Walgreens: A Career As A Pharmacist

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1. I attended many Professional Development Programs and met many leaders of different societies. As I interacted with them I have realized that I hold strong interests in leadership. However, I was always shy and did not have the courage to be leader of the society. Now, I have the courage and I believe I will have the support that I will need.

2. During my site visit in Walgreens, I really liked how the pharmacist played her role in the pharmacy. She was very friendly and she was constantly interacting with the pharmacy technicians. I realized that even when a pharmacy gets stressful to manage it is important to stay calm. I realized that a workload can get less if everyone in the pharmacy cooperates and this is possible when the pharmacist
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The Professional Development Programs helped me to think about the pharmacy career broadly. Before I wanted to work in a retail store but now I am thinking about either I will have my own pharmacy or I will be a clinical pharmacist. I realized that there is a lot of career opportunities in the pharmacy program that I knew before but did not think I will pursue them as I was very much into working in a retail pharmacy.

PART B

Based on what you learned from the experiences described above, create two goals—short-term and long-term—to address what you now need to learn and/or do to develop further.

My two (2) SMART goals are:

1. My short-term SMART goal is: Build leadership qualities and stay socially engaged. I need to build networks with as many people as possible including the faculty and the P-4, P-5 students.

2. My long-term SMART goal is: Interact with people actively. I will have to improve my patience level and take stress lightly. Also, because I want to be a clinical pharmacist or have my own pharmacy I will explore more to choose the best career for me.

PART C

State the specific actions you need to take to accomplish your
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To accomplish my short-term SMART goal, I will: take part in different activities, for example- breast cancer awareness. I will attend as many organizations as possible and build networks with the senior pharmacy students. I will seek for additional support if needed from the organization’s representatives.

2. To accomplish my long-term SMART goal, I will: I will work in both retail pharmacy and hospital to try to figure out which fits my best interests. I will take part in extracurricular activities to explore my interest

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