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Resources:
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Extra-Curricular/Charitable Work
School-to-work Pathway
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- 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.)
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
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