Hello! My name is Samir and I am a current high school student. I'm conducting an interview with any professional in the Community-Pharmacist field for a Foundations in Health Science Class project about careers! I have created a total of 13 questions. Please comment on this post, answering all 13 questions to be a part of my assignment. Thank You for your time!
1. What profession did you choose? Why?
2. How many years of college did you need to go through?
3. What jobs did you work on before you landed your present professional job?
4. How can I decide if I should earn a Ph.D. in this field?
5. Were you in a college program?
6. Did you have to pivot and go back to school at a later date?
7. Did you shadow another professional in the field?
8. Did you join any school clubs related to your current profession?
9. Was there a particular subject you struggled with during your school years?
10. What skill sets did you learn or gain while pursuing your career?
11. Was there any specific reason or inspiration in your life for this career?
12. Would you recommend this career to people who are sensitive emotionally?
13. How do you normally feel throughout every day of your job?
2 answers
Nick’s Answer
2. How many years of college did you need to go through? 7 years, 4 undergraduate, 3 pharmacy school.
3. What jobs did you work on before you landed your present professional job? Pushed carts at Tops Supermarkets, pharmacy technician at CVS.
4. How can I decide if I should earn a Ph.D. in this field? Ph.D would be more for research instead of the traditional patient care roles.
5. Were you in a college program? Yes, undergrad for pre-requisites, then pharmacy school.
6. Did you have to pivot and go back to school at a later date? Yes, took a year off between undergrad and pharmacy school to finish pre-req courses.
7. Did you shadow another professional in the field? I worked as a tech for a year.
8. Did you join any school clubs related to your current profession? Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical fraternity.
9. Was there a particular subject you struggled with during your school years? Organic chemistry
10. What skill sets did you learn or gain while pursuing your career? Networking, negotiation.
11. Was there any specific reason or inspiration in your life for this career? Job security and interest in healthcare
12. Would you recommend this career to people who are sensitive emotionally? There are areas of pharmacy, such as health insurance companies where there is no patient connection and emotions are not typically part of your daily work. Oncology, on the other hand, might be rough.
13. How do you normally feel throughout every day of your job? A sense of fulfillment and endless desire to improve the state of our healthcare system.
Thank you for replying!!
Samir
N’s Answer
2. It took me 8 years to obtain my Pharm.D.
3. I started out as a parcelor for a major food chain in Illinois.
4. You would have to look at your life and decide if it's best for you.
5. No.
6. No
7. No
8. No
9. I had to take pathophysiology twice on pharmacy school
10. Patience and multi-tasking.
11. No. I just liked matha nd chemistry and decided to make it my career.
12. Retail setting I would not. However, there are other fields in pharmacy besides retail.
13. Exhausted, but glad that I helped at least one person feel better.
Thanks for the response!
Samir