The Importance Of Health Care Professionals

I grew up in a small village, in Mexico, where there were no health care professionals. My grandmother was one of the ladies in the village who would take care of the sick. She taught everything she knew to my mother. I remember, one day, my mother asking me to accompany her some ware. It was late at night, all of the dogs would bark at us as we walked by. I did not know where we were going. We came to a house where there was a child that was sick. I realized my mother had been asked to come and give the child a shot. I do not remember the dog’s barking at us on our way back home; I think, it was because my mind was on something else that time. I remember thinking of what we had done. There was a feeling of sympathy along with this good feeling …show more content…
For this reason, I value the confidence customers have in the pharmacist when given consultation about their prescriptions. I especially liked interpreting to the Hispanic customers; since I am Hispanic myself, they had confidence in me helping with their medication and seemed more relieved about their health and well-being. I remember one day, one of my co-workers was trying to help a customer over the phone and could not understand them. She put the customer on hold and asked me to talk to them “I think they are Hispanic, I cannot understand them” she said. When I answered the phone, I realized they had an accent, but I could understand their English, they were not Hispanic. I believe sometimes all we need is patients and good attention to be able to understand diverse peoples …show more content…
I have learned that medicine and nutrition can be an effective intervention approach for prevention and or control of many health problems like cardiovascular disease and diabetes. I am eager to prepare for a career in pharmacy by enrolling in an accredited College of Pharmacy. I like to study and want to learn all I can to become a pharmacist. I look forward to expand on my understanding with professors who are experts in the field. I also hope to meet other colleagues who have the desire to assist people through pharmacy like I