Average (GPA), multiple clinical rotations, and the sequence of the clinical rotation on graduates’ of college of pharmacy performance on the North American Pharmacy Licensure Examination (NAPLEX test). Clinical rotations are defined as those clerkship experiences that are not based solely on order entering, or dispensing of medication but requires pharmacist-patient contact and patient monitoring. Examples of clinical experiences that meet the requirement of a clinical rotation include internal
knowledge to help others with the effective use of medications urged me to forge ahead with a pharmacy career. Without guidance, I made pharmacy career achievable just as I fulfilled my undergraduate education. My engagement in research projects on DNA repair mechanisms was due to my persistence in understanding the theories beyond the bench. Likewise, I believed in the necessity to thoroughly understand a pharmacy career by participating in related activities. While interpreting for student pharmacists
applying to pharmacy professionalism two of the most intellectual and important elements are, Advocacy and caring.f • Advocacy According to the American journal of pharmaceutical education 2013,( advocacy is defined as an ongoing commitment to advance the awareness of the value that a pharmacist provides to the health and wellbeing of society to influence their perspective and ultimately have them speak or act on your behalf ). To illustrate pharmacist must advocate to pharmacy profession by
As the profession of pharmacy continues to grow, many pharmacists are becoming less satisfied with their jobs. There are many different factors that contribute to this decrease in satisfaction which are ultimately impacting patient care and safety. Although the studies performed by Munger and Mott were primarily focused on pharmacists in community and independent settings, these factors may also be prevalent in other settings. According to Munger, over 50% of pharmacists stated that they are not
my goals after I have finished high school is to attend pharmacy school. Pharmacy is the career that I want to pursue and have been for a couple years. The reason pharmacy interests me is mostly the setting, having options of working in a hospital, community pharmacy, or even a laboratory. My main interests in school involve math and science, which pharmacy is mostly composed of. My main goal I hope to achieve in life is to attend pharmacy school, graduate, and then become a licensed pharmacist.
to the pharmacy admission committee, I would like to thank you for taking the time to review my admission letter. My name is Johnny Dinh and I am from Phoenix, AZ. On any given day, whether good or bad, I can picture myself working as a pharmacist to assist with the health and well being of people. This passion of mine of becoming a pharmacist has dwelled in me since I can remember. There is so much sickness and disease in the world today; so to be a part of the solution, I chose pharmacy so that
Unveiling the Misconceptions of Pharmacy Pharmacy has been around since the dawn of time, cave men would use their natural instincts and observation of nature to learn how to tend to their wounds and illnesses. However, most people never considered this to be Pharmacy. Typically, when people think of Pharmacists they think of a shriveled old man behind a counter handing out bags of pills all day. Even worse, when people think of Pharmacy or Pharmaceuticals they think of people like Martin Shkreli
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. Though pharmacy school is long and arduous for many, for me it was a journey that I wanted to make the most of. Each year I learned more and I developed
health care system took place equally with other changes. Pharmacy profession aims to help society. Over the past 40 years, the pharmacist’s role has been changing from that of compounder and dispenser of medicines to one of “drug therapy manager” (World Health Organization, International Pharmaceutical Federa¬tion, 2006). Therefore, The mission of the pharmacists to address the drug-related needs of society and individual patients. Pharmacy profession is not limited on sale medicine but also to help
Personal Statement I am currently a first year pharmacy student at Washington State University College of Pharmacy. During my undergraduate years, I attended University of Washington, and I received my bachelor’s degree in Public Health. My interest in pharmacy started when I first learned about my parents experience at the refugee camp. Many refugees struggled with their health because there were a lack of healthcare professionals. These also influenced my goal of wanting to help the underserved
Consultant pharmacy focuses on medication management and improved health outcomes for elderly patients. During this panel, I was able to expand my limited knowledge about consultant pharmacy and learn about the opportunities in this segment of pharmacy. Traditionally the consultant pharmacists have been working in nursing homes. They assessed drug regimens on a monthly basis. During this panel, I learnt that the role of consultant pharmacists has expanded beyond nursing homes. They now also provided
dispensation of drugs is because I saw a death of a young boy by taking wrong medication couples years ago. Therefore, I applied for a career in pharmacy to understand more about the dispensing process. Amazingly, I was offered a pharmacy technician position at CVS pharmacy. My life has become more interesting and challenging from that day. Being a pharmacy technician, I have had an opportunity to work with pharmacists in order to understand how to be a pharmacist. I have learned that pharmacists
hospital pharmacy has provided me valuable experiences. I worked different shifts and involved in most of the duties a staff pharmacy technician did to gain as much understanding as possible about the hospital pharmacy system. This helped me learn how a clinical pharmacist or a pharmacy technician worked, how the doctor's orders were carried out and how drugs flew safely and quickly through many persons in the hospital. Assisting pharmacists, I observed how pharmacists collaborated with pharmacy team
barriers whether they a... ... middle of paper ... ...rm and to ensure that changes to protocols are implemented after adverse events occur. In terms of ensuring the quality of services being provided, The Pharmacy Act 2007 allows the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (PSI) to inspect retail pharmacy businesses to ensure they are complying with the act in the interest of public safety (Oireachtas, 2007). During an investigation if the PSI inspectors find something that does not comply with the act they
Pursuing pharmacy as a profession derives deeply from my self-interest in studying pharmacology and medicinal chemistry. While attending a seminar held at the University of Minnesota by Dr. James R. Fuch, I witness the importance of drug kinetics, bioavailability, toxicity and how drugs are administered. It is then that ignited my curiosity into wanting to learn more about applying chemistry into health care and research. After completing a Drug and Alcohol Pharmacology course and attending various
experience in the field of pharmacy as a drug packer. As soon as I came of age, I applied for my pharmacy technician license – and was promoted shortly thereafter. While my drug and medical knowledge grew, I longed for the opportunity to work directly patients. This innate desire has led me to where I am today: prepared, committed and possessing an aptitude and intellectual maturity required to excel as a pharmacist. I have learned to promote teamwork and professionalism within a pharmacy, take charge in difficult
pharmacists are able to best access their patient’s needs. As a pharmacist, it would be my goal to have that strong relationship with my patients. My dad personally struggled with taking his prescriptions, as most individuals diagnosed with severe clinical depression do. Clearly it is not his pharmacist’s fault my dad didn’t take his medication before it was too late. His pharmacist simply did his job. However, as a pharmacist, I would go above and beyond, the extra mile, to access
The path I have taken on my journey to pharmacy has not always been clear, it has been riddled with struggles and failures. I hold these failures very closely as they have become a daily reminder that with enough hard work and dedication, one can proceed with true conviction in their actions and find success. Pharmacy has not always been the ultimate goal of mine, but ever since I was young, I always wanted to do my best to help those who did not have the means of helping themselves. Together with
bioavailability, toxicity and how drugs are administered. Indeed, it is what first directed my curiosity to learn more about applying chemistry to health care and research, which convinced me early on that becoming a clinical research pharmacist is the career path I must take. Pursuing a career in pharmacy is derived from a deep self-interest in studying pharmacology, medicinal chemistry, and to serve as a bridge for underrepresented Hmong communities. According to the 2010 US Census, there are roughly 260,073
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. According to Dr. Robert Zebroski, a professor at the St. Louis College of Pharmacy, King James I established Western society’s first independent pharmacist guild in England during the early 17th century. Pharmacies were known as “apothecaries” back then and they would prepare and dispense medication