I am currently a pharmacy technician in-training at Kroger Pharmacy, and plan to obtain my official technician license in December. I dispense medications, input patient 's information into the computer system, answer phone calls, maintain sanitation standards in the pharmacy, and help customers locate over the counter medications and supplies. Working at the pharmacy has taught me how to work efficiently in fast pace situations, how to prioritize what tasks neeed to be completed first, time management skills, and the names of
For my Capstone Project, I chose the career as physician assistant. I worked hard throughout the year to make sure I make a good grade on the Capstone Project. I job shadowed at D.D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center in the pain management unit. I spent most of the time observing my mentor while she performed check-ups on her patients. Also, I saw my mentor give injections to patients to help with pain.
In the summer of 2013 at a family barbeque I nonchalantly asked my aunt if there was any way I could volunteer at her job, an intercity Salvation Army Core, throughout the week. Asking this simple question that I initially didn’t put much consideration into, steered to far more than I could had ever anticipate. I projected what my experience would be like at the core playing out different scenarios in my head. I expected it to be similar to every other volunteer experience I had, simply assist the employees and perchance meet a few people along the way. I thought I would be working in a back pantry categorizing and bundling foods into care packages having minimal encounters.
A majority of the respondents have a pharm D degree and a large portion of those have completed certificate training, residency, or some other form of extra training. The average age of the respondents was 50 and 65% were female. The majority of respondents are making over 100,000$ a year. Respondents also indicated that while the job did leave most at least somewhat satisfied, it is a very challenging setting.
It’s always been said to do an occupation that one loves and enjoys going to every single day. I’ve debated the different occupations in the medical field and decided on a physician assistant. A physician assistant requires medical experience, hard work, and lots of dedication. These are all three things I’m willing to do in order to succeed at this job.
After researching and thoroughly exploring the profession of physician assistant, I would still seriously consider becoming one. Even though there is little room for advancement beyond straying onto another career path, it seems like a very secure, appropriately salaried, interesting, and rewarding position in the medical field. Works
Brieanna: What does a typical day at work look like for you? Michelle: First thing in the morning I have assessments, than I pass out morning meds. I have hourly rounds, chartting all day, med passes all day, usually a discharge and an admission, make sure the patients go to the bathroom regularly and I treat symptoms as they arrive. Brieanna: What are the best and worst parts of your job? Michelle: The worst parts of my job are the aggressive patients, when the patients treat the hospital like it is a hotel, and the patients who do it to themselves and aren 't willing to change.
The profession I have chosen to pursue is that of a Physician Assistant. My reason for this selection is because it gives you the independency of a Physician while having somewhat less responsibilities. A Physician Assistant provides healthcare services typically performed by a physician, under the supervision of a physician. Some of these services include but are not limited to examining and treating patients, diagnosing illnesses and counseling patients. In some case physician assistants are also tasked to prescribe medicine to patients.
I participated in the introductory compounding lab boot camp that was held at the University of Toledo on Aug 23 and 24. We did two full day of lectures and hand on laboratory work. As the pharmacist told us, the intent of this boot camp is to introduce students like us with unique dosage forms utilized by compounding pharmacists, to initiate us to open our own compounding pharmacy in the future, and to make us think about compounding pharmacy as a career pathway. During the lab, we were provided lectures about basic compounding skills, about the tools and equipment’s used in the lab. Even if I was exposed to different lab equipment’s during my p1 year in pharmacy school, during the boot camp I was able to see different technologies used to help in today’s compounding.
As a child I spent a lot of time in hospitals, that is where my interest in medicine first started. I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when I was 10. I loved the time the nurses were able to spend with me. I loved that every day was a new challenge, no two days were ever the same. I loved learning how the body worked and changed over time.
As much as I am honored to say even after a long day of work I am able to go home with a smile on my face because I am doing what I love, nothing compares to the sensation of putting a smile on someone else’s face. As Albert Pine says “what we do for ourselves dies with us, what we do for others and the world remains and is immortal.” This is a quote I have learned to live by. I have used my vast knowledge of the medical field to help those in struggling areas. I have traveled around the world to places like Haiti, Nicaragua, Belize and Ethiopia, dedicating my time to caring for the sick that are unable to afford medical care for themselves.
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.
As a freshman, I wish I would have realized the value of working in a pharmacy from the very beginning of pharmacy school. The practical experience that people gain from working in their profession of
Early in life I realized that one of the best feelings in the world is helping other people. Once I took a general chemistry class in high school and that I enjoyed the material, I knew that I wanted to combiner for a career the joy of helping others along with the vast opportunities science has to be able to help people every day. Pharmacy is that career. No matter what type of pharmacy career I get the privilege to have; clinical, retail, hospital, or even compound pharmacy every day will fulfill my goal of helping people become healthier and continue normal life.
I appreciate my job as a pharmacy technician in the hospital so abundantly; it has encouraged me to pursue my direction to the clinical pharmacy setting. With Pharmacy, along with the rest of the health care fields, every day is a learning
