What kind of thinking is required to get through pharmacy school?

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What kind of thinking is required to get through pharmacy school?
What kind of thinking do pharmacists need?

Memorization? applied work? linear thinking? logistical thinking?
 
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AakashMGandhi said:
What kind of thinking is required to get through pharmacy school?
What kind of thinking do pharmacists need?

Memorization? applied work? linear thinking? logistical thinking?
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Yes.
 
AakashMGandhi said:
I need a real answer..
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What year in pharmacy school are you, man? If you are just pre-pharm, you are worrying too much now.

To be honest, it's hard to answer your question. Most of the concepts taught in pharmacy school do not require that much comprehension. People with great memory skills can easily breeze thru pharmacy school and party alot.

I can only recommend that when you study, do not get lost in all the details that your professors say you need to know to be a pharmacist. Look at the overall picture, connect dots. When you study, ask yourself how you can turn what you learn into useful information for patients and other healthcare professionals. Know your role as a pharmacist. That brings up another suggestion, which is try to work as much as possible (without compromising grades if you want to do residency). Experiences teach you more than school. And working help you to decide what you should spend more of your valuable time on to remember. Otherwise, if you listen to your instructors and try to know everything, you will have a miserable time studying.

Perhaps if you have more specific problems you can bring up here so we can help you.
 
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Passion4Sci said:
Thinking about whether to buy a Porsche or BMW after you graduate is most important, IMO.
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You know what, I was thinking the same thing until I saw a comparison video between the M3 and the new 2011 mustang, pretty much concluding that they were equal on the track (with a .09 difference in favor of the M3). At approximately half the price, I cannot justify spending that much for a badge.

I also want to state that I've never been a huge fan of Ford, until now. (Porsche, on the other hand, may be worth it when they finally apply the mid-engine design of the Cayman to the 911 and reverse the shifting direction of the paddle shifters).
 
coffee4drug said:
To be honest, it's hard to answer your question. Most of the concepts taught in pharmacy school do not require that much comprehension. People with great memory skills can easily breeze thru pharmacy school and party alot.

I can only recommend that when you study, do not get lost in all the details that your professors say you need to know to be a pharmacist. Look at the overall picture, connect dots. When you study, ask yourself how you can turn what you learn into useful information for patients and other healthcare professionals. Know your role as a pharmacist. That brings up another suggestion, which is try to work as much as possible (without compromising grades if you want to do residency). Experiences teach you more than school. And working help you to decide what you should spend more of your valuable time on to remember. Otherwise, if you listen to your instructors and try to know everything, you will have a miserable time studying.
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Your statements seem contradictory. Seeing the overall picture and connecting the dots is more about comprehension than memorization.

Honestly, I think understanding the concepts was more important than memorization. If you just try to memorize everything, you'll spend forever trying. There are just too many details. Understanding the concept and connecting different subjects helps limit how much you actually have to memorize. You can figure out the answer/appropriate thing to do instead. I also think it helps a lot in practice (at least in residency).
 
Charlemagne said:
You know what, I was thinking the same thing until I saw a comparison video between the M3 and the new 2011 mustang, pretty much concluding that they were equal on the track (with a .09 difference in favor of the M3). At approximately half the price, I cannot justify spending that much for a badge.
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Counterpoint: Domestic cars' values tend to depreciate faster.
 
PharmDstudent said:
Counterpoint: Domestic cars' values tend to depreciate faster.
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You're right.

I personally wouldn't own the same car for more than four years, so the depreciation factor isn't as big a deal breaker for me. I'm more of an enthusiast, so I get more out of just driving than I do ownership. The only bad thing is that you won't save money buying a car unless you keep it well past the day you purchase it(>6 years).
 
Taking your studies seriously.
 
How did this serious question get turned into a conversation about cars...

Charlemagne said:
You're right.

I personally wouldn't own the same car for more than four years, so the depreciation factor isn't as big a deal breaker for me. I'm more of an enthusiast, so I get more out of just driving than I do ownership. The only bad thing is that you won't save money buying a car unless you keep it well past the day you purchase it(>6 years).
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AakashMGandhi said:
How did this serious question get turned into a conversation about cars...
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Because life isn't serious, and you should treat it as such.

You won't fully know everything about a particular profession until you actually start working, but 90% of the information you need at this stage is found every which-were on the site (use the search function). You sound sorta bright, so don't stress it right now. It's easier than you imagine:laugh:

(For the rest of us, this s***t gets worse and worse, except for WVU)
 
AakashMGandhi said:
How did this serious question get turned into a conversation about cars...
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Everyone knows the most critical part of pharmacy school is deciding which sweet ass car you're going to own once you graduate and get your 200k signing bonus from an Alaskan pharmacy. My school even has an APPE rotation which consists of visiting various car lots.

But in all seriousness... lighten up.
 
Charlemagne said:
You're right.

