I’ve known since middle school I desired a profession related to health and science. Multiple influences caused me to choose pharmacy as a profession. This field relates to my immediate and long term goals in life. I know I will be able to achieve these goals based upon my personal, educational, and professional background. I’ve selected pharmacy as a career for various reasons. One reason that I choose pharmacy was because I’ve always been extremely interested in science based courses. Although these courses may be difficult, taking them is very rewarding. However, this isn’t the main reason why I selected pharmacy instead of another health related profession. The main reason I choose pharmacy was because I witnessed my grandfather have a …show more content…
My personal background has motivated me to achieve my goals in several ways. Growing up in Youngstown allowed me to witness what life could be like if I don’t succeed. My parents have also been a motivating factor, because they always stressed the importance of academics. They have always given me the opportunity for success to ensure I would never have to live life the way they’ve had to. One of the main opportunities they gave me was sending me to private school, instead of Youngstown City Schools. This allowed me to have great teachers who actually cared if I learned and understood the material. These private schools granted me the best education possible in Youngstown. Through my educational background I know that I can achieve my goals. This is because during high school I always took my work very seriously. Also during high school I took as many sciences course as possible, because I knew that having a better scientific knowledge would allow me to be prepared for college. I also think that my professional background of working as an OHSAA umpire and as an assistant to a private contractor will help me in the pharmacy profession. I believe this because as an umpire you need to be able to make quick unbiased decisions, just as a pharmacist need to do, especially ICU pharmacists. Contracting work will also help me in the pharmacy profession, because contractors need to be very accurate with their work, such as making everything is the correct dimensions in order to install it. As a pharmacist you will also need to be accurate in measuring compounds to make medications, and ensuring the correct amount of capsules are put in each prescription. Therefore I believe my background will enable me to achieve my professional