Why I Chose Pharmacy

There is no requirement to attend a formal education program. On the job training is the only requirement to become a pharmacy technician. Everyone must be registered with the TSBP. Everyone must complete the requirements to be a pharmacy technician within 2 years. There is a 20 hour continuing education requirement every renewal period.

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.

The reason why I want to become a pharmacy technician is because I want to feel part of something that would differences someone’s life. The reason why I feel like I should become a pharmacy technician is because I feel like I can handle the interactions with the patient and hospital wherever my job would at and maintain the importance of the pharmacy itself. The most important people that has inspired me to become a pharmacy technician is my sister, my two oldest cousins because they have shown me the love and dedication to become a pharmacy technician. My two oldest cousins have taken me their offices and shown me the reason why they have become pharmacy technician and furthermore the love and the dedication that they have put into which

I chose my pharmacy program at OSU because of its well-known reputation in the field that has a long history of more than 100 years in preparing world-class educational opportunity, and educating pharmacists to serve with the best medical care in health communities, which is what my career focuses on. By attending OSU, students in pharmacy program will have a chance to work closely with exceptional faculty who care about interests and professional development, where the staff are willing to support and help their students with any issues, from classes to finances to personal. It is the open doors for any of it students interested in the career to advance along with the renowned Oregon State name. The curriculum at OSU is diverse. OSU offers a wide range of electives and countless opportunities for community outreach, leadership development, hands-on training, research and collaborations at Oregon State and Oregon Health & Science University to help achieve specific goals and gain

I admire how the university allows students to spend their first two years taking various general courses in the College of LSA that help them decide on a future that is fitting for them. Although confident I want to continue my education in the College of Pharmacy, I will have two years to determine if I am interested in pursuing a PharmD, PhD in pharmaceutical sciences or another alternative path. What appealed to me that most schools do not have is Michigan’s REU Program that allows undergraduate students to have research opportunities to help advance them early in their college careers. I also look forward to gaining practical experience and clinical experience if enrolled. The College of LSA and the College of Pharmacy are both conveniently located on Central Campus, close to the heart of the social and educational scenes. Being able to take classes and live in the most inhabited part of campus allows me to get involved more easily, while everything is at the tip of my

As soon as I graduated from college I became a pharmacy technician at Walgreens. There I worked for two years. I acquired experience that no other institution can provide nor teach me. I learned not only about my interpersonal workings and more so about who I am when I am outside of my comfort zone. Having that job expanded my communication skills to a point where I can adapt to any environment or group of people and still be who I am. Customers became an importance to my life. I was able to related to them a personal level and a healthcare provider. Many patients had family members came to the pharmacy who had cancer. Having to be able to relate to their situations helped them to get through the hardships and giving them comfort

Pharmacists work environment of pharmacists is usually in retail places, hospitals and research facilities. The most common retail places pharmacists work are CVS, Rite Aid, and Walgreens. In Pennsylvania alone the average amount of annual openings is 400. In Pennsylvania alone, the employment number of “pharmacists is expected to grow by seventeen percent between 2008 and 2018” (“Outlook”). The employment number increase for pharmacists is higher than any other occupation. “The reason that pharmacist job prospects are high is because employers have problems attracting pharmacists because of the limited number of PharmD programs” (“Outlook”).

My academic background is unique coming from the Pharmaceutical Sciences Program and the Campuswide Honors Program at UCI. Very few students have completed both rigorous programs. The CHP is the best honors program in the UC system and the Pharm Sci curriculum is designed to give students exceptional preparation for pharmacy school. This has pushed me to be one of the most well-rounded Pharmaceutical Sciences students at UCI. I believe this gives me unique preparation for new and challenging curriculum in pharmacy school. It has also nurtured my love for learning in all disciplines and exposed me to topics outside of my major. Never have I been satisfied with completing the minimum requirements. I have always been the type of student that pushes myself to improve and consider new possibilities I have spent more time than most of my peers developing my

Merci Clinic is a small clinic providing free health care services to adults that have limited income and without medical or dental insurance. The staffs of Merci Clinic consists of mostly volunteers. My job as volunteer at the clinic is like a pharmacy assistant. For my future career, I planned to work somewhere in the healthcare industry. As I narrowed my options down, I wanted to do a job that relates to medicine. I was just interested medicines and want to know more about it. I think that a pharmacist will suit this interest best. My ultimate goal is to research and discover medicine that will cure the incurable illness. Besides the point, I feel that volunteering at the clinic as a pharmacy assistant is slight advantage for my career.

