Hey guys, dunno if there was already a thread like this one...but ne ways, just wondering wut made u guys decide to go into pharmacy and when did u decide (ie, in college, ever since u were 10, etc). 🙂
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Why Pharmacy???
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Senior Year in High School. Always wanted to be a physician growing up so i dont really know what happen... 😀
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From street pharmacist to professional pharmacist?
Twas the next logical step? 😀
Twas the next logical step? 😀
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Hi!
I chose PHARMACY as a career in my senior year in High School. I got Internship(without paid) offer by High School to work at pharmacy, so I worked at Eckerd during my senior year in High School. After my graduation I took Pharmacy Technician class at Community College, which really gave me detail about different pharmacy setting, information on drugs, and etc,. Now, I am a Pre-Pharmacy student and a Pharmacy Technician at Hospital.
I chose PHARMACY as a career in my senior year in High School. I got Internship(without paid) offer by High School to work at pharmacy, so I worked at Eckerd during my senior year in High School. After my graduation I took Pharmacy Technician class at Community College, which really gave me detail about different pharmacy setting, information on drugs, and etc,. Now, I am a Pre-Pharmacy student and a Pharmacy Technician at Hospital.
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I took a clinical rotation course and was really interested in the pharmacy rotation. The pharmacists there also sparked my interest too because they really genuinely enjoyed their job. The one I really bonded with was a grad of UT Austin and she loved everything about her job. They liked working at a stable profession where there was such security as well as being able to maintain a strong family life outside of their profession. They were in health care but they could easily separate that life from their personal life.
I'm a big family kid and always wanted a job that allowed me to spend the better part of my time with them and I didn't want to sacrifice myself to working at a firm or at some place where there was a pseudo-caste system (more importantly, I didn't want to have to suck up to anyone). Not to mention, medicine has always been interesting to me. Doctors save lives. There's nothing wrong with that, if anything, it's quite admirable. It's a profession that deserves nothing but the utmost respect. But those who work with medicine have the greater potential to save generations.
I'm a big family kid and always wanted a job that allowed me to spend the better part of my time with them and I didn't want to sacrifice myself to working at a firm or at some place where there was a pseudo-caste system (more importantly, I didn't want to have to suck up to anyone). Not to mention, medicine has always been interesting to me. Doctors save lives. There's nothing wrong with that, if anything, it's quite admirable. It's a profession that deserves nothing but the utmost respect. But those who work with medicine have the greater potential to save generations.
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My senior year of college I got a job working in a retail pharmacy and was hooked. I really feed off of the personal interactions with patients and enjoy making people's lives better. I decided to go to pharmacy school instead of remaining a technician because I wanted to take on additional responsibilities. I felt kind of out of place as a technician, because it was not a role in which I could live up to my full potential.
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I decided on pharmacy when I was 45 years old, though I was considering it the year before. I became a computer programmer in 1979 and have been self employed since 1989. It was great not having a boss, but I didn't have anything set aside for retirement and my company wasn't growing. It became increasingly difficult to compete against Ticketmaster (I write ticket software), so I went back to school. I wanted to be a doctor when I was a child and always loved science, so I majored in biology. Two years before I graduated, I started researching possible career choices. Pharmacy came out on top.
I don't particularly care for pharmacy school, but it will be worth it when I graduate. My first experience working in a pharmacy was this summer and I really enjoyed it.
I don't particularly care for pharmacy school, but it will be worth it when I graduate. My first experience working in a pharmacy was this summer and I really enjoyed it.
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dgroulx said:
You sure do earn high respect from me when you are at the age of 45 and still did a pretty good job 👍
Pharmacy is nice because it pays well, you can leave your work at work, you are not messing with disgusting samples, will not destroy your back getting
land whales out of bed (is my nursing backround showing?), and you can
have an impact on peoples lives.
land whales out of bed (is my nursing backround showing?), and you can
have an impact on peoples lives.
bananaface said:
How does one get a job in a retail pharmacy? Do you need to have previous experience or have to know somebody? I think it would be a great experience if I could get a job like that so I can see first-hand what it's like to be a pharmacist and whether or not I want to do it for the rest of my life.
I agree with you about the personal interaction. I can't work in an environment where I dont have any interaction with people. Also, I love making others feel better and knowing that I was helping them out with something very important.
It takes no experience/degree to be a clerk at a pharmacy. Most places will hire you if you seem smart enough to run the register, handle a phone, calm an angry customer, and shield the crazies from the pharmacist (and if they have an opening).
Just apply at your local chain stores, independents, etc. Talk to the pharmacy manager/owner and tell them you are planning/thinking about going to pharmacy school and would love to work for them for the life experience of being on the front lines.
Just apply at your local chain stores, independents, etc. Talk to the pharmacy manager/owner and tell them you are planning/thinking about going to pharmacy school and would love to work for them for the life experience of being on the front lines.
GravyRPH said:
Thanks for the tip GravyRPH! Now if only someone would hire me. 😀
