Doctor of Pharmacy

with a goal of opening and managing my own pharmacy one day. I earned my Bachelors in General Studies at the age of 20 and my Doctor of Pharmacy Degree at the age of 24 from University of Louisiana at Monroe. After graduation, I knew the first thing I needed was work experience. I applied for several jobs and few weeks later I secured a position as a staff pharmacist with CVS. At CVS I found myself making the schedule, holding interviews to hire pharmacy technicians, making sure the inventory is…

multiple things a pharmacist technician needs to know, pharmacy and prescription law, ethical procedures, dosage forms, compounding and aseptic technique, as well as the hundreds of brand drugs and their generic forms. Hopefully this paper will put into perspective the importance of knowledge a pharmacist technician needs to know. Pharmacy law Over the past forty years several laws have been implemented which have affected and shaped the pharmacy industry as we see it today. Some of these laws…

actually the first one for the semester since I did the Kroger health screening for my first IPPE’s rotation. Doctor Depen, my preceptor was very welcoming and he introduced me to the other associates as their pharmacy intern for at least the next approximately four months. He went ahead to asses my prior knowledge in retail pharmacy by asking me what experience I bring on board. Being a pharmacy technician at Walmart for four years was enough for him to jump me straight to simple identification…

result of my personal willpower to help others improve their everyday lives. I am really excited to start a journey that will prepare me for a lifetime career in the pharmacy industry. I will aim to pursue my goals and ambitions by taking part in activities that will aid me in advanced learning. I am presently working at CVS Pharmacy, which I have no doubt will empower me to achieve a vital and priceless firsthand understanding about beneficial medicines. Many of the subjects…

Three hundred sixty five days after November 19th, 2000, a fully grown, peaceful, knowledgeable women, who I love to call my mother, laid out multiple objects on the cold, clean marble floor for me to choose from. The objects laid out on the thick and hard flooring include: a used notebook, a dead battery, a calculator, a stethoscope and a wooden twelve-inch ruler. Out of these objects, I, still just an infant, picked up the stethoscope without realizing. Although my memories of this event are…

Each setting exposed me to different scenarios and diagnoses, however I found the clinical setting to be the most engaging. At my current position as a pharmacy assistant, working with professionals continually expands my knowledge for the field. For instance, I was dispensing large amounts of metformin for a patient. The massive size and suspicious fishy odor of the pills quickly caught my attention. I…

to accomplish these tasks by actively advocating legislation to meet their goals. When I do become a practicing pharmacist, my ultimate career goal will be to provide quality care to a patient whenever they are not able to consult with their own doctor.…

"Sometimes, you don’t choose a profession, it chooses you" ("Walk Through Time"). That’s how I ended studying a pharmacy degree. Rather than saying it was a well-elaborated decision, I would say I felt genuine fascinated the first day I walked to the drop-off window of my nearest CVS pharmacy. People will always ask me why I have so well defined to be a pharmacist or why would I choose a pharmacy profession over many others options. That would be the easiest question I’d find in my PCAT exam!…

the following second drug? To be a part of this profession originated greatly from self interest in learning more about pharmacology and medicinal chemistry. I wish to provide research in a clinical setting and direct patient care. I believe the pharmacy profession is not just a four year commitment to the program, but a life term commitment and my…

personifies identity. The reason for choosing pharmacy, out of all the medical professions within the medical field is because of the many terms that a pharmacist symbolizes. Terms such as availability/connectivity, dependency, trust, interactive, and being adaptive. Each can be seen as gate words to one another. A pharmacist is a person who is readily available to anyone who is in need of help. Many times a person is sick but their are unable to see a doctor because of an appointment. A…