I have always been passionate about helping others; the field of pharmacy and the critical role pharmacists play in promoting health, and wellness is what initially brought me to this profession. As I strive to impact and improve people’s health and wellness, I believe pharmacy is the perfect career choice. My education and experience as a pharmacy technician introduced me to many new concepts that piqued my curiosity about medication discovery. As my excitement and passion grew, I researched various medications and discovered their pharmacologic effect within the human body. This reassured my desire to become a pharmacist and strongly correlates to my personal and immediate goal of improving individuals' quality of life. The Doctorate of Pharmacy …show more content…
After close observation, I realized most patients had little to no knowledge of their medication treatments. Patients would take their medications inappropriately or experiment with other drugs to see what works. A pharmacy degree would allow me to devise an educational program that familiarizes people with the medications used, how they function in the body, and the alternatives they can use. With a Doctorate in Pharmacy, I can advance and promote the health and wellness of people by providing resources for safe drug …show more content…
My pharmacist guides me on recommendations, side effects, and other precautions enforced when starting new or adhering to previous medications. In a hectic environment, such as a pharmacy, it is crucial to be articulate in your speech. I can proficiently communicate with my coworkers and patients. I have a friendly demeanor so that patients are not hesitant to approach me with questions. Since I am bilingual, I can assist patients with a language barrier. Allowing me to address any questions or concerns anyone may have. I encounter several problems daily, varying from medication interactions to patients seeking counseling to insurance. Being able to multitask is
I wanted to be the kind of pharmacist who checked for these kinds of dangerous but often overlooked interactions, warned patients and their doctors, and sought alternatives. Eager to learn more about the profession, I took the Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam after spending my winter break with Mosby’s Pharmacy Technician: Principles and Practice. I passed and began working as a pharmacy technician at Walgreens. It only took a short time to realize I didn’t want to be a pharmacist.
I learn three things after completing the PHM-314 class: I will hold and promote changes that increase patient center care. I will use my knowledge, ability, experience and importance to organize the next group of peer pharmacist. I will improve my professional knowledge and proficiency. Based on my observation and an experience, I learned that hospital setting is something I am truly interested in and for this reason I joined PSSNY organization to learn more about hospital research program or clinical base information. I surprised to learn two things: • Pharmacist play major role in multidisciplinary health care system.
A radiologic technician is a medical professional who utilizes specialized imaging equipment on patients. They operate equipment such as X-rays, sound waves, magnetic waves, and additional instruments of diagnostic imagery to create images of human anatomies, such as internal organs, bones, and tissues. This is critical to the medical industry because the scans the technicians acquire diagnose the patient and can be life-saving. I am profoundly interested in hopefully acquiring admission to the Southwest Texas Junior College Radiologic Technology program. I genuinely enjoy the capability to assist and interact with different individuals, which is why I have desired to pursue a career in this healthcare industry.
I am currently a P&C Technician 1 and in the process of becoming a NE station supervisor in the San Angelo Texas area. My leadership skills have been development from my military experience where I was the leading Petty Officer while aboard the USS McClusky FFG 41 in San Diego California. As LPO for my division we completed and safely navigated over 30 harbor transits throughout a southern pacific deployment, a three month southern pacific surge, and a rim of the pacific exercise. My team showed initiative and steadfast rating knowledge and were imperative during two crucial ship navigation certifications. I finished my service to the country and went on to obtain my AAS in wind energy technology.
My short-term goals include completing a PGY-2 in Health-System Pharmacy Administration, obtaining my Board Certification in Pharmacotherapy, complete the Pharmacy Leadership Academy, and advocate for obtaining Provider Status for all pharmacists in the nation. My long-term goals include completing a master degree in Health-System Administration, serve as a Director of Pharmacy or a Chief Pharmacy Officer. Serve on the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Board of Directors, and serve as a president of ASHP. I truly believe that pharmacy is the most over-educated, under-utilized profession in health-care, and I plan on dedicated my career in ensuring that pharmacists are adequately utilized in providing optimal disease management for patients throughout the health-care
I have grown and refined my capacity to use initiative, make judgments, and accept responsibility for my own actions as a healthcare assistant. This component of my job is essential to making sure that safe and efficient treatment is provided. Here, I'll consider how my time working as a healthcare assistant has helped me improve in these areas. Using Initiative: Over time, I have become more proactive in identifying and addressing patient needs. I have learned to anticipate potential issues, take initiative in providing support, and seek opportunities to enhance patient comfort and well-being.
