Accepted, now what?

[Farmacist2011]

Advertisement - Members don't see this ad

I've never worked as a tech, but now that I'm accepted if I get a tech job I'm considered an intern? I'm confused how this works? I thought you don't get paid when your in pharmacy school, but you can work and get paid during pharm school as an intern?😕

 

[Passion4Sci]

I've never worked as a tech, but now that I'm accepted if I get a tech job I'm considered an intern? I'm confused how this works? I thought you don't get paid when your in pharmacy school, but you can work and get paid during pharm school as an intern?😕

You aren't a technician if you're an intern. you're not an intern if you're a technician. You're granted an intern license and you can earn pay as an intern.

What's confusing about this?

 

[Farmacist2011]

You aren't a technician if you're an intern. you're not an intern if you're a technician. You're granted an intern license and you can earn pay as an intern.

What's confusing about this?[/QUOTE]

I guess nothing is confusing if you already know it *****hole.

 

[kidkay]

I guess nothing is confusing if you already know it *****hole.

Ding! Ding! Round Two...😀

 

[owlegrad]

I guess nothing is confusing if you already know it *****hole.

I was gonna pipe in about the difference between required unpaid intern hours you get through your school and paid intern hours you get from an employer, but if this is how you talk to people who try to help...

 

[Cloud 9]

Well I'm focusing on finishing my prereqs and getting a tech license, studying my pharmacy books before I go next summer, and will move later.

In my state, you can't be an intern until you've started pharmacy school.

 

[owlegrad]

Well I'm focusing on finishing my prereqs and getting a tech license, studying my pharmacy books before I go next summer, and will move later.

In my state, you can't be an intern until you've started pharmacy school.

Do you mind if I ask, why bother (at this point I mean)?

 

[Cloud 9]

Do you mind if I ask, why bother (at this point I mean)?

No I don't mind. 🙂 I think having a tech license will not only increase my knowledge of pharmacy related things, since I have no experience at all, but will also make me look a little more serious to employers. I don't want to the be only one in our IPPE who doesn't know what a controlled drug form is or what a scheduled drug is lol. Getting a tech license at least will get me on more basic ground with everyone else.

Also I don't actually plan on working until my 3rd or 4th years since I don't think anyone will want to hire someone who only wants to work summers and leave during the first two years and even then, I don't know if I'll find an intern job since the intern job market is a lot worse than what it used to be. I find more jobs for techs listed than I do for interns.

 

[owlegrad]

No I don't mind. 🙂 I think having a tech license will not only increase my knowledge of pharmacy related things, since I have no experience at all, but will also make me look a little more serious to employers. I don't want to the be only one in our IPPE who doesn't know what a controlled drug form is or what a scheduled drug is lol. Getting a tech license at least will get me on more basic ground with everyone else.

Also I don't actually plan on working until my 3rd or 4th years since I don't think anyone will want to hire someone who only wants to work summers and leave during the first two years and even then, I don't know if I'll find an intern job since the intern job market is a lot worse than what it used to be. I find more jobs for techs listed than I do for interns.

Good anwser. 😀 I must say it seems odd to me that you want to get a license that you basically don't even intened to use. Not wrong, just odd. I do hope you find it useful, either for job-hunting or just for the knowledge you gain in the process.

It varies, but my school has a job fair in the spring and all the major (and some minor) employers have interviews for summer interships. It's not particularly competetive, but again this only applies to my market. I have never seen a job posting for an intern before though, I have only found intern-specific jobs through my school or by contacting employers directly.


Well, I wish you luck. 👍

 

[delano2000]

All right folks, please refrain from name calling and get back to the topic at hand.🙂

 

[delano2000]

No I don't mind. 🙂 I think having a tech license will not only increase my knowledge of pharmacy related things, since I have no experience at all, but will also make me look a little more serious to employers. I don't want to the be only one in our IPPE who doesn't know what a controlled drug form is or what a scheduled drug is lol. Getting a tech license at least will get me on more basic ground with everyone else.

Also I don't actually plan on working until my 3rd or 4th years since I don't think anyone will want to hire someone who only wants to work summers and leave during the first two years and even then, I don't know if I'll find an intern job since the intern job market is a lot worse than what it used to be. I find more jobs for techs listed than I do for interns.

I am sure you will find out when you start pharm school that there will be people in your class that probably don't have a tech license as well.

 

[erin0522]

I've never worked as a tech, but now that I'm accepted if I get a tech job I'm considered an intern? I'm confused how this works? I thought you don't get paid when your in pharmacy school, but you can work and get paid during pharm school as an intern?😕

In my state, you apply to get an intern license. Here, you can only apply for the license until after you have started pharmacy school (I think it's pretty rare to find an undergraduate internship program). We have an intern who was originally a technician but when he got into pharmacy school he applied for his intern license, received it around November, and he is now an intern with internship wage and his hours do not come from our store budget.

In your case, since you're in pharm school now you would not apply as a technician, you would apply as an intern.

I'm not sure where you got the information that you do not get paid when you are in pharmacy school. What you may have heard is that some schools don't allow you to work or strongly recommend that you do not so that it doesn't interfere with the rigors of your classwork.

Let me know if this confuses you.

