Off-track graduating pharmacy student

[pharmd2b2009]

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I'm in an interesting predicament. I will be officially done with my P4 rotations in end of September and will not be able to take the NAPLEX/Law till January. The reason given to me was that the graduate office will not be able to send the certification to the state board till normal graduation time in December. So, I was wondering what should I do sep-dec?

My original plan was to get done with school in May and sign with a hospital for a 7on7off position and work PRN for cvs/wal in the 7 days that i was free (2-3 days here and there)

So my question with the new situation....can I sign with retail in PRN status in october and start working with them as a rph-in-training till december? Meanwhile I can take the boards in late december and start working for a hospital in January and work PRN with retail...

Would a retail chain be open to doing this for someone like me who only plans on working for them PRN once he is fully licensed?

am I making any sense?! Any help would be appreciated! 🙂

 

[WVUPharm2007]

I was in a similar situation. I went months before they would certify me to the board as a graduate. No pharmacies were hiring interns and no pharmacy in a saturated market like Morgantown would hire a dude that was GOING to be a pharmacist in months. I basically sat around and did nothing. It was the most wonderful time of my life in retrospect. It was like "The Dream" from Office Space.

 

[pharmd2b2009]

Interesting.....would wags/cvs be interested to hire me as an rph-in-training for a month or so in October and the become a PRN pharmacist in January for them? Assuming the market is not completely saturated yet (I'm looking at houston/dallas areas BTW)

 

[Glycerin]

Interesting.....would wags/cvs be interested to hire me as an rph-in-training for a month or so in October and the become a PRN pharmacist in January for them? Assuming the market is not completely saturated yet (I'm looking at houston/dallas areas BTW)

They'd be the only ones able to answer that for you.

 

[aboveliquidice]

They'd be the only ones able to answer that for you.

I've got answers... but there's a price 😎

 

[Old Timer]

Interesting.....would wags/cvs be interested to hire me as an rph-in-training for a month or so in October and the become a PRN pharmacist in January for them? Assuming the market is not completely saturated yet (I'm looking at houston/dallas areas BTW)

The answer is probably not unless you were in an area where they are desperate for help....