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Personal Essay Pharmacy is an exciting, evolving, and indispensable branch of modern day health care. I first began to consider the pharmacy profession while researching and taking career aptitude tests in my eighth grade science class. During a school career fair, I listened to a pharmacy manager promote the profession. Not long after hearing about her passion for her career, I had a strong feeling that pharmaceutics and specifically the Doctor of Pharmacy Program were the direction I wanted to take in my life. Even though several years have passed since I made this decision, I have even stronger feelings today that this is the right career path for me. The more I continue to learn about the profession and examine my potential in pharmacy …show more content…

I have had some personal hardships that have had a major impact on my life today. When I was ten, my father died in a car accident. I was very close with my dad, and losing him at such a young age was extremely difficult to overcome. It took a great deal of time, but I decided that the best way to honor my dad and his memory would be to set goals for myself and dedicate myself to these goals. One of these goals is to become a Doctor of Pharmacy. As difficult as losing my dad was, it did teach me a great deal about compassion and empathy. When people are dealing with difficult issues, whether it be medical ailments or personal loss, what they need most is someone who will listen to their needs with compassion and concern. I feel that my personal life experience has given me the ability to give back to the community by becoming a pharmacist. If I can help make people feel better and improve their quality of life, I feel that I will have made my dad proud and accomplished the goals I set out to achieve. My educational background has always been based on my goal of attending pharmacy school. I have excelled at my math and science based classes, and feel that my pre-pharmacy background has given me a strong foundation on which to continue to the next level. I have just recently job shadowed at a local community pharmacy, and this experience further solidified my desire to become a pharmacist. I felt very comfortable in this pharmacy setting. I saw just how important communication, listening, and organization are in the pharmacy

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