Personal Narrative: A Career As A Pharmacist

I was never a kid that knew who I would become when I grow up. My interests ranged from wanting to become an interior designer to having a strong desire of becoming a pilot. I was often surrounded by healthcare professionals but I never imagined myself striving to become one. Little did I know that I would end up at a stage in my life where I would be sure about pursuing a career in healthcare. Although I have decided on my career path, I have yet to discover a particular field within healthcare that grabs my interest. The RA Internship will help me learn more about medicine and help me find a right field of study through clinical research experience and monthly lectures offered to me as an intern. Though this opportunity I will be able to

As I exit the locker room, I strap on my black cleats and tighten my gloves. I grab my silver helmet with the lightning bolt logo, touch the sign that says “Play Like A Champion Today,” and walk into the tunnel. Finally, we hear our team’s name, and we run onto the field ready to defeat the fear of losing embedded in our minds. The opportunity arose, and whether we seized it or not, this would be my last game. We took away from that day more than just a win, or a loss. As somber as I was to let this moment go, I knew I had not let my team down. There was no anguish, no agony. These lessons from football have carried over in my journey to become a physician. I knew I wanted a career in healthcare, and football has better prepared me for that.

My mother has had type II diabetes since I was 7-years-old. In November 2009, two months after moving to the United States from Cameroon, her condition worsened. Doctor visits were not an option at the time due to the cost and my mother had difficulty walking. This meant that I had to go to the pharmacy to get buy her syringes and insulin (Novolog). Being able to translate the instructions of the pharmacist into French for her and seeing the role of a pharmacist in a patient-pharmacist relationship was an eye-opening experience for me.

Having lived in three different countries in my childhood, it was a challenge for me to I wade through the unspoken rules of each culture. My Chinese heritage, reminded by my mother’s cooking, complements my penchant for Japanese snacks and trinkets. At the same time, I proudly represent Seattle where I grew up. My friends were often confused by my habits or certain beliefs and my family often did not comprehend what I was learning and struggling with at school. These obstacles were not solved overnight; I slowly learned to understand, taking the advice of many helpful teachers and mentors. I had to learn how to ask for help and advocate for myself. In my pursuit of medicine, I recognize healthcare transcends this cultural barrier, but the

When individuals think of dead people, images of loved ones might scroll through their brain or perhaps they are reminded of the infamous quote, “I see dead people” from the movie, The Sixth Sense. However, for me, the two words evoke a momentous memory in which I inspected cadavers. I was a teenager at the time, attending a summer medical program and it seemed as if I had entered the gates of heaven or simply put, the gates of Georgetown University. I had always wanted to pursue a career in medicine, and this was evident in second grade when I dressed up as a doctor for career day. It was sensational strutting around in my immaculate, white lab coat and using my Fisher Price stethoscope to “hear” the other students’ heartbeats. I felt the

During the Chemistry courses I have found the practical work to be most enjoyable. Before choosing to go into pharmacy I wanted to know what the pharmacist actually do. I spoke to my local pharmacist and asked him about his experience of being a pharmacist. What he told me was interesting and seemed like a satisfying career choice, also pharmacy combines mathematics and science which I both have an interest in.

I originally entered college as an ambitious business major with plans to complete the pre-med track as well. But, I quickly learned that I needed to narrow my focus to one or the other, especially taking on a demanding college baseball schedule involving year round practice and a forty game season. Although I have always been enthusiastic about business, I decided that I didn’t want to pursue a career path that would most likely put my behind a desk crunching numbers or pushing sales all day. It personally seemed to me as something that lacked real meaningfulness and an ability to make a significant impact. Meaningfulness and the ability to apply my love for science was what had always peaked my interest in the medical field. In my sophomore

During these years, I learned a lot about hospital environment, doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals. I know what they are doing and how they work each other. So If I am working in a hospitals as a pharmacist, I will know how the hospital system works. Because I have been working in a laboratory, I know how to working with instruments, how to run all different specimens, how to interpret results, how to use laboratory equipment, and how to use microscopes. These are very basic of science. so knowing all of these already, it will gives me an advantage when I study at pharmacy school especially in the laboratory part of a class. As a medical technologist, I often go to patient's room to collect bone marrow biopsy specimens, and I am very happy to help them with diagnosis to process their specimens and get a quality result. Just know that I can be able to help patients when they ask or need help is that make me feel good. Based on my personal experiences and hospital working experiences, I am sure that I can be success in the pharmacy

