your smile.’’-Unknown

Ever since as I remember my childhood I have always dreamed to work in the medical field and be the part of the solution when it was about helping people. As I was growing up I read a lot of medical literature and magazines that fascinated me more and I strongly decided to take medical field track. During the primary school and a high school period I have always volunteered and offered my help to the nursing staff and even some of my pears were more comfortable to speak about some health issues with me. However I have always suggested seeking a professional opinion. Consequently in my mind was always that thought that I would like to know more about and around medicine.

Every since I was a little girl I never got to see what success really was, I grew up in a family that wasn’t the best that wasn’t truly even a family. But that is okay because if it wasn’t for them then I wouldn’t have achieved what will hold my entire future. I became successful and that is all the success I need to see. Finally at the age 28 I have realized that as long as you push yourself and set goals for yourself, nothing that has happened to you or that is in your path can stop you. You can have anything in the world you want as long as you put your mind to it and never give up. And finally as of last year I got my pharmacy degree.

It was the patient taking a moment to recognize my hard work and conveying his appreciation for helping him make this, already difficult process, significantly easier to deal with; I still have the letter hung at my desk today. It wasn’t until that precise moment in time that I realized I truly made a difference in that patient’s life and, as a result, live by the quote “only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile”. I believe pharmacists do this every day, they live their life in the service of helping others. It is one of several reasons why I continue to love pharmacy and wish, now more than ever, to attend The University of Saint Joseph School of Pharmacy to obtain my Pharm.D degree. Caring for the well-being of our patients makes me feel like life is worthwhile and it inspires me every day to know I am making a difference in someone’s life and within our

Growing up, I watched my mother study rigorously to earn her degree. The curious adolescent that I was, I constantly flipped through her anatomy book and it was then, that fueled my fascination for the medical field. As I continued my education through High School I found that I excelled in the sciences and I especially enjoyed chemistry and biology. My passion for these subjects and innate curiosity intrigues me to learn more about the composition of drugs and their functions in the body. My immediate goal is to gain knowledge and expertise in the areas of study that I enjoy by implementing my natural diligence and curiosity.

Pharmacy is my first career choice. In a way, it embodies the three other careers that I have also considered pursuing. [transition] Artists dedicate their lives to learning and mastering their skills in order to create their vision. Teachers pass on valuable knowledge to their students and mold them into successful individuals. Politicians establish and modify policies for the people they are elected to serve. As a pharmacist, I hope to incorporate parts of these three into the career that I have chosen to pursue. I want to become proficient in my skills of pharmaceutical care, take an active role in improving the processes of pharmaceutical practice, and educate and lead my patients to a healthier life.

I am currently a Senior Certified Compounding Pharmacy Technician in the only compounding Walgreens in Gainesville, FL. In the past two years as a technician, I have learned what being a retail pharmacist “really” entails. I can embellish it by saying that being a retail pharmacist is all about customer interactions and helping the patient through insightful review of the medications that they are taking, but that is only a small sliver of what is required on a daily basis. There are endless phone calls, insurance issues, consults, complaining customers, and immunizations that all need to be taken care at the same time on top of reviewing prescriptions. A lot of pharmacists get extremely stressed out and they have reason to.

All my life I knew that any career path taken in college travelled by me would be one that led to medicine. There were moments in my life were the option to be a veterinarian and a nurse were in the pot of possible carers, but ultimately I chose doctor and more specifically a surgeon. My life after making this decision has been centered around trying to do anything possible to secure my dream to become a doctor. That includes centering any classes I take in school be focused on mostly science, that also includes working at a hospital, and making sure I make the necessary connections I need to get me further in lie. One of my other interest has always been the brain and how the brain works. The psychology behind the brain and also what parts of the brain make people do and make certain actions. Most of my interests revolve around aspects that have to do with the medical field.

When I first graduated from high school, I could not decide what to study or did not know what I like to be doing for rest of life. As a international student, I spent whole four years of high school trying to understanding what's going on around me and strive to survive for the whole new environment, culture, most of all English. When I got into college, all I knew was I was interested in the medical fields, but I couldn't decide what kind of job I like to have until I start shadowing and volunteering around hospitals and local communities. When I first start volunteering at the hospital, I was so fascinating about how many professionals working there and so many jobs available in healthcare field. Most of all, I felt great to be helping people and took care of them and be there for them when they

Pharmacy has been my career choice since I was in middle school. My interest in pharmacy grew as I continued through high school and researched information about the career. In the past, I have been told that I possess special qualities such as communication, memorization, and alertness skills. Those skills are vital for this job. With my strenuous academic classes and possessing a variety of qualities, I am prepared for this tough career.

As I conducted my telephone Career interview with Pharmacist Della Agquiz, it provided me with a better picture on how to achieve this career goal. Being that I was already a pharmacy technician I didn’t think that continuing my education in pharmacy to be difficult. However, speaking with Mrs. Agquiz she informed that from the beginning in undergraduate studying chemistry through graduate school it was all challenging. She mentioned that having a personal life aside from school could be difficult to maintain due to the demanding study schedule of pharmacy. Taking into consideration all the time school requires I asked Mrs. Agquiz what her motivation was to pursue becoming a Pharmacist. Her response was very humbling, she chose the Pharmacy

The year 2002 was a year full of new beginnings for my family and I. I was ten years old, my youngest brother was born in February, and we moved away from Tennessee, and our family there, to Texas in October. Little did I know, the birth of my brother nor the move were going to be as significant as the next event that occurred.

Growing up, I encountered many health complications. I got transferred to many kinds of doctors to treat my many illnesses. The frustration of transferring to multiple offices and repeating the process of entering all the patient information and relaying my health problems to the doctors was inevitable. That sparked my interest to work in the healthcare field to become a doctor. However, when I reached college, I learned about careers working behind the scenes, improving the process of care.

Pharmacy is an ever-changing profession. With the help of technology and scientific advancements, much of the focus is now on preventative medicine. Throughout my life, many situations transpired that cemented my interest in pursuing a Doctor of Pharmacy but it all started with the encouragement that I got during my childhood from my uncle, who is a pharmacist.

I care about how people are doing, and I want them to be happy and healthy. Pharmacist do this every single day. Every day, they help make someone life better, and that is really important to me also have the skill-set needed to become a pharmacist. Pharmacist need to be very meticulous in very detail, and I do that. I will be the first in my family to go to medical school, and I am very excited about that. I want to attend Kearney because when I toured the school, I loved the campus and class size. After I graduate from medical school, I want to live in a small town. My parent’s own businesses in rural towns through Nebraska, so I spent many hours in those towns. I grew to love the lose-knit aspect those towns have, and I hope to own my own pharmacy in one of those towns. I am very ambitious, so I know that nothing will stop me from reaching my