Pharmacy Self Assessment Paper

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Self-Assessment:
1. Who are you? A pharmacy student , Pharm D. candidate, 2018, motivated, well organized, and fast learner
2. What are your interests? Medical field Knowledge and pharmacy field specifically. I like any science related to pharmacy. I like music and arts that promote my professional sensitivity with my patients.
3. What are your skills? Leadership and management, I was responsible for a musical quire that helped me to gain leadership and management skills, with people of different ages. Also I have customer service skills and Computer skills from previous work.
4. What do you like to do? I like counseling patients, working with others in a collaborative manner, and spending more time with patients rather than office work.
5.
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SWOT analysis
• Strengths: Management skills, well organized, motivated, and fast learner
• Weaknesses: I need more training and experience in practice
• Opportunities: Getting hired and promoted
• Threats: High competition, and market challenges
3. Consider perceived obstacles and how to overcome
• Gain more experience in a limited time (to overcome increase duration of your plan within 5 years)
4. Cost / Benefit Analysis for Future:
• I need an expert advice (e.g. Accountant in retail pharmacy field)
5. Set some SMART goals
• Get all necessary experience within 5 years, and continue adding more experience after that
• You may start your MTM services after first 2 years in the plan
• Find an independent pharmacy or pharmacy chain to contract with them within 3 years
6. Set Priorities:
• Find full time job in a pharmacy store chain, or an independent pharmacy
• Focus on gaining necessary experience
• Get an expert advice (e.g. lawyer, accountant)
• Find a location to start MTM services
7. Make some decisions: Not yet
8. Have an action plan which is flexible: My action plan within 5 years from now
Implement Your Plan:
1. Do further study or training if required: Yes, I will need MTM

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