Pacific, I intend to be in the 2+3 Pre-Pharmacy Advantage Program. I love the idea of being able to jump into the world of Pharmacy just 5 years after graduating high school. There is a need for pharmacists that can integrate a wide knowledge base into patient care. Pharmacy today revolves around maximizing compliance and selecting the most appropriate medications based on patient health, side effect profiles, genetics, financial resources, and other clinical factors. I am well equipped for…
Research Paper Job title: Director of Pharmacy Job responsibilities According to Friedman and Kovner (2012), the Director of Pharmacy is in charge of efficiently operating the pharmacy of the hospital. This can include establishing the standard for performance, productivity, and quality in accordance with the state and federal regulatory agencies. The incumbent must maintain the quality of the chemicals used for all drugs in the hospital (“Director of Pharmacy,” n.d.). Directors must also…
think health care is a field of study with lots of opportunities that can promise an excellent career and pharmacy is considered as one of the major branch of health care practice. I believe that the field of pharmacy is always going to be under constant growth with the inventions of new drugs going on. I believe this is an era of research and development. I have always had admired pharmacy because of the rewards that it has to offer. These rewards come in different forms like respect,…
at a Walmart Super Center in Fort Worth, Texas. My shadowing began early that morning and ended around noon. This was my first time behind the pharmacy viewing a practicing community pharmacist. Many of her tasks for the day included immunizations, reviewing medications orders, counseling patients, and when orders became backed up she aided the pharmacy technician when available. There was an audit that day for immunization from the corporate level to make sure that all procedures and vaccines…
is what motivates me to pursue advanced training through the MCPHS University School of Pharmacy. In the long-term, my goal is to become an expert in the field of community pharmacy, and to gain a position where I have opportunities to educate and precept future pharmacists. I am seeking a program that will challenge me and allow me to build upon and expand my leadership and communication skills. This pharmacy program promotes a learning environment that will allow me to work in an atmosphere…
My proclivity towards Pharmaceutical Sciences, especially for Drug interaction with the human body, became intense when I met my uncle who is a pharmacist and was visiting to advise my father for his medications. At that point, I was in 9th grade. I was curious how these chemicals can heal human body and help people to get healthy. I realized that I wanted to delve deeper into the subject that helped my father to recover from his illness. I made up my mind to pursue a career in the…
learning what pharmacy is and what pharmacists do is the most important part of choosing this career. There could be something you do not like about it and to succeed in a career you have to have the passion for it. According to Britannica Encyclopedia Concise, pharmacy is the science of dealing with drugs. Pharmacists prepare and distribute prescribed medications. Like making a cake from scratch, they mix and measure drugs from raw materials. They must make sure…
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…
am a registered pharmacy technician and have practised in community pharmacy for almost 6 years in the UK. The services that the pharmacy was providing were like where I had previously worked and all the standard operating procedures were similar. However, during the placement, I could see the pharmacist’s point of view rather than a technician and how the role of the pharmacist is different from that of a pharmacy technician. The pharmacist’s role was more focused on the clinical aspect, rather…
My clinical day on Fridays are at Bi-lo in Laurens. As a pharmacy technician I believe communication is a big part to get understand with the patient. As a technician it's our job to make sure the patient understand what's going on with and how to take their medicine the right way. We should always ask before the patient is their in questions they have for the pharmacist about their medicine. Yes, I believe to attribute to master in pharmacy technician we have to have good communication with…