For two and a half years now I have been typing away at this little blog. What was once read by few and far in-between now has a steady diet of visitors, something which I never truly expected.
As I was contemplating how I have evolved because of this site, and trust me I have, I came to a sudden realization. Over 349 posts I have completely ignored the question which graces the top of this page to all those who visit.
Why I want to be a pharmacist.
To be honest, I had to dig through many posts because I could not believe I had overlooked such an obvious topic. Alas, I have and I will soon rectify it.
Before we get there though, and because for once this is possible, I shall turn the 350th post of this blog to you, the readers. Tell me why you chose to be a pharmacist. Or for those non-pharmers, tell me how you ended up working in your chosen profession.
I am legitimately interested in how we all wind up on the same path or, at least in terms of a different field, wind up running side by side in life. Take as much or as little space as you need.
Afterwards I will post my reasons and finally answer the titular question which graces this site.
That is if some of you long time readers have not grasped it already...
10 comments:
I just want a respectable and decent-paying job that'll allow me time to pursue my passions and raise a family.
It's hard to put my finger on it now. The attention to detail thing matched my personality. I felt like pharmacists were very respected (maybe because they were always up on that raised platform, like a throne, looking down in benevolence on all of us.) I looked at those hundreds of different bottles, lined up so straight and orderly, and wondered what the heck was in all those things. It was beautiful and kind of mysterious I guess.
I like chemistry and biology and I'm fascinated by the way receptors work and the kinetics of various drugs. Combine that with the fact that I've always wanted to save the world, and well, here I am. :)
I am a pharmacy clerk in a big box. I ended up as one because the pharmacy needed a clerk and management decided I would do well. I stayed because I like it. The rest of the pharmacy thinks I would do well as a tech, and I am going to go for my license because, frankly, I need the money. (Frantic, depending on where my life takes me, I could see myself entering pharmacy school for the same reason.)
well, to make a long story short, I wanted to be a physical therapist. BUT when I applied, the very tiny school took only 16 students a year and my 3.4 gpa didn't measure up. I looked in the catalog of majors at our university and was hoping to find something interesting that met the requirements I already had and PHARMACY was the closest thing. I kid you not. the next year I was a Pharmacy Student and 3 years later I was a RPH.
Well, from a young age I had always talked about medical school. I was interested in bology and science and I knew I wanted to be in healthcare. Med school sounded less and less appealing as I got into college and talked with medical school students and interns.
Pharmacy seemed to fit my personality a lot better. I'm too laid back to be a doctor I think. I also took a pharmacology class in undergrad and really liked it (yes, that makes me an incredible dork). I thought that pharmacy was a career that I could go into where I could help people, make a pretty good living, and still have a life outside of work. It turns out I was right! I've never looked back on my decision even on my worst days behind the counter. It was one of the best decisions I've ever made in my life.
I get to help people everyday, make some money for myself, and even learn something new at work constantly. I've also met a lot of great people over the years I've been a pharmacist. What more could I ask for out of a job?
I'm with the redheaded pharmacist, dorks rule! I was a researcher, but didn't have a Ph.D., and was tired of being treated like a posession, interchangeable, and disposable when the grant funds ran out, responsible for everything, credit for nothing, and paid less than a CNA, when I had a Master's. I love pharmacy because I work in my hometown, so it's like taking care of a big family, and I can help people feel better. Plus, no messiness, and I don't have to kill things for a living anymore. And, I can practice receptor physiology to my heart's content. With a huge bit of psych thrown in for color...and get paid!
I am a small animal veterinarian, general practice. Always wanted to be one since I was 9. As crazy as it can get - since I have to be proficient in pharmacology, surgery, oncology, dermatology, reproduction...even psychology!...I love what I do every day. It's still a thrill to walk into new client appointments, to see new puppies, to do a new surgery, & to see my favorite geriatric patients. I get to live the dream, it pays my bills, and yes I have the occasional crazies (who doesn't? I could blog it out daily!), but it's a privilege for me to practice daily, and I have amazing patients & clients. I laugh every day...life is good! :-)
After working as a Pharmacist for 2 years I can't recall my original reasons....
I've been a type I diabetic for twelve years now. I accredit that for steering my interest in pharmacy. I remember writing a paper on becoming a pharmacist in my freshman year of high school. Now I am set to graduate college in May with a biology degree and will hopefully get into a decent/affordable pharm school and officialy start living the dream I have had for the past eight years.
I've been rejected from my state school twice and within one week I will be finding out if the third time really is a charm. Currently waitlisted at a very good school in a neighboring state and accepted to a small, private, hella expensive school in a different neighboring state that is very far from my family. But if need be that is where I will go because I want to become a pharmacist so badly- no matter the cost or the distance.
Medicine is my life. I deal with regulating my insulin doasges everyday and understand how imperitave medications are to people dealing with a chronic disease. Pharmacy called to me more so than med school. Like others have mentioned, my perfectionist mentality suits the pharmacy profession so much better.
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