I also work at Target Pharmacy as a pharmacy technician and have been for the past year. Thus, I have seen a lot of activity in the retail pharmacy setting.
I plan on attending community college for my 2 years of prereqs, and then applying to a 4 year pharmacy school either in California or Colorado.
Any suggestions or comments about my career goals????
2007-02-01 17:02:39 · 8 answers · asked by mayajaya07 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
i would skip the community college and go strait to the university you plan to attend, a lot of times some of those credits won't tranfer. I would go to the university you want to go to ultimately and get as involved as you can, throw yourself into college life, make some friends that will help you stay on track.
2007-02-01 17:12:55 · answer #1 · answered by noone 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You go for it, girl. I have a friend that is a pharmacist and she makes great money. If she decided she wanted to move any place else in the USA, there is a strong demand for someone in that field. I have heard that there is such a shortage, that drugstores, hospitals,etc, will give a huge bonus before you even start, just to get you there for a year. Also, if your very good you actually can save people's life's by watching what doctor's prescribe for there patients (absent mindfully) that can be very bad with some other drug they are taking. My husband is on several drugs and the doctor put him on another one. When we went to the pharmacist, she question this new drug and called the doctor. To make a long story short, after her telling the doctor this was not the right drug for him, considering all the other meds he was on, the doctor agreed. Had it not been for her alertness, it could have caused my husband a lot of problems.
2007-02-01 17:21:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Getting advice from licensed Pharmacists at Target will benefit you.
But yes, be sure that the courses you take are transferable with the Pharmacy school of your choice. Also keep in mind that some Pharmacy schools will require you to take the PCAT, so the more preparation you put into it, the better. Keep your grades up - the bar for Pharmacy school entry gets set higher and higher each year. Expect stiff competition and do well on the interviews (if the pharm school you select requires so)
Good luck.. I wasn't crazy about Organic Chem.. but it seems to separate the pretenders from the real-deal future pharmacists.
2007-02-01 17:14:36 · answer #3 · answered by Halfie 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Most schools in California have a de facto bachelors requirement. It is very hard to get accepted into a pharmacy school from 2 years of prePharm at a community college. At my school, of 162 in my year, we only 2-3 students who came purely from community college.
2007-02-02 03:59:52 · answer #4 · answered by Lea 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have done something that is very wise. Congrads!
Many people go to college, earn a degree, and then try working in that field - only to discover its not for them.
Check with Target to see if they will help pay your way thru school - of course - they would want you to work for them. But it is sometimes hard to recruit employee in your selected field - so they might help.
Also, go to the website of drug stores in the area where you plan on working after college. Look for something like ABOUT US or COMPANY INFO. Click there and then look for COMMUNITY or SOCIAL RESPONSIBILTY.
Some drugstore chains have a program where they hire people interested in being a pharmacist, help pay their way thru college - and give them summer jobs while in college and full-time jobs after graduation.
Also, my daughter went to a community college in Virginia (in-state) and then transferred to medical school. Worked fine for her. While at the community college, she stayed home and saved a lot of money. She is now working as a Physician Assistant (higher than a Nurse Practitioner but lower than a doctor).
2007-02-01 17:14:26 · answer #5 · answered by John Hightower 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Please please look into other possiblities. Im glad Im at the tail end of my career. Things are going to be very automated in the future. They are already talking about kiosk (vending machines) to be installed in pharmacies.
You always want to keep that patient - clinician contact intact. Pharmacy is getting more and more removed from that.
If I could do it over again, I would go into Optometry or Physical Therapy.
2007-02-01 17:14:15 · answer #6 · answered by rokdude5 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I like A Night to Remember!
2016-05-24 04:23:32 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
just keep it up...it's better you'd go on slowly so that you will develop more of your skills and progress on that field....thru that you will be experiencing or discovering a lot of things about yourself making you, not only a good pharmacist someday but a great person as well..as they said, "slowly but surely" ....so keep it up...
2007-02-01 17:45:44 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