J Lucas said:
I think Being Physicist is harder than the chemistry it takes to becoming a Pharmacist. Chemistry and Physics or quite different despite their similar approaches.
I think the subjects of physics and chemistry are about the same difficulty level. However, I think the approach to each subject has difference. With physics, one has to memorize a lesser amount of information, but you have to apply and manipulate that knowledge to varied circumstances. With chemisty, you have more memorization and less application. (IMO) Yet, both subjects and both jobs require attention to detail.
In medical physics one needs a stronger foundation in math (Calc I - Diff Eq) when compared to pharmacy (I think upto Calc II is required at most school, but you don't need it to do a phamacist's job).
I mentioned med phys b/c that person was considering nuc med tech, but may have the apitude to be a pharmacist. If the person is capable of being a pharmacist, they should be capable of becoming a medical physicist, if they are also good at math. I also think medical physicsist is a more interesting job in comparison to retail pharmacy. A somewhat sloppy analogy to the jobs is
medical physicist::nuc med tech (or x-ray tech or rad therapy tech)
pharmacist:: pharm tech
The difference between a pharm tech an a nuc med tech, in the sense of this analogy, is that a nuc med tech makes ~50k/yr and does more clinical work.
