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[PharmOl]

I would recommend shadowing over volunteering at the hospital where you likely won't get any exposure to the pharmacy until you've accumulated a certain number of hours (usually 50-100). And even then you'd just toss papers around at best. Just go to a private pharmacy, talk to the owner, see if they would allow you to stand behind their back.

 

[Project2015]

How detrimental is it that I will not have a pharmacist's recommendation on this cycle of my application?

It depends. Some schools require a LOR from a pharmacist. In that case, you're automatically out. Others don't and it won't really be a problem if you can demonstrate your knowledge of the profession.

I guess I am having a case of pre-application jitters since this is my first time submitting a grad school application. I'm pretty much worried about everything.

Quite a common situation really...

Any other advice to my situation would be appreciated greatly. The FAQ in this forum helps a lot, but I am wondering why some pharmacists are bound by regulation not to allow non-employees to follow them while other aren't? Is this something that varies from location to location?

State laws, company policies, etc. It's all about liability.