Pharmacy Internship Program

"Nothing 's permanent but change" - this is a quotation that is very applicable to the practice of Pharmacy. For over thousands of years, pharmacists have been helping other people to relieve minor ailments and treat long term-conditions. Nearly 5000 years ago, licorice, myrrh, mustard, and opium were used by the Sumerians to treat ailments. They also acted as priests and wrote the earliest surviving prescriptions. The Egyptians had Pastophori who prepares medicines, infusions, lotions, and lozenges. In China, Shen Nung wrote a book giving descriptions of 365 plant-based drugs. The pharmacist 's role has changed dramatically since the beginning of the profession. Traditionally, the pharmacists ' role in healthcare is centered on dispensing

The Pharmacy Internship Program is a 200-hour program that aims to provide a rich and stimulating learning environment to equip students with knowledge, skills and attitudes as future pharmacy professionals (CMO 03 S 2006). It enhances their employability in the competitive labor market. It offers students a hands-on opportunity to work in the field. They learn how their course of study applies to the real world setting. This is a way to recognize if the students are able to demonstrate and use the knowledge and core values learned inside the university. This is also a way for employers to look for potential employees. Most employers don 't only look on intelligence but also on the values instilled to the students. Loretto in 2016 stated that they look for someone who has the ability to assess a situation and being able to gather information; the ability to manage multiple priorities by being adaptable and flexible; the ability to solve problems through creativity and logical thought process; the ability to plan, organize, and set realistic goals to get the work done in a realistic time frame; the ability to determine the best course of action based on logic and fact which creates solutions to any problem; and the ability to direct and motivate others which is a skill that employers extremely