I am planning on taking the PTCB exam soon and I know that i will be able to know the results soon. Can I get an internship in a pharmacy once the certificate arrives in my mail or do i also need to get a license in my state of california in order to get an internship an hopefully get hired after experience.
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License required to perform duties of a technician. Internship is considered a hired/paid position for student pharmacists.
To be an intern:
- You need to be starting pharmacy school in the fall
- You need to currently be in pharmacy school
- You need to have completed a semester or a year of pharmacy school
Usually one of the above.
I do hate to nit pick, but the only requirement to be an intern is to have an intern license. What this entails varies by state, but it is usually one of the things bob outlined.
Internship has been covered already.
Once you pass the PTCE, you'll get the certificate. You'll then apply for the California BoP license, which will include a LiveScan fingerprint, $75 (I think) and some other random garbage.
You'll then have the privilege of joining many who have come before you applying for jobs and being asked, "So, how much experience do you have?"
"Have you worked anywhere?"
"What kind of experience do you have?"
Is what I hear from pharmacists I meet and students I see at school.
Not understanding the point of your reply. Since you quoted me, I assume it has to do with what I said, but I can't figure out what you're getting at.
I was just pointing out that not everyone asks about how long you've worked as long as you've worked somewhere and it's long enough. Well, around here they ask it like that anyway.
You quote your own posts and comment on them.
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I didn't want to edit my earlier post, but I decided I wanted to amend the statement. It was untrue to say that I hate to nit pick.
My employer didn't care how long someone had worked at McDonald's prior to working at his pharmacy - He wanted to know how long soemone has done pharmacy work.
I don't understand why an employer would just want "A" work history when the work history that *matters* is work history in a pharmacy (Since who has wages to pay for OJT nowadays?). I know that if I started an indy, I'd ask for experience.