 

[Farmacist2011]

In my state, you apply to get an intern license. Here, you can only apply for the license until after you have started pharmacy school (I think it's pretty rare to find an undergraduate internship program). We have an intern who was originally a technician but when he got into pharmacy school he applied for his intern license, received it around November, and he is now an intern with internship wage and his hours do not come from our store budget.

In your case, since you're in pharm school now you would not apply as a technician, you would apply as an intern.

I'm not sure where you got the information that you do not get paid when you are in pharmacy school. What you may have heard is that some schools don't allow you to work or strongly recommend that you do not so that it doesn't interfere with the rigors of your classwork.

Let me know if this confuses you.

I don't start pharm school till next Fall. So the rotations the school makes you do arent paid (IPPEs or whatever they're called) (what are you considered during those rotations?), but being an intern is for outside your school work if you get a job? I've never worked as a tech so would someone hire an intern lets say next year (when i start school) when I haven't a clue about what I'm doing yet?

 

[erin0522]

I don't start pharm school till next Fall. So the rotations the school makes you do arent paid (IPPEs or whatever they're called) (what are you considered during those rotations?), but being an intern is for outside your school work if you get a job? I've never worked as a tech so would someone hire an intern lets say next year (when i start school) when I haven't a clue about what I'm doing yet?

During rotations, those are through the school therefore you are a pharmacy student. It is part of the pharmacy school program which allows you to get hands-on experience. You pay for this through your tuition (they have credit hour equivalents). So basically you're paying them to work.

An internship is completely different. It is a paid job outside of school that you apply for. And you will be trained and coached under a pharmacist and/or whatever program your employer provides. You do not have to be a technician previously in order to be an intern. Although you will learn how to do the jobs the technicians do, you have a different role in the pharmacy and will be allowed to do additional tasks after training and alongside how far you are in your coursework.

Don't worry, you won't be forced to give out recommendations to patients until you are trained and only when under supervision of a pharmacist.

 

[Farmacist2011]

You pay for this through your tuition (they have credit hour equivalents). So basically you're paying them to work.
QUOTE]

😱

Anyway thanks and do the schools provide good training when you do school rotations? Do they start everyone regardless of experience at the same level?

 

[1TB4RKSB4CK]

Have a sexy party.

 

[Albo]

I just got my bachelor degree and i have no school until starting pharmacy school in September. I'm working hardcore 60hrs/week and partying and having a good time.

I am not even thinking of school until September. It's nice to finally go to work or go out and not having to think about the exam coming up next week.

 

[erin0522]

You pay for this through your tuition (they have credit hour equivalents). So basically you're paying them to work.
QUOTE]

😱

Anyway thanks and do the schools provide good training when you do school rotations? Do they start everyone regardless of experience at the same level?

These rotations are done all over the country. You apply for them in your junior year and depending on your school, they are about 3-4 months long in whatever location you have applied. There are required experiences, such as clinical, retail, drug information, etc. so that you have a well-rounded experience. These rotation sites are locations which have a relationship with the school and you are trained just like anyone else coming in.

Once you're in pharmacy school, whether you have experience or not you're going to have the same training and education. It doesn't matter if you've been a technician for 20 years or never stepped foot in a pharmacy.

 

[owlegrad]

These rotations are done all over the country. You apply for them in your junior year and depending on your school, they are about 3-4 months long in whatever location you have applied. There are required experiences, such as clinical, retail, drug information, etc. so that you have a well-rounded experience. These rotation sites are locations which have a relationship with the school and you are trained just like anyone else coming in.

Once you're in pharmacy school, whether you have experience or not you're going to have the same training and education. It doesn't matter if you've been a technician for 20 years or never stepped foot in a pharmacy.

? No. I am sure every school is different, but we have some rotations that are 4 weeks long and some that are 8 weeks longs. Like you said, some types are mandatory and other types are elective.

Everyone receives the same education, that is also true.

 

[erin0522]

? No. I am sure every school is different, but we have some rotations that are 4 weeks long and some that are 8 weeks longs. Like you said, some types are mandatory and other types are elective.

Everyone receives the same education, that is also true.

My bad, I thought there were only 4 or so within a year. But I guess that doesn't really make sense haha.

 

[Cloud 9]

Good anwser. 😀 I must say it seems odd to me that you want to get a license that you basically don't even intened to use. Not wrong, just odd. I do hope you find it useful, either for job-hunting or just for the knowledge you gain in the process.

It varies, but my school has a job fair in the spring and all the major (and some minor) employers have interviews for summer interships. It's not particularly competetive, but again this only applies to my market. I have never seen a job posting for an intern before though, I have only found intern-specific jobs through my school or by contacting employers directly.


Well, I wish you luck. 👍

Thanks 🙂 I guess it is odd, yeah, but the information is relevant at least 😛 That's good to hear the summer internships aren't that competitive and your school exposes you to some. I don't know if mine will, but I don't know much of anything right now 😳, I always go into a situation expecting the worst just to be prepared I guess, so I'm going into this thinking the market will be awful and I won't find anything and so I should do the best I can now and if I have to work at a grocery market as a food stocker or a truck driver during my last 2 years I will lol

I am sure you will find out when you start pharm school that there will be people in your class that probably don't have a tech license as well.

Thanks I hope so, but like I said earlier, I go into everything expecting the worst, so in that case I'd be the only one who knows nothing lol