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Hello everyone,
I am stuck in this situation that brought me to sadness. I am currently a 2nd year pharmacy student and will be going into my 2nd semester of it in january. During my time in pharmacy I have come to realize that pharmacy is not for me. I had a retail rotation and I did not like it at all and I could not see myself doing it for the rest of my life. I have also learned that the field of pharmacy is becoming very saturated and people are struggling to find employment. I could see myself in a hospital setting, but even with that, they are requiring residency and even after residency with the over saturation one may not get a job. So with this, I feel that if I continue with pharmacy school I would end up in retail and i cant see myself doing that (although the money is good). I recently learned about the field of physician assistant. It seems for hands on and interactive with patients and that is what I see myself doing. It also pays wells and I feel I will not be bored as I am with pharmacy. I also heard that it is in demand and that pharmacy is not in demand anymore due to saturation. I am thinking of leaving pharmacy school and going into the PA field but since I am already in my 2nd year of pharmacy school, family and colleagues keep encouraging me to just stick it out and hope for the best when i finish. However, I know nothing is guaranteed in life, but I don't want to have end up in retail because of my qualifications or hope that i get a job in a hospital or in another aspect of pharmacy without some assurance. Also, I want to actually enjoy m job when I graduate and i feel with pharmacy i will get bored. If ANYONE has any advice on what I should do please let me know. It would really be appreciated. Thank you for your time and excuse the lengthy post.
I am stuck in this situation that brought me to sadness. I am currently a 2nd year pharmacy student and will be going into my 2nd semester of it in january. During my time in pharmacy I have come to realize that pharmacy is not for me. I had a retail rotation and I did not like it at all and I could not see myself doing it for the rest of my life. I have also learned that the field of pharmacy is becoming very saturated and people are struggling to find employment. I could see myself in a hospital setting, but even with that, they are requiring residency and even after residency with the over saturation one may not get a job. So with this, I feel that if I continue with pharmacy school I would end up in retail and i cant see myself doing that (although the money is good). I recently learned about the field of physician assistant. It seems for hands on and interactive with patients and that is what I see myself doing. It also pays wells and I feel I will not be bored as I am with pharmacy. I also heard that it is in demand and that pharmacy is not in demand anymore due to saturation. I am thinking of leaving pharmacy school and going into the PA field but since I am already in my 2nd year of pharmacy school, family and colleagues keep encouraging me to just stick it out and hope for the best when i finish. However, I know nothing is guaranteed in life, but I don't want to have end up in retail because of my qualifications or hope that i get a job in a hospital or in another aspect of pharmacy without some assurance. Also, I want to actually enjoy m job when I graduate and i feel with pharmacy i will get bored. If ANYONE has any advice on what I should do please let me know. It would really be appreciated. Thank you for your time and excuse the lengthy post.