Pharmacy As My Career

I have spent my time as a student pharmacist learning about opportunities within clinical pharmacy and making certain that I was equipped with the knowledge and skills necessary to succeed. In my pursuit, I became an active member of pharmaceutical organizations, held multiple leadership positions, attended clinical conferences, established research projects, participated in community service events, and other initiatives. I excelled academically, which was manifested in not just a high academic standard but also in tutoring fellow classmates and arranging sessions with other pharmacy students to help them improve time management and study skills. I shadowed pharmacists and residents before my advanced pharmacy practice experiences commenced to discover which areas of clinical pharmacy I found intriguing. I have obtained valuable pharmacy practice experiences in five specialties thus far including inpatient internal medicine, long term acute care, geriatrics and telehealth, and primary care. Through these rotations, I built upon the knowledge I acquired from my didactic courses but also developed patient-centered approaches and strengthened my clinical skills. I enjoyed many aspects of my rotations, including contributing pharmacotherapy recommendations, providing patient education, attending rounds and interdisciplinary team meetings – all of which have solidified my desire

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.

There are many key components needed to become a successful pharmacist. Three important factors that make up my personal creed include being caring, determined, and respectful. In school and as pharmacist it is vital to carry yourself in a professional manner in the way you dress and speak to best articulate information to patients, colleagues, and other healthcare providers. Learning as much possible in every class and situation will provide a stronger foundation of the material to help understand the circumstance and different patients.

There is an extensive amount of training one must go through in order to become a pharmacist. One or two years of pre-pharmacy with credits in math, chemistry, biology, physics, humanities, and social sciences are required. A minimum of five years is required to graduate from a program qualified by the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education. If pursuing a Doctor of Pharmacy degree it could take six or seven years. After graduating most pharmacists go on to do residencies or fellowships. Residencies are an organized, post graduation-training program. Fellowships are directed, individualized programs, which help prepare participants for lab work. Some students go on to advance in the field and be an intern or pharmacy assistant, pharmacy manager, or possibly the owner of a pharmacy.

Helping patients did not require one person but a team of diverse individuals communicating and working together in a professional manner to achieve one goal, which was patient service. I also gained confidence in my responsibility of training newly hired pharmacy technicians that developed my leadership skills and strengthened my effective communications with

In order to become a fully qualified pharmacists, the MPharm graduates should complete the pre-registration training. One of the main reasons why the number of MPharm students should be controlled is because the places for the pre-registration training did not increase as dramatically as the number of students. In fact, some of the main body that offered

One reason that I believe my patients should trust me as their student pharmacist is because I am a responsible individual. I try my best to do and handle my task in the correct manner while putting forth my best effort in completing them. From my responsibility, I feel that my credibility is in turn

Importantly, we were required to do our service activities at Walgreen pharmacies in groups of 2. Given each student utilizes unique communication method to approach patients, working as team during our service activities at Walgreens pharmacies provided us a great opportunity to learn from each other. Furthermore, OTC labs and community service activities at Walgreens pharmacies provided us an exceptional opportunity to understand the professional functions of the pharmacist in community settings and begin to develop critical thinking skills for providing pharmaceutical care in community practice. Also, It helped us demonstrate the characteristics of a professional in practice-related activities. It was also a great opportunities to lean how to use community resources to provide essential services. Moreover, community service activities at the Walgreens pharmacies allowed us to apply what we have learned during OTC course, for example, medication/disease counseling, optimization of medication use, issues related to nutrient-medication

It is one of the most important role not only in pharmacy, but also in the health care system as a whole. Providing the best customer service is the key to run a pharmacy store successfully. To strive excellence in my services, I will be polite to others and I will give them more priority than myself and serve them first. I will get involved in extra-curricular activities and pharmacy organizations reach out to as many people as possible. For instance, I hold a very strong interest to volunteer for cancer awareness; for this I need to make a team with some of my fellow classmates who are interested as well. Along with my group members, I will raise awareness of cancer. I also want to volunteer for American Cancer Society (ACS) where volunteers

As I reflect on my experience of a pharmacy practice, I realize how much of my personality has changed in only few months. The experiences I gained during my first rotation at Walgreens were particularly rewarding, especially those gained while working as a team to achieve a common goal of a patient’s well-being. I did not have any previous experience in the pharmacy setting, therefore I was determined to take advantage of this opportunity to grow and develop skills that are vital to be a good pharmacist. During the rotation, I performed many activities that were assigned by the preceptor, learned new skills and competencies, identified my strengths and weaknesses, and made plans for continued development throughout the journey of pharmacy practice.

Besides, I completed my Bachelors in Pharmacy from Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur, and also hold an MBA degree, specialization in Healthcare services. Currently, I am working as a Clinical Pharmacist at Health City Cayman Islands, Cayman Islands. I previously worked as a Medical content writer in Medical affairs department. Ever since childhood, I have grown up and surrounded by people and thoughts pertaining to health care, because my father works for health care department. Over the years of education and work experience, my understanding about the potential of practicing pharmacy is mounting. These whole set of diverse experiences made me strong and sophisticated in dealing with people, and establishing the smart work

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.

Maya Angelou was born on April 4, 1928 in St. Louis, Missouri from Bailey Johnson and Vivian Johnson. Which later in her life she grew up to become an author, dancer, actress, screenwriter, and a poet. As life went on for her, she slowly became an amazing person that so many began to admire. Angelou has written many poems and has received numerous awards, but the one that has stood out the most to me is, “Alone”. Angelou shows you that in the world we live in, in order to be successful you must be accompanied by friends.

“I promise to devote myself to a lifetime of service to others through the profession of pharmacy” was an oath I took two years ago when I graduated as a pharmacist from Jordan University of Science and Technology, but the preparation to fulfill it started since my first day in undergrad school, as my ultimate goal in life is to provide people with best health within my possibilities. In order to be able to stand still behind my promise, I have been working hardly since then on my education, personal traits and professional development.

I have been on a number of college visits to pharmacy schools. I have been to the University of Findlay, the University of Toledo, Ohio Northern University, and the University of Cincinnati. I want to be positive that I will love where I spend the next six years of my life pursuing my dream. I have done an adequate amount of research on my own also to know what pharmacists have to do and if I would like being a pharmacist. Very soon I will be contacting a pharmacist to set up a time to job shadow them. Doing this I will have an idea of what I could be doing every day after I graduate college. These things are considerable factors in determining where I would go to college to become a pharmacist and if I would like this job.