My decision to enter the field of medicine was affirmed when I had an eye-opening experience with my new pediatrician. I had just moved from Guyana to the U.S and I remember being anxious and uncomfortable as I had a good relationship with my previous pediatrician, who I had known for years. However, when I arrived at her office, she greeted me with a smile and asked me about my medical concerns that day. Throughout, the exam she explained what she was doing and why it was important. I remember being amazed, learning about my body was an incredible experience for me. When I asked her why she had explained all this to me, she said “It is great that you can come to me, but I also need to teach you how to take care of yourself so if a problem

When I was eight years old, I wanted to be a piano player. It was the single most important thing in my small world. Although I was still young, I persevered until I finally reached my goal. I remember the long hours of meticulous practice that went into learning complicated pieces of music. That diligent practice has paid off; by age fourteen I was playing piano in church services and I am now one of the music directors for our church. Now I want to be a pharmacist, and I am using that same perseverance and diligence to reach my new goal.

I work as a Governmental Hospital Pharmacist, my responsibilities: dispensing medications, checking prescriptions to make sure there are no errors , implementing prevention strategies and promoting healthy behaviors and activities (e.g:vaccination) in cooperation with other governmental

A pharmacist is a healthcare professional whose main job is to implement drug therapy, know all about pharmaceutical drugs and help improve patient’s health. Everyday pharmacists go through some of the worst problems in the medical field. They have to interact with numerous amounts of patients, doctors and insurance companies every day. The biggest problem that pharmacists have to deal with is the rising cost of pharmaceutical drugs.

Most of my after school memories from childhood consist of doing homework at the local pharmacy where my mother works as a clerk. I suppose I was exposed to the field of pharmacy far before I realized my aspiration for being a pharmacist. At the time, a teacher was what I wanted to be “when I grew up.” Yet, distinctly I can remember curiously asking about what exactly happened behind the counter – perhaps it was an early sign of my passion. However, it wasn’t until later that I came to the realization that I wanted to be a pharmacist. My epiphany came gradually as my grandfather was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s around the time I started middle school. Since he lived next door, I experienced first hand the tough situation of caring for an ill loved one. Through that journey, especially after loosing him, I discovered my zest for not only helping the sick but also developing a close relationship with the patient as well as their caregivers. So much positive and uplifting encouragement was given to my family from medical providers during my grandfather’s illness that from that moment I knew my calling in life was to be one of the smiling, helpful, and supportive faces behind the pharmacy counter. To be that person for another family or patient, to me, would be an absolute honor and lifelong fulfillment.

"Just because you graduated from a university doesn 't mean your days of studying are over” says a woman named Rosemary Killeen. Throughout my life I have been divulged with many different questions on what I want to be when I get older. I always had vacillated between “I am not really sure yet” and “I want to be a professional athlete”. But now that I have sat down to think about it I realized that I would like to be a pharmacist. A pharmacist is a person who is professionally qualified to prepare and dispense medical drugs. I think that being a pharmacist would be good for me because I would like to be in the health field but working as a surgeon is not my type of thing. As you read on you soon will find out the history of a pharmacist, what you need to obtain being a pharmacist, a description of being a pharmacist, and why this job is for me.

Working as a pharmacy assistant helped /enables/ me to become a more creative thinker, an good adviser, and a friend. Like every career field, the pharmacy has its pros and cons. While working in retail pharmacy place I understood the advantages and disadvantages of pharmacy field. Pharmacist must advice their patient what medication is best for patient to achieve quick recovery of illness after considering many factors including patients medicine usage history and any other health problems patient have. Aside from physical demands, there are strong mental demands needed to be a pharmacist. You have to be on top of your career as a pharmacist. Every. Single. Day. The very nature of this field means you will be the go-to person for solving problems./critical thinking/.Not only will you answer the questions of dozens of patients, you will help other healthcare professionals who work with you.The role of a pharmacist is unquestionably one of immense responsibility. Handing people medicine over the counter /OTC/ isn’t the only part of your job. As a pharmacist your duty is