Sample Personal Statement

Pursing a career as a medical doctor is an opportunity for me to mentor youth in underserved populations. As a child, I was raised in the low income, urban community of Roxbury, MA. Although not as notorious today, the neighborhood had garnered negative attention for its high crime rates. My mother emigrated from Haiti and raised me as a single parent. Due to our financial circumstance, Roxbury became our permanent residence. I have always felt there was something lacking in Roxbury in comparison to other towns I visited. My teenage years were largely spent in the suburban town of Stoneham where I attended high school. There was a literal difference in air quality and a psychology contrast in future prospects. While native students of

The close relationship with patients and respect received in a community are what attract me to a career in a rural community. I have not decided what specialization I want to pursue within pharmacy; however, I’m hoping that the REHPS program can guide me towards the best branch of pharmacy for me, whether it is community or hospital based. Working in a small town pharmacy has had a positive influence on my career path and remains a possibility for my future career. I am anxious to experience a rural hospital setting and see if that could also be a good fit. Working through the REHPS program will not only show me what possible pharmacy careers options I have after graduation, but also give me the experience I need to form a successful career. I hope to make lifelong connections that can mold me into the most well rounded pharmacist I can

As a result of my versatile work experience, as well as my community and organizational involvement, I have learned the importance of being a team player in order to perform effectively and efficiency. Having exposure to multiple clinical rotations in variable institutional settings has enhanced my time management skills, multi-tasking ability, and effective communication to both diverse patient populations and fellow practitioners. These qualities, along with my genuine enthusiasm and empathetic passion to help others, will allow me to become an integral component to your residency team.

There are few certainties of what one will encounter during life. A common joke names two: death and

As future pharmacists, we are going to face with not only the medications but also the patients, which the former ones are our tools while the latter ones are the people we use correct tools to care about. We are required to combine our pharmacy knowledge among medications with patients’ different health conditions to create the patient-centered care and provide the best outcomes. However, this care trend is in transition now, from professional-orientated to patient-centered.

My interest in the PGY1 Residency Program at Kaiser Permanente Orange County has been sparked by my attraction to the field of hospital pharmacy. More specifically, I am interested in an inpatient hospital pharmacy experience that the Kaiser Permanente provides. During summer 2017, I was an intern pharmacist at Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center, and I learned a lot about the pharmacist’s role in a hospital setting. After completing that rotation, I hoped I could learn more about the pharmacist’s role in a hospital setting. The reason I am more interested in residency program at Kaiser Permanente is many different kinds of experiences that Kaiser provides, such as Ambulatory Care, and Drug Use Management.

2. Will the Oncology pharmacist be rotating through the various inpatient shifts including nights and weekends?

The Mission of the Board of Pharmacy Specialties is to improve patient care by promoting the recognition and value of specialized training, knowledge, and skills in pharmacy and specialty board certification of pharmacists. The BPS board of directors functions as Governing body that constantly strives to accomplish BPS’ mission and vision. Each board is composed of 11 members: 5 members are Board certified pharmacists from different specialties, 3 are At-Large Pharmacist members, 2 Non-pharmacist health profession member, 1 public member, and 2 ex-officio members: an APhA representative and the BPS Executive Director. Currently the avalibel specialties include Ambulatory Care Pharmacy (BCACP), Nuclear Pharmacy (BCNP), Nutrition Support Pharmacy (BCNSP), Oncology Pharmacy (BCOP), Pharmacotherapy (BCPS), Psychiatric Pharmacy (BCPP), Critical Care Pharmacy (BCCCP), and Pediatric Pharmacy (BCPPS). To sit for a BPS exam you must be a graduate from an accredited  school or college of pharmacy, have a current, active license to practice pharmacy, have 3-4 years of practice experience in the specialty area or completed PGY1 residency plus 1 year of practice OR completed PGY2 residency in specialty area, each speciality my also have additional

In my NUR-301 Class, I had the opportunity to practice on Interprofessional Education. Our nursing student team was partnered with first year pharmacy school students to learn about each other professions and to study on how we could work in a team of healthcare professionals to attain a common goal. As this was my first time experience to meet other students from a different department of Notre Dame of Maryland University, I was not sure what to expect from our discussions. Even if I have some experiences working both in hospitals and in a pharmacy, I was no fully aware of the responsibilities of a pharmacist directly to the patient or to the healthcare field specialists.

I truly believe that this residency program would provide me with the opportunity to further enhance my understanding on patient care and management. I sincerely intend to take full advantage of this program and to use the knowledge I acquire to heal people in need and contribute to the society as whole. Working with the medical students, residents, fellows and attending in the United States has been a terrific experience for me and I sincerely believe this would really help me to adapt to the new working environment in the coming future. My diverse life experiences of working with a variety of patients from a range of economic , social and cultural background in Nepal, have helped me to realize that I possess the determination, skills, resilience

At this particular site I saw the importance of pharmaceutical care and its importance between patient and pharmacist. The major idea of pharmaceutical care is having a patient-centered pharmacy practice. This was practiced heavily at this pharmacy. Patients were counseled on any new prescriptions that they had and they were always informed about any changes in their medications. In my second week of IPPE I had to inform a patient that their medication would look

The Texas Pharmacy Association is trying to help inform the student body on these exact topics with the Student Pharmacist Advocacy and Relations Program (SPARx). This new program was implemented last semester and aims to serve as

The IDS Internship program is a two-year program designed to prepare pharmacy students interested in clinical research for postgraduate education and careers in oncology and pharmaceutical industry. The internship program is a full-time position during the summer where interns are expected to work 40 hours per week and then a minimum of 8 hours per week during the school year. The first year of the internship program will be dedicated to learning the basic operations of the IDS pharmacy, focusing on a basic understanding of regulatory procedures and drug development process, and mastering pharmacy technician skills. Activities would include but not be limited to dispensing study drugs, preparing chemotherapy, and managing inventory. As the

In our lives, we have to make important choices, and sometimes our choices determine our happiness or sadness. As a Filipino, our families tell us to do well in school and to not make bad choices because they want us to be successful and to have ethical morals. Growing up as a Catholic, I was taught to be obedient and respectful to my family which has shaped who I am today. Yet, I too made some mistakes, and I learned from the consequences. From my failures, I learned to not belittle myself, but to grow.

Given my experience as a pharmacy technician at John Hopkins hospital at the East Baltimore campus in the Adult Inpatient Pharmacy (AIP), I only have a glimpse of how much their pharmacist students on rotation again form their research programs and their daily pharmacy activities. This is the more reason why I want to take an educational learning rotation at Kaiser Permanente.