Unpaid pharmacy intern jobs the norm soon?

[8turkeys]

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[Marzapan]

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I'd take that any day over a $10-15/hr retail pharmacy "internship"...

 

[Gombrich12]

It would be one thing to be helping out a struggling little hospital for a few hours a week, but working for humana for free is going too far.

 

[Marzapan]

It would be one thing to be helping out a struggling little hospital for a few hours a week, but working for humana for free is going too far.

I see it differently. You can always volunteer at your local hospital or community pharmacy with almost no barrier to entry. How many opportunities do you get to volunteer at a PBM?

 

[Chrish]

My company has eliminated intern position entirely..

 

[PharmtoCS]

I would have thought that by now you have to pay to intern in a non-retail setting.

 

[FoodstampPharmacist]

My company has eliminated intern position entirely..

This is inline with what I have witnessed.

 

[mentos]

My company has eliminated intern position entirely..

They were just glorified techs anyway.

 

[Dred Pirate]

we hire interns as basically prn techs, but then provide extra "internship" activities that are non-paid- we got about 20 applicants for every position

 

[zster90]

My company has eliminated intern position entirely..

Mine has too but I just became an intern and am earning over $20. The key is to be a tech near the end of undergrad, that way you are likely to be promoted to intern and at the very least keep the same pay.

 

[WorthlessOxygen]

Mine has too but I just became an intern

So... They haven't entirely eliminated the position?

 

[iamapharmacist]

I'd take that any day over a $10-15/hr retail pharmacy "internship"...

More like a glorified tech. Not my words but my old DM used to say it all the time.

 

[zster90]

So... They haven't entirely eliminated the position?

The job code still exists within the system but good luck trying to get hired in as one.