It’s not just about taking care of customers and filling prescriptions, it’s also about measuring different amounts of prescriptions, packaging and labeling, organizing innovatory and alerting the pharmacists’ when you are becoming low on supplies, accepting payment for prescriptions and dealing with insurance claims, answering phone calls from customers, or even arranging for customers to speak to the pharmacists about any questions they may have about the medicines or health matters. Therefore, with all this being said, you can see you need patience, organization, and oriented about being a pharmacy technician. Along with, if you don’t like to be told what to do then maybe you should look in another
I have paved my path through my experiences in the best way I could in order to grow in my knowledge, leadership, professionalism, and patient care. My experiences have provided me with the tools to become a great resident and future clinical pharmacist. I know your program will give me the chance to continue to build myself as a rounded pharmacist as well as strengthen my foundation of knowledge I received through my education at UAMS. My short term goals during residency are to, first and foremost, become a knowledgeable pharmacist that other healthcare professionals can look up to and utilize with confidence.
It requires a lot of repetitive work C. I can see myself working in this setting. My mentor Michael E. Spiller, who graduated from the FAMU COPPS in 1981 is a retail pharmacist. He has made a great life for himself and is happily retired but I see myself being more diverse and going beyond retail. 2. Hospital – in-patient pharmacy A.
parallel with doctors to ensure each patient receives the upmost confidentiality and care. I am drawn to the study of pharmacy because of its methodical basis of organic chemistry combined with the complexity of human physiology, derived from a focus on philanthropy. The routine structure of pharmacy while maintaining versatility deeply resonates with my own disposition. Through completing my work experience at Boots community pharmacy, I was required to learn many skills and absorb a high volume of information in a fast-paced environment.
From the start, many of my friends knew they wanted to be a physician's assistant or doctor, so I struggled with not knowing exactly what I wanted to do. I loved the hustle and bustle of hospital settings but couldn't handle the blood exposure needed for medical school. I also had done research internships for two summers, and while I enjoyed the work, I wanted my entire career to be in something other than research. Once I started looking into alternative healthcare pathways, I was immediately captivated by pharmacy. I had yet to learn how many different careers there are for pharmacists besides retail, and I was drawn to the patient care aspect of it.
A pharmacist also has a key role. Pharmacists are healthcare providers that have to communicate with there patients to make sure they can take the medication properly according to their lifestyle, diet, and transportation. The best reason of all is that I get to work directly with patients. Pharmacists are able to see patients anytime during the week, morning, evening, and
Career Research: Pharmaceutical and Pediatric Field One career field that I am interested in is pharmacy. I believe that pharmacy would be a good field for me because my mother is a pharmacy technician and since my mom would study medicine I would sit beside her and she would help me learn some things about pharmacy and medicine. Since then, I have always thought of pharmacy as a possible career choice.
Topic: Need and importance of clinical pharmacists in healthcare system Clinical pharmacy is a health science discipline in which pharmacists provide patient care that optimizes medication therapy and promotes health, and disease prevention, according to American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP). Patient-oriented care requires specialized knowledge, skill and experience to improve quality of life of patient. The development of clinical pharmacy began at the University of Michigan in the early 1960s. Instead of drug-oriented pharmacy, patient-oriented concept was initiated within short period of time.
One of the pharmacist’s main goal is to provide individuals with knowledge about the medication they have been prescribed. If a pharmacist has 100% medical knowledge, I believe that an average person has roughly 5% knowledge regarding medication action, side effects, and contraindications. Most people only know what their