Personal Narrative: A Career As A Pharmacist

A few significant activities and projects I worked on were putting together chemotherapy binders, deliver them to the appropriate destination, restock office supplies and help patients find appropriate information. The chemotherapy binder normally takes 10-15 minutes to make however, I found efficient shortcuts to make a couple binders in 10 minutes. The cancer center was in constant need for chemotherapy binders so it was essentially that I make as much as I could with the time I spent there. In my time working at the front desk, lots of patients knew which doctor but did not know where to go, so it was my job to direct them in the correct direction.

My supervisor expected me to be kind and respectful to the patients and complete any tasks she gave me with efficiency. I believe I meet all of her expectations since I did everything she said without any problems and I always found myself doing more than what I was asked of. Some tasks would be refilling the beverage cart, collecting mail from different

I was able to learn a lot about the field and a typical day of work for a pharmacist. I received information like what pharmacy schools to apply to, what classes to take, and research opportunities at Davis. It was a great experience for me and after I shadowed the Pharmacist, I decided to keep pursing with my career plans of becoming a Pharmacist.

This internship was not what I expected in terms of workload however; I gained a lot of valuable experience that I can apply to the real world like patience, collaborating with coworkers and adaptability. I expected to have more patient interactions than paper work. Even though this internship did not meet my exact expectation it was still a beneficial experience since I was able to adapt to a new environment and make the most of it. Being able to efficiently adapt to new or unexpected things a great skill to have for the