I spoke with Beonca Young who is a Pharmacist - Controlled Substance Supervisor at the Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center. She explained to me a great way to enter the pharmacy field, is beginning as a pharmacy tech, and from there you’ll gain some information and knowledge that’ll help you when applying for pharmacy school. She explained to me how communication, patience, and having the ability to think and process information quickly while maintaining great customer service, and being able to handle high stress situations. Also having computer skills in today’s work force is much needed because more and more things are becoming computerized. The positives of work for Mrs. Young is being able to help people and having a slightly flexible schedule, …show more content…
Young I was given a lot of time to think about why I wanted to peruse a profession in pharmacy. I could honestly see my self helping someone day to day and learning new faces while getting to know some of your regulars that may come to the store every week for a prescription. As soon as I became employed as a youth counselor I found myself enjoying the smiles on kids faces when they see you, knowing you make a difference in their life, and as a pharmacist you can usually pick out what is wrong with your regular customers and when they see that someone notices a difference in their gestures they will know that honestly enjoy and partake your job seriously. While pharmacy is a ever changing field, being able to be there while new medicines are being discovered to cure many deadly diseases would be one experience inly so many could say they participated in. With a Doctor of Pharmacy degree there is much more than just being behind the counter. You can have so many job tittles that your degree allows you to have it’s like beginning a new journey when you begin job searching. From working as an anesthesiologist to working in a nursing home helping those who cant take care of themselves. While my main interest is to help others, I would also like to gain knowledge on various items pertaining health, and to use my education at the University of Kansas to its
About two years ago my closest friend passed away. As I sat at her bedside in the hospital I was shocked to see her in that stricken position. I wondered why was this happening to her?Why was she suffering needlessly? Since I was the age of 16, I have had the desire to help others. It first started with my neighbor Cheryl Conel. Cheryl was an intimately close neighbor of mine who I used to work for. As the years went by Cheryl and I became closer and our friendship strengthened considerably. She became my first strong female role model. Cheryl became very ill one day and learned that she had a Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection. This bacteria presented very suddenly and quickly caused her to lapse into a coma. I didn't understand at the time just how ill she was-- in my mind I thought she was going to recover and go home soon. I quickly learned that this bacteria is very difficult to eradicate and about a week later on December 9th 2009, Cheryl passed away. I was extremely devastated because I had just lost my mentor and my best friend. I wanted to learn mo...
Ultimately I decided that a career in Pharmacy was perhaps the best way for me to utilize my talents, while at the same time meet my passionate desire to make the world a better place. What better way to help people than to give them medicine? From that point onward my decisions have been geared towards achieving my goal of becoming a Pharmacist. I realized that going to college for 7 or 8 years to achieve my dream was going to be a very expensive proposition. So I took as many AP and community college classes as possible to lessen the financial burden on myself and my parents. Luckily one of the colleges that had a Pharmacy School that I applied to also offered me a
There are a lot of reasons why I chose to pursue pharmacy as my career and they all point to the most important reason: pharmacy is a great fit for my life and is something I have become increasingly passionate about. It started when I was researching careers with my parents and my dad suggested pharmacy and, simply put, it sparked my interest because at the time it was one of the few things I thought I would not hate doing. A healthcare career has always been where I put myself in the future, mainly because most of my family members are in the healthcare field. However, I have never been one that could directly help the wounded or deal with anything gory, but am very intrigued by the growing science of pharmacy. As I continue exploring pharmacy, the more I enjoy learning about it and feel like I could excel in this career.
I have recently started working as an interpreter at Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio. Through this job, I have become my patients' voice. The experience has made me live their pain, feel their sadness, and revel in their willingness to heal; reinforcing, in my eyes, that we are not treating disease but the patient as a
It was mid-morning on a brisk Saturday in late December. I felt exhaustion throughout my entire body, along with the desire to go home, take a nap and spend Christmas Eve with my family instead of on my feet all day during one of the pharmacy’s busiest days of the year with a thousand overwhelming tasks in front of me. I wasn’t exactly happy to be there, but I was scheduled to work from open to close and was making my way through the day as best I could. Suddenly, there was a small lull in the traffic at the counter and the pharmacist on duty gave me an assignment to take care of during the downtime. He explained to me that a prescription for a medication we didn’t have in stock had just been called in for one of our customers, and because
As time progressed and my experiences grew, they became more redundant and rudimentary. I began to feel that becoming a pharmacist may not meet my expectations in terms of the level of patient interaction and the role I would play as a health care provider. It was at this point that I made the decision to branch off and research other health care professions that could play well to my interests and allow for the level of patient care I was looking for.
