Foreign pharmacist

[firework]

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I am a graduate student considering being a pharmacist here in America. Oh, forget to mention, I'm from China.

Er.... well, I am wondering how people would think an Asian guy being their pharmacist? I have been living in the America for two years, I do not see much discrimination around campus. Is that because campus is a rather mild environment? and being a student is a much less demanding job as being a pharmacist? I am confident about my intelligence, but I do not know how you American guys think.

Well, what do you say?

 

[Moxxie]

I am a graduate student considering being a pharmacist here in America. Oh, forget to mention, I'm from China.

Er.... well, I am wondering how people would think an Asian guy being their pharmacist? I have been living in the America for two years, I do not see much discrimination around campus. Is that because campus is a rather mild environment? and being a student is a much less demanding job as being a pharmacist? I am confident about my intelligence, but I do not know how you American guys think.

Well, what do you say?

I don't think that you'll have a problem. A good portion of pharmacy school classes in some states like California are made up of Asian students, so a lot of graduating pharmacists are Asian like yourself. I personally work with several Chinese pharmacists (one from China, others born here), and I haven't seen any discrimination. But I'm not Asian, so I might not notice the things that you would.

I think the most important thing is going to be to make sure that your language skills are good. If you have a thick accent or struggle with communicating in English, you might face some backlash from patients. Good luck!

 

[cdpiano27]

It is fine! I go to a grad program where half the students are American 40% are Chinese (mainland China) and 10% are from Taiwan, Korea, Singapore, Russia, Turkey, Senegal, South Africa. In the grad school atmosphere, there is no tension at all in a very international environment.

I think in pharmacist setting it is fine!
Maybe in company setting (corporate) it might be different though.

 

[cdpiano27]

What grad major are you in? Biochemistry?

If so, it will be extremely easy switching from a biochem major to pharmacy?

Do you want a PharmD or PhD?

retail or clinical pharmacist or working in a school or pharmaceutical company?

 

[sdn1977]

I am a graduate student considering being a pharmacist here in America. Oh, forget to mention, I'm from China.

Er.... well, I am wondering how people would think an Asian guy being their pharmacist? I have been living in the America for two years, I do not see much discrimination around campus. Is that because campus is a rather mild environment? and being a student is a much less demanding job as being a pharmacist? I am confident about my intelligence, but I do not know how you American guys think.

Well, what do you say?

Welcome!! I would hope your experience with little discrimination is because we like to consider ourselves accepting of immigrants. Your ethnicity or racial heritage is inconsequential if you are concerned about your acceptance by people either as a pharmacy student or as a practicing pharmacist, at least here in N CA - I can't speak for other places. As someone else pointed out, your language skills are tremendously important - in all kinds of pharmacy practice. Pharmacy is a profession of communication - verbally & in writing both between peers & patients. You must read English well since you're an American student, but you need to surround yourself with American English speakers so you pick up verbal skills & colloquial phrases. If you already have these skills - great! Best of luck & enjoy your studies!

 

[firework]

Thanks, I will try my best. 🙂