I recently graduated from Concordia College in Moorhead with a chemistry degree. I became interested in the healthcare field during my senior year in high school. I had two internships with Walgreens and Yapel Orthodontist. Originally going into college, I wanted to be a pharmacist due to the amazing time I had job shadowing at Walgreens and seeing the interaction with the pharmacists caring for their patient’s needs. During my final year of college, I took anatomy, neurochemistry and finished my neuroscience minor. These classes taught me how intricate the brain and body is. By being a scribe, it will allow me to continue my learning with the healthcare field. It will also

I choose the specialty pharmacy rotation in last year because I had very limited experience and knowledge about the specialty pharmacy and medications. Obviously, the local pharmacy would not see medications which the specialty pharmacy normally would handle. Also, I think as a pharmacist, I will have more

My academic goals and research interests have developed significantly over the course of my undergraduate studies at Susquehanna University. When I first arrived at Susquehanna I was a biology major and had dreams of medical school. However, by the end of freshman year, I began to develop an interest in neuroscience. Declaring a major in neuroscience allowed me to explore the components of biology I loved, while incorporating psychology and chemistry.

The career that I am interested in pursuing is a Pharmacists. The number one reason I have decided to become a pharmacist is because I want to help and assist others. The satisfaction of me helping a patient get better quickly is the motivation that drives me. The second reason is the act of working with other health care professionals. Pharmacist have to communicate with other professionals as a team to avoid errors. Communication and connection is a major key in today’s society, in which I like with a passion. The big career dream began when my older cousin sister became the first in the family to graduate from college with a college degree. Her getting a well-paying job and taking care of my aunt and uncle led me to work hard and achieve pharmacy just like her. HCC will help me pursue my goals by helping me get high grades and achieve a high GPA. By me getting an Associates in Science I would then transfer to a big university like University of Houston to continue for higher education.

My time spent interning at the UVM hospital pharmacy has helped me grow with the career I want to pursue. Going into the class I was interested in healthcare that would provide a comfortable living for myself. During my job shadow I learned how being a teammate is very important the being a pharmacist. The team consists of doctors, nurses, technicians and the patients. The comradery of each other helps with the job. This is helpful for me because I want to be in a career I am comfortable with. I have been playing multiple team sports since I could walk. It’s part of my life to understand how a team works. The time spent talking to the pharmacists in the chemotherapy wing helped by understand where I want to be in the pharmacy career. Retail is for the person that has social skills and economical skills along with the skills of being organized. Working at a hospital is more “working behind the scenes”. It possesses similar skills but the environment to applying them is different. It has helped me determine that I want to get my MBA throughout sometime in my career. I heard that some people got their MBA as they got their doctor of pharmacy but that is very ambitious. I think that I want to get my doctor of pharmacy and then wherever I am working might be able to pay for my education to get an MBA. I like how there are always a job for pharmacist, also jobs anywhere. That helps because I don’t want to be restricted to a career where I can only work in certain parts of the

My desire to help people is a major factor in my decision to become a pharmacist. I have aspired to be a pharmacist since I was in the eighth grade. I have taken several different steps to assist me in attaining my dream. The classes I have completed to aid me with my goal have been very stimulating. I attended a pharmacy camp that truly enlightened me and made me understand how much work it will require to become a pharmacist. I have done other activities as well to improve my goal of becoming a pharmacist. I have visited specific colleges that have pharmacy programs and I have completed research on the job market for a pharmacist and the salary I would receive. My background has prepared me for the work and effort it will involve for me to