NPR's Story On Pharmacist Surplus

While listening to NPR today, I was quite surprised to hear a story about pharmacy students and future pharmacist. Here's the link to the podcast and story.

http://www.marketplace.org/topics/li...rmacy-students

Originally Posted by poorguy

While listening to NPR today, I was quite surprised to hear a story about pharmacy students and future pharmacist. Here's the link to the podcast and story.

http://www.marketplace.org/topics/li...rmacy-students

SEEE...lagging indicators. Where's that idiot that was arguing with me about the BLS stats in the other thread?

Wait wait don't tell me and click & clack are my favorite.

Originally Posted by Its Z

Wait wait don't tell me and click & clack are my favorite.

Me too!

Originally Posted by rxlea

Me too!

Click and clack are MIT grads.

I saw a "live" performance of "This American Life" at a local theater a couple weeks ago. It was 2 hours long and worth every penny of the $18 admission fee.

My favorite segment was the one where they interviewed a man who bought a storage locker and found over 100,000 photographic negatives, and put some of the pictures on Flickr just to see if anyone recognized people in the pictures, and not only was one of those people interviewed, user feedback told him that he had stumbled onto a person who was a genius.

I also liked the one with Terry Gross as an action movie hero. I doubt if that one, titled "Fresh Air 2", will be aired on the radio because you have to watch it to appreciate it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTVFNZKuN-g

So the pharmacy profession is really fu*cked???????????? OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What should I do?

(I have a very easy rotation right now at an insurance company, so I'll be on here a lot for the next 5 weeks! )

Originally Posted by SHC1984

What should I do?

I know what you are thinking, marry a Mark Zuckenberg

Originally Posted by BrightLight

So a thread about pharmacy surplus has turned into how ugly Mark Zuckerberg's wife looks

this is the pharmacy forum after all.

Originally Posted by SHC1984

Compare to other Asian women she is at the bottom 25% at best.



I am terrible b/c I don't find someone attractive? So in order for me to be a good person I must think everyone is hot? I don't get the logical here.

She's far from ugly. Her intelligence makes her quite hot to me. She probably has good personality too.

Sent from my PC36100

Originally Posted by xXRAYNEXx

She's far from ugly. Her intelligence makes her quite hot to me. She probably has good personality too.

Sent from my PC36100

Agreed! Shiny and pretty are only entertaining for so long, but the sweet ones that are interesting keep me around. Also, SHC1984, sometimes the hottest women are the ones who know they're hot but usually like to pretend they haven't noticed. Especially when they know they got us beat, but tell us how great we look anyway.

Originally Posted by tungsten87

some of your posts really are despicable.

I think Sparda and SHC should go out on a date. I'd pay for their steak dinners just to see what happens

Originally Posted by rxlea

I think Sparda and SHC should go out on a date. I'd pay for their steak dinners just to see what happens

That would be awesome.

Sparda doesn't seem to be around much these days. I wonder if he is busy driving taxis or just studying for boards...

Originally Posted by rxlea

I think Sparda and SHC should go out on a date. I'd pay for their steak dinners just to see what happens

I'd pay for the wine to make sure something does happen...

Originally Posted by Rockinacoustic

I'd pay for the wine to make sure something does happen...

I shudder at the thought of them having kids.

Originally Posted by rxlea

I think Sparda and SHC should go out on a date. I'd pay for their steak dinners just to see what happens

I'm sure they'd hit it off nicely.

Originally Posted by tungsten87

I'm sure they'd hit it off nicely.

+1

Originally Posted by rxlea

I think Sparda and SHC should go out on a date. I'd pay for their steak dinners just to see what happens

I'd pay to watch that. Even better, I wish I could see their faces when they start their first jobs and they find out that no, they really are NOT special little snowflakes.

Originally Posted by gsRx

Do you work while you are in school? I have some pretty expensive pieces, but not $600 pair of shoes (albeit I'm a guy). I just can't imagine spending that much money on something I would only wear a few times a year... I'm guessing you must already have a Louie V.

I probably spent just as much as SHC on stuff during school, except my expenses were $800-$1200 plane tickets.

Granted, you can't substitute riding a bike to London while you can carry your stuff around in a $2 canvas grocery bag.

Wouldn't it be cool to have a "best of pharmacy forum" like the best of craigslist?

