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Resources:

  • https://www.reed.co.uk/career-advice/what-are-transferable-skills/
  • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3930253/
  • https://study.com/pharmacist_education.html
  • https://hiring.monster.com/hr/hr-best-practices/recruiting-hiring-advice/job-descriptions/pharmacist-job-description.aspx
  • https://www.pharmacychoice.com/pharmacy-jobs-careers,pharmacist_career.cfm
  • https://www.workitdaily.com/pharmacy-skills-work/
  • https://healthresearchfunding.org/6-pros-and-cons-of-becoming-a-pharmacist/
  • work.chron.com/disadvantages-being-pharmacist-4224.html
  • www.pharmacy.utoronto.ca/pharmd/admissions/academic-requirements/high-school-students

School-to-work Pathway

Extra-Curricular/Charitable Work

School-to-work Pathway

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Transferable Skills

  • The average tuition rate for pharmacy education is $25,000 per year, and totals to approximately $130,000 entering the workforce

  • That would mean a minimum of 5-7 years of studying is required
  • Doctorate degree from an accredited program, including four years of clinical experience; earn a license

  • Complete a two year pre-professional program which includes the subjects biology, chemistry, physics, anatomy, and physiology

  • Doctor of Pharmacy Degree (Pharm. D.), 1-2 years of residency training, NAPLEX license (North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination

  • Pharm. D. programs take over four years to complete; it provides instructions on medical dosages, patient consultations, medical interactions, etc.
  • Any volunteer work or experience that demonstrates lead

  • Volunteer at the hospital, similar environment to a pharmacy

  • Retail stores, cashier experience (Shoppers, supermarkets)

  • Experience with working with customers (McDonalds, Tim Hortons, etc.)
  • Communication skills

  • Listening skills

  • Leadership

  • Research

  • Organization

Job Requirements/Skills

Chosen Occupation: Pharmacist

Job Satisfaction/Stress Potential

  • Good communication skills/cooperation for working with patients and other pharmacists

  • Extreme caution and precision is required

  • Attention to detail (giving wrong medications or dosages can be a real matter of life-or-death situations)

  • Strong in maths and sciences
  • When becoming a pharmacist, one may find that stress is always a factor starting from their many years of studying and training

  • Once they start working, long work hours and the high amounts of work can also cause stress and exhaustion

  • However, one may find satisfaction in their job by helping others overcome health problems (ex. providing the proper medications, therefore benefiting both the patient and the worker)

Job Summary:

  • Filling prescriptions for patients

  • Preparing medications, providing relevant information to health care teams, monitors patient drug therapies, perform immunizations

  • Works with physicians and doctors to consult patients

  • Can work in a variety of locations such as retail stores, hospitals, clinics, armed services, etc.

  • Not easy work, as pharmacists spend majority of the day on their feet, work 365 days a year, NOT a 9 to 5 job

  • Like all professions in health care, requires many years of education

Why Choose This Job?

Work Environment

& Benefits

How is this related to what I've found about myself?

Cons:

  • Lots of education and training required

  • Work shifts, not a designated "9 to 5 job"

  • Job location may change over time
  • Communicate well with others, interpersonal

  • Do relatively well in science and math

  • Highly motivated by money

  • Motivated by helping others

  • Do not really care for the amount of education required for this job
  • Mostly a store setting, pharmacies can be found often as a small section in convenience stores or hospitals

  • Environment of customers and other workers

  • Like doctors, pharmacists are given shifts instead of designated work hours, which can change every week or month

  • Every year, the average pharmacist receives approximately 200 to 300 hours off, equivalent to 25-37 vacation days, while they're still being paid!

Pros:

  • Good pay (ranges from $77,000 to $135,000 per year)

  • Branches off into many other job opportunities, flexibility

  • Job security, as there is currently a high demand for pharmacists

Career Investigation Assignment

By: Eric Lam

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