"USATODAY.com - Top Skills You Need to Be a Pharmacist."USATODAY.com - Top Skills You Need to Be a Pharmacist. Gannett Co. Inc., 19 Nov. 2002. Web. 06 Apr. 2014. Reporter for USA Today, Alison Hart reports her finding from personal interviews with pharmaceutical experts including Steve Croke the president of Pharmacy Choice, an online service providing career placement and development for new pharmacists. Also, Hart talked one on one with Suzanne Richards chief executive officer of Tustin Hospital and Medical Center in California. Hart believes the skills that are necessary to be a good pharmacist include attention to detail, computer literacy, preparation of drugs and drug knowledge and assessment. These experts believe that potential employers are looking for all of these skills. It’s important that patients receive the right amount and dosage of medication, this is important especially in retail pharmacy due to the mass amount of customers and the lack of room for error. Also, employers also look for potential employees to possess high marks from college, math and science skills including a heavy knowledge of statistics, chemistry and biology and computer savviness. These skills allow retail pharmacists to create effective remedies for
"USATODAY.com - Top Skills You Need to Be a Pharmacist."USATODAY.com - Top Skills You Need to Be a Pharmacist. Gannett Co. Inc., 19 Nov. 2002. Web. 06 Apr. 2014. Reporter for USA Today, Alison Hart reports her finding from personal interviews with pharmaceutical experts including Steve Croke the president of Pharmacy Choice, an online service providing career placement and development for new pharmacists. Also, Hart talked one on one with Suzanne Richards chief executive officer of Tustin Hospital and Medical Center in California. Hart believes the skills that are necessary to be a good pharmacist include attention to detail, computer literacy, preparation of drugs and drug knowledge and assessment. These experts believe that potential employers are looking for all of these skills. It’s important that patients receive the right amount and dosage of medication, this is important especially in retail pharmacy due to the mass amount of customers and the lack of room for error. Also, employers also look for potential employees to possess high marks from college, math and science skills including a heavy knowledge of statistics, chemistry and biology and computer savviness. These skills allow retail pharmacists to create effective remedies for