Getting certified for nuclear pharmacy...

[ethyl]

A nuclear pharmer was a guest speaker at UF the other day and left me with the impression that it's pretty difficult to find a company to pay for me to get certified. It sounded like my only other option is to join the Army to get the necessary training.

Does this sound right to you?

 

[All4MyDaughter]

A nuclear pharmer was a guest speaker at UF the other day and left me with the impression that it's pretty difficult to find a company to pay for me to get certified. It sounded like my only other option is to join the Army to get the necessary training.

Does this sound right to you?

We were told that we should rotate at a nuclear pharmacy, then if we like it and they like us they will hire us and pay for our certification. I got the impression that they don't need to hire a pharmacist every year though.

Of course this was the nuclear pharmacy in Lexington, KY. That city is the only one in Ky without a pharmacist shortage, I think.

 

[lord999]

There used to be more around, but with just Cardinal Health and Amersham still around, it may be harder. When I graduated, it was really easy.

I do know though that it's not all too hard to get them to pay for it. Once you're a nuclear, you never look back.

 

[ethyl]

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The nuclear pharmacy manager that visited our class said there were only a few programs where we can get nuclear certified: Purdue University, University of Arkansas, University of New Mexico and the military. Has anyone here done a nuclear pharmacy rotation? Did you like it? The pharm manager did his job well... he practically had me sold on the idea. 😛

 

[npage148]

Univeristy at Buffalo also has a residency where you can become a BCPS radiopharmacy

 

[pharmboy30]

I've wondered as well.
I have inquired about a nuclear position with Cardinal and possiblity of training.
Never heard back from them.

I have heard good things about nuclear, but don't know much about it. No nuclear rotation at the school I went to.

 

[davidgayz]

Cardinal, at least in Florida, is pretty eager to lock in new pharmacists. Im in my last year of school and it took a little bit of run around, but eventually after filling out their contact form they called me and set up a pointless interview over the phone with a recruiter (why nuclear, etc.). Ive been working for them for a couple months and it should be a nice transition when i graduate. From what I've gathered pharmacists are on a pretty slow turnaround time, but because the extra training takes almost a full year to get you to a productive nuclear pharmacist (your getting full pay the whole time of course, why else would you bother) they'll pretty much take you on and get you on the payroll.