When you ask people what you think when word “pharmacist” come to your mind? They often say pharmacist have to deal with variety of legal drugs. From my personal opinion, when I hear the word “Pharmacist”, I think of helping others. This inspiration came from my Health Science class I took in twelve grade. Until senior year of my high school, I did not know what I wanted to be. But it all changed, after my first shadowing experience at pharmacist station. There I learn about what exactly the pharmacist career is about, what are some of the equipments used in the field and how I can contribute the knowledge I receive here to help others.
Another resident assistant that I interviewed was Patrick Fullerton who serves Blanton Hall. His attention to carrying out the position in its entirety showed how I will also need to prioritize my commitments. A resident assistant is first a student and a worker second, so being able to carry out the demands of a RA but acknowledging that school is equally as important is crucial. Patrick’s excitement about encouraging residents exploration of the campus and the Red Hawk experience showed how a resident assistant’s job is never ending. You’re always recreating new ways to redefine the experience at MSU worthwhile especially for first-year and younger students. He spoke so proudly about the various programs, either social or educational, that
Pharmacy technicians need to have an understanding of the math concepts used in pharmacies when counting pills and compounding medications. Organizational skills. Working as a pharmacy technician involves balancing a variety of responsibilities. Pharmacy technicians need good organizational skills to complete the work delegated by pharmacists while at the same time providing service to customers or patients. The median annual wage for pharmacy technicians was $29,320 in May 2012.
I interviewed Paige, who is an APRN in the state of Kentucky. Like Paige, I too would like to work as a nurse practitioner in the surgical department. Luckily, he obliged to sit down with me and answer my questions.
Since my early schooling days, science and mathematics have always fascinated me given that all components of the world are explained on the basis of these disciplines. In this regard, Pharmacy which is based on Chemistry and Mathematics has interested me a great deal as it has direct impacts on our daily lives. The more I have become familiar with the chemistry and mathematics knowledge involved in pharmacy, the more I have appreciated its significance in improving the lives of people in the community. Out of the many careers that one would opt to pursue, Pharmacy has stood out as the career that will enable me serve the society more directly and have a real impact in the quality of peoples’ lives by touching their health. In addition, I love a career that is challenging and one that I will be involved in even in old age. In this case, Pharmacy offers me this opportunity. My interest in Pharmacy has also developed from my personal health experiences and becoming aware of its expansiveness. Every time I have had to take medicine to cure an illness, I have become more interested to know how drugs are made and how the drug components work in the human body to alleviate pain and restore health. I desire to pursue a career in Pharmacy so as to gain practical experience in these aspects of research.
The importance of the becoming a pharmacist should not be about what the career can give a person in monetary value or the amount of accolades one receives. Instead, the career should be about saving and improving human lives and serving the public. Pharmacists keep people healthy, make them feel better, and try to help the public live longer and happier lives as long as possible. From small infant children to the elderly, everyone needs pharmaceutical care. Sometimes it can be a matter of life and death if medication is not available to the public. Pharmacy as a career would be a wise decision if a person could withstand the amount of education the profession entails.
They tell me that I’m addicted. But little did they know, I’m just passionate. They don’t understand why I do this drug, and they probably never will.
I strongly believe that personal characteristics is an essential part of being a good clinical pharmacist. My personal characteristics that qualify me to be a good PharmD candidate are I am energetic, ambitious, and have the enthusiasm that enables me to develop a mature and responsible approach to accomplish tasks assigned to me. Another quality I possess is being life-long learner. I continue learning and building on my knowledge by learning from others and gaining multiple knowledge and experiences for continuing self-development. I believe all of these are features needed for a clinical pharmacist as they would make her an engine of change and development in all areas of the pharmacy
A career as a clinical pharmacist seems to be the goal was working up to my entire life, even before I knew what it was. As a child I found myself fascinated by what made people sick and how to make them feel better. This interest only continued to grow through my education, culminating in my decision to attend pharmacy school upon reaching adulthood.