What could go in?
-diaper thread
-medicaid thread
-HICP
-A collection of Sparda's shady stories
-A collection of SHC's rantings on being hot and rich
-The camera thread
The fight between mountain and rxnupe
The admissions man melt down
Renetto vs. passion4sci
Alaska thread
Unicorn thread
The medical assistant thread?

What else could be on the ballot?

Originally Posted by rxlea

Wouldn't it be cool to have a "best of pharmacy forum" like the best of craigslist?

What could go in?
-diaper thread
-medicaid thread
-HICP
-A collection of Sparda's shady stories
-A collection of SHC's rantings on being hot and rich
-The camera thread
The fight between mountain and rxnupe
The admissions man melt down
Renetto vs. passion4sci
Alaska thread
Unicorn thread
The medical assistant thread?

What else could be on the ballot?

I would tweak it a bit, but that is actually a really good recap of the last 3-5 years on here. Personally I just show up every day on here ready to do my best to keep Alaska relevant.

Originally Posted by StevePerry

I would tweak it a bit, but that is actually a really good recap of the last 3-5 years on here. Personally I just show up every day on here ready to do my best to keep Alaska relevant.

You're welcome then. Haha, in the other thread I think we were discussing cramming into rxlea's tight igloo after chasing the $1M jobs and welfare in Alaska.

You would be proud.

Originally Posted by confettiflyer

You're welcome then. Haha, in the other thread I think we were discussing cramming into rxlea's tight igloo after chasing the $1M jobs and welfare in Alaska.

You would be proud.

I gotta start reading EVERY thread on here. Good job though!

Originally Posted by SHC1984

Oh and just for laughs and I have nothing else to do on my rotations site so I am killing time...








She looks fatter than Mark.

You need to quit being so judgmental and superficial. I was shocked to find out you're also a Taiwanese, where are your manners

Originally Posted by ECU Pirate

You need to quit being so judgmental and superficial. I was shocked to find out you're also a Taiwanese, where's your matter?

Dude, take a CHILL PILL. LOL...I have to sit at my computer for 8 hours a day reading articles from Pubmed and making powerpoint presentations. I am just trying to put some humor into my day. It's all fun and jokes that's all.

No need to be so serious. It's call a JOKE.

I think Korea is worse in terms of color hierarchy and image.

This is why I love Japan...no one gives a crap and funky is in.

Originally Posted by confettiflyer

This is why I love Japan...no one gives a crap and funky is in.

Not entirely true...

Originally Posted by Rx MPLS

Not entirely true...

Fine people give a crap but not as bad as when I'm in Seoul.

Originally Posted by StevePerry

I would tweak it a bit, but that is actually a really good recap of the last 3-5 years on here. Personally I just show up every day on here ready to do my best to keep Alaska relevant.

We also need the old timer vs mountain and mikey's tirade...or one of them

Originally Posted by confettiflyer

You're welcome then. Haha, in the other thread I think we were discussing cramming into rxlea's tight igloo after chasing the $1M jobs and welfare in Alaska.

You would be proud.

Yep. I keep my igloo very tight and pristine.

Originally Posted by rxlea

Yep. I keep my igloo very tight and pristine.

I actually built an igloo in my backyard in Dallas last year....I might have to post it.

Oh and you left out NCAA thread...though it has waned some Im bringing it back full force this seasons with a major trash talk. Wildcats suck!

Originally Posted by rxlea

Yep. I keep my igloo very tight and pristine.

Is there a way to trigger automatic notification everytime "Alaska" "Igloo" etc. is mentioned on a thread here?

Back to the topic: pharmacy schools will eventually naturally break into a tiered system, like law schools did. Those graduates from the new schools will not be able to find employment, since pharmacy education is not standardized. I just graduated in a highly saturated area, but from a top 10 school, and I have 2 offers (I'm taking the one at the beach). Why? Because out of the several interviews I had, I had the interviewers comment on the school I came from and that those candidates have always been highly recommended. This is humbling at least, and makes me feel lucky that I decided early on I was not just going to pick a random school. I saw this oversupply coming year 1 of school. I still do not understand these people just matriculating. Go to PA school, med school, dental school, if your'e a nurse go for the FNP, just don't do pharmacy! I am very lucky the company I work for cares about how the profession is seen by the public, since most do not, but they're going against the tide.

In what way does your company address how the profession is seen by the public?

Originally Posted by Its Z

I actually built an igloo in my backyard in Dallas last year....I might have to post it.

Oh and you left out NCAA thread...though it has waned some Im bringing it back full force this seasons with a major trash talk. Wildcats suck!