Pharmacist Personal Statement

From there, I began to explore more of what a career in pharmacy would mean and take the steps necessary to pursue my dream. As I reflect on the past and look forward, becoming a Doctor of Pharmacy is still the clear answer to achieving both my immediate and long-term goals. My immediate goal is to work towards additional education to be better equipped to utilize my undergraduate degree. In particular, I have a strong interest in applying my knowledge of biochemistry to the area of pharmacy in order to better understand how different medications work, how to help patients understand their medications, and how to solve problems to better care for patients. Ultimately, through achieving a Doctor of Pharmacy degree, I desire to develop a meaningful career that would allow for life-long learning and impacting lives.

My strongest impetus for the study of this major is pegged on the personal urge to improve the lives and health of those around me. I would only be able to serve the health of others when I am fully acquainted with the knowledge of pharmacy, which to me is one of the noblest professions. I am deeply concerned about the welfare of others. My experiences, especially as I visit hospitals form a significant part in influencing my choice to study pharmacy. At one point, I felt very bad when a pharmacist in a hospital I had visited was very indolent in serving a patient. All human beings would feel adored and valued when they are given appropriate attention in regard to their health. The health profession has a mission geared towards safeguarding people's health and that mission is perfectly in sync with my desires. I want to be exceptional, to do my best in caring for people, and attend to their interest to the best of my knowledge. I admire nourishing hope to desolate patients and always give them a reason to

My Butler University academic training and intern experience has positioned me to recognize and appreciate the essential role performed by the clinical pharmacist. Although sometimes transparent, it is the clinical pharmacist that is central to a patient’s ultimate successful recovery. This was evident during my clinical rotations, where I directly participated in the optimization of medication therapy to achieve patient-specific outcomes; it is for this reason I am impassioned and compelled to pursue a residency. As a PGY-1 resident, I plan to apply my clinical knowledge in the acute and ambulatory care settings to identify medication-related problems and make therapeutic recommendations in collaboration with other practitioners. Upon completion

What does it take to be a pharmacist? Pharmacy involves more than just handing out drugs, otherwise anyone could do it. “A pharmacist is a health professional who follows instruction from physicians regarding the amount of education to distribute” (“Pharmacy requirements”). The pharmacy profession requires a lot of education, demands patience and attentive work, provides good pay, and offers a satisfying job.

I am always fascinated with the idea of how a tiny piece of drug could make such a significant difference in human life. The fact that medicine can process throughout the body in a matter of minutes shows how powerful and essential it is to utilize in order to better oneself physically and mentally. Each drug has a purpose and a target which gives it so much potential to regulate minor problems such as headaches or coughing, but also severe cases such as meningitis and tuberculosis. All this knowledge about different types of medicine are possessed by pharmacists who play a remarkable role in health care. Not only do these professionals have pharmaceutical understandings, they have the capabilities of educating patients of drug usage.

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.

My passion in life, ever since I was nine years old, has been the brain. I have been studying psychology, neuroscience, and pharmacology on my own since I was twelve years old. The biggest thing I want out of my life is to become a neuropsychopharmacologist, so that I will be able to develop and study new drugs to treat mental illness. To achieve this goal, I will have to first get my bachelor’s degree in neuroscience, and then move on to getting a PhD in neuroscience. Without higher education, it will be next to impossible for me to achieve this.

I came into college knowing that I wanted to work in the medical field, but without really knowing what profession I wanted to pursue. There were many reasons why I wanted to pursue a career in the medical field which eventually led to pursuing a pharmacy career. One reason was wanting a career where I’m regularly

They counsel patients on the use of medication, upon a patients release from the hospital. Retail pharmacists help answer questions about over the counter and prescription drugs. They must ask patients certain health questions in order to make a judgment on which medications to prescribe. Some pharmacists specialize in drugs for psychiatric disorders or intravenous nutrition.

Today in the 21st century the roles of pharmacist have expanded tremendously. Before pharmacist had the role of solely dispensing drugs. Pharmacists were limited to only being regulatory or clinical pharmacist. Back then they were called medical purveyors who were much like today’s regulatory pharmacist and hospital pharmacist who are similar to hospital pharmacist. Now pharmacists carry many roles in healthcare. Pharmacist can play roles in public health, community, health systems, state, and federal government.

I have taken numerous classes that will benefit me greatly when I attend college for pharmacy. As a sophomore I completed two math classes so I could enroll in more difficult math classes in my junior and senior year. During my junior year I took chemistry and pre-calculus. I received A’s in chemistry and learned a valuable amount of information that will prepare me for

Before Pharmacy 2100 began, I wasn’t entirely sure what career I wanted to pursue but I knew I wanted it to be in the healthcare field. As of now, my major is pharmaceutical sciences on a pre-med track. In my senior year of high school, I had no idea what I wanted to major in but the time to apply for college came around so I chose pharmaceutical sciences allowing me to decide later on if I wanted to take the pharmacy route or the medicine route. I was worried that I wouldn’t like pharmacy because I thought it was pretty boring and monotonous and definitely not something I would want to do every day. I also had fears that if I wouldn’t get accepted into professional school that I would have a degree that you can’t do much with. Through the course I have learned that there are a lot more careers path that I can pursue with a pharmaceutical sciences degree than just pharmacy or medicine. Completing the career research handout helped me to see all the different options I really have but hearing from speakers was even more effective. Hearing from speakers allowed me to better visualize the jobs and understand the requirements as well as the daily life of the person in that profesion. One speaker that particularly sparked my interest was Kevin Ricks, his work seemed very fascinating and I learned that he only worked through 2 years of college after his undergraduate degree. Although I had not previously been too interested in research hearing about the lab he works in, how he

I delight in helping people and that is what pharmacists do as well as additional significant tasks. They are also very organized people, as am I. That is why I would treasure being a pharmacist and truly love the job. I have worked exceptionally hard in my classes to maintain my exceptional grades and GPA. I have completed additional activities such as going to pharmacy camp to learn what a pharmacist does. I have also done ample research to know if I will like the job and what I have to do to achieve this goal. Every bit of this contributes to me reaching my goal and I cannot wait until my journey

The characteristics to become a pharmacist cannot be learned in college, it must be emphasized throughout the adolescent years. Some important features one needs to focus on are memorization, organization, being meticulous, and have a strong understanding of math and science. In the article “Top Skills You Need to be a Pharmacist”, the author states, “Before the pharmacist fills the prescription, they need to remember everything they learned […]. Pharmacists must know about hundreds of drugs — from their generic and brand names to their side effects and possible drug interactions” (Hart). Memorization is essential in order to be successful in this industry and is difficult to do. The organization skills of a future pharmacist must be top-notch because this field is based on it; medications need to be categorized by name, dosage amount, and amount of pills. Paying close attention to details is necessary as well because if there is

The career path that interests me the most is becoming an academic pharmacist. I have a love and a knack (as my peers would say) for teaching and explaining concepts. Mind you, I am not in any way a genius, but there have been a few courses where I understood the concepts so well that I loved being able to teach them. Namely, learning about drug metabolism in medicinal chemistry and as a precursor, basically everything in organic chemistry. In order to obtain a career that would allow me to pursue my love of teaching, I feel