Veterinary technician

Veterinarians: A career as a veterinarian, an educated person who treats diseased or injured animals, is a job I wish to pursue because I want to help the suffering. Would you jump at the opportunity for a fast paced career? What if I told you that you could receive a degree in as little as four years? Before I had animals of my own I was fascinated about becoming a veterinarian. I have always wanted to have my own sense of purpose. I became interested in this career after my cat was hit by a…

most of the United States was infected, Dr. Bojorquez worked at the CDC laboratory in Washington to research the animal. With the help of the laboratory technicians, she will see how the virus lives in the animal and its immunity. Dr. Bojorquez was raised in Florida and graduated from the University of California, Davis - College of Veterinary Medicine. She originally started her education at the University of Florida, but was offered a full ride in her junior year. In order for her to receive…

1 To most people, pharmacy is just the study of medicine and their local pharmacist is just another person who puts pills in bottles all day long – but pharmacy is more than that. 3 Pharmacy is years of hard work in school, years of training to make sure one knows what they are doing so someone does not get the wrong dosage of a medicine, and it’s years of time spent researching with different medicines, trying to find cures. True, pharmacists do collect a pay check and work like everyone else,…

“Do you love being around animals and taking care of them?” This is a question I have answered yes to since I was in elementary school. Growing up I wanted to become a veterinarian, but being in college has changed my mind. I still love animals and I do love to take care of them, I just have no idea what specific career I want. This research paper has helped me find a good career that I am very interested in. What career would that be? A career as a barn manager. I do love horses and it would be…

in animal behavior and minor in business studies. I also would like to further my education so that I may have a well paying career and future for myself. I have always had an interest in animals, and I previously wanted to become a veterinarian technician. After shadowing…

It is well said by Orison Swett Marden that “There is no medicine like hope, no incentive so great, and no tonic so powerful as expectation of something tomorrow.” Hope is a feeling that brings a sense of belonging as to what awaits the next day. Hope is a beautiful feeling that makes a person feel something, although their circumstances may not accomplish anything. It is hope that brings a sense of security and the belief that everything will be okay, not only to the one fighting, but also…

a pharmacy technician, I made the mistake of giving the wrong prescription. However, I took the initiative to own to my mistake when it was brought up to me. Since then, I have not made the same mistake again. I make sure to always verify each and every single patient that comes and pick up their medication to make sure they get the correct medication. Leadership skill is very important when it comes to being a pharmacist since the pharmacist must be able to supervise the technicians and…

Many other volunteers don’t have this opportunity because they aren’t licensed. Volunteers usually are stuck watching for several hours. I am able to touch medicine and do what a pharmacy technician does. The only thing that I am not allowed to do is to fill IV prescripttions. Usually, Pharmacy Techs are allowed to calculate and measure medicines into IV’s that are given to specific patients. Because I am a volunteer, I am not allowed to do…

Chinasa Ekeanyanwu No one’s journey to reach their goal is the same. Because of circumstances out of our control some people have a smooth journey and some have it rough. I grew up in a big family. I am the middle child of five children. I never took interest in specifically pharmacy. But because I was kind, patient, and caring I always knew that I wanted a career in the medical field. This all changed the day my father was diagnosed with stage-four brain tumor called Glioblastoma. I was only…

families wouldn’t have to watch their loved ones bodies be destroyed by the medicine that was supposed to save them. So pursuing a career in Pharmacy became the obvious decision. After taking Pharmacy classes at my high school, earning my pharmacy technician certification and surviving a little over a year of pre-pharmacy it’s a decision I’m glad I made. I’d be lying if I said there weren’t tough nights, where I wished I had an easier journey or an easier major. I know that one-day, I’ll be…