I personally wouldn't own the same car for more than four years, so the depreciation factor isn't as big a deal breaker for me. I'm more of an enthusiast, so I get more out of just driving than I do ownership. The only bad thing is that you won't save money buying a car unless you keep it well past the day you purchase it(>6 years).
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You never save money buying a car. You can only lose less money.
 
AakashMGandhi said:
What kind of thinking is required to get through pharmacy school?
What kind of thinking do pharmacists need?

Memorization? applied work? linear thinking? logistical thinking?
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Depends on what pharmacy setting you are working in. Honestly there is no black and white clear answer in pharmacy. It's all subjective, everyone has a different approach to the way they solve a problem when treating a patient. As long as you have references and guidelines to back up your logic then it doesnt matter how you approach or think your way through a problem.

Everyone is different in how they exp pharmacy school. I knew it would be 6 years of hell but then the rest of my life would be smooth (well easier) sailing. Though at times I was stuck in my apartment during the weekend and had cabin fever and felt like I need to be institutionalized.... you have to learn to balance things out and go out to have fun too. For me being on Deans list is pointless because its not like your getting a better job. The only thing companies care about is the fact that you graduated. But I wasnt a slacker either, I mean I hated school so much especially those weeks where I would have 3 exams that week then the following would be followed by 2 more exams... when I think about those times I was about to go into the deep end.
 
R2pharmD2 said:
Everyone knows the most critical part of pharmacy school is deciding which sweet ass car you're going to own once you graduate and get your 200k signing bonus from an Alaskan pharmacy. My school even has an APPE rotation which consists of visiting various car lots.

But in all seriousness... lighten up.
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I really did laugh out loud at this. Thanks :=]
 
Charlemagne said:
Because life isn't serious, and you should treat it as such.

You won't fully know everything about a particular profession until you actually start working, but 90% of the information you need at this stage is found every which-were on the site (use the search function). You sound sorta bright, so don't stress it right now. It's easier than you imagine:laugh:
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This is very true. The thing that got me through pharmacy school with my sanity were my nights out (or in with my friends). I just can't really join the conversation about cars because all I care is that it rides smooth and accelerates quickly. And isn't rusty.
 
Learn as much as you can. When you have to cram (try not to) and the material is overwhelming try to learn something, anything. Don't just cram and forget. Ask questions in class, to try to make the material stick. Try not to stress out too much and try to get some sleep. Take some time for yourself each week and the most important thing of all is to learn time management.
 
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RxMckenzie said:
Learn as much as you can. When you have to cram (try not to) and the material is overwhelming try to learn something, anything. Don't just cram and forget. Ask questions in class, to try to make the material stick. Try not to stress out too much and try to get some sleep. Take some time for yourself each week and the most important thing of all is to learn time management.
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Get ready to be a punching bag after graduation. That got me through pharmacy school. Haha.
 
In all seriousness, how do I stop from thinking about pharmacy at almost all times? Is a profession supposed to define you like this? It's like almost not healthy how much I think about pharmacy and it's a drag on my summer vacay. :scared:
 
Venicat said:
In all seriousness, how do I stop from thinking about pharmacy at almost all times? Is a profession supposed to define you like this? It's like almost not healthy how much I think about pharmacy and it's a drag on my summer vacay. :scared:
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What do you mean you think about pharmacy all the time? About how stressful the year will be? Or just thinking about pharmacy topics in general?
 
Eat healthy, exercise, do the same things you did before. Pharmacy school shouldn't really take a toll on you as a engineering major would, but as far as I know memorization is one key factor, but not the only one.
 
343533 said:
What kind of thinking is required to get through pharmacy school?
What kind of thinking do pharmacists need?

Memorization? applied work? linear thinking? logistical thinking?
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Learn how to count by 5's
 
All you have to do is know how to schmooze with your professors. Get all Cs and when you get the occasional D your connection with the professor should work in your favor to get it boosted back up to a C.

They could change the name of our degree to Pharm.C, because that is all it takes to get the degree. Our school lets us get 1 D, but if we exceed that 1 D then we are booted-- so it definitely isn't a Pharm.D degree like it used to be.

Important things to think about during pharmacy school:

1. How are you going to pass that mandatory drug test when you just partied it up pretty hard the night before with your pharmacy 'study buddies?'

2. How are you going to smooth things with your classmates when you sleep with them and then break up with them the next week?

3. How are you going to disguise the stench of alcohol on your breath during your oral exams?
 
MatCauthon said:
All you have to do is know how to schmooze with your professors. Get all Cs and when you get the occasional D your connection with the professor should work in your favor to get it boosted back up to a C.

They could change the name of our degree to Pharm.C, because that is all it takes to get the degree. Our school lets us get 1 D, but if we exceed that 1 D then we are booted-- so it definitely isn't a Pharm.D degree like it used to be.

Important things to think about during pharmacy school:

1. How are you going to pass that mandatory drug test when you just partied it up pretty hard the night before with your pharmacy 'study buddies?'

2. How are you going to smooth things with your classmates when you sleep with them and then break up with them the next week?

3. How are you going to disguise the stench of alcohol on your breath during your oral exams?
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+3

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