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Medical Forum / General / Pharmacy / February 2005Thinking about Pharm School
Hello- I was wondering if you guys could offer some advice on which programs (pharmacy) would be best. I'm looking at applying to traditional programs (4yrs), however there are also 3year programs and even one 2 2/3yrs. program at UOP! Getting out in approx. 2.5yrs seems really appealing, but what about employment potential? Does the school name matter? A UC school vs little South University? Your thoughts?.....Thanks! >Hello- I was wondering if you guys could offer some advice on which >programs (pharmacy) would be best. I'm looking at applying to [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >name matter? A UC school vs little South University? >Your thoughts?.....Thanks! ==================== I hired many Pharmacists over the years and honestly did not have to Fire many.... \ BUT in both cases my actions were never..not a single time...ever influenced by which Pharmacy School these Pharmacists graduated from... Nor were their grades taken into account... A good personality, the ability to work with others, and the ability to keep the customers happy were major concerns... The only thing that I really could not stand in a Pharmacist was an extremely slow Pharmacist... kind of hard to define "extremely" but I know "slow" when I see it... IIF you do decide on Pharmacy I hope you have a career that was as enjoyable as mine was... Its the People not the pills that count... and money in the cash register helps a lot also... Bob Griffiths Hello Bob, Wow, thanks for the advice! Yes, I've been contemplating on pharmacy for a while now and it seems like there are many more pharmacists that are happy with their career chioce than those that are not. Sam Have you ever worked in a pharmacy? I would suggest you spend 6 months to a year as a tech before jumping into a pharmacy college. It is a very stressful profession so you need to be the right type of person to survive in pharmacy. As many of us hate our work as enjoy it. At this time, there are many opportunities. Whether that chages over the next 10 years is anyone's guess--it's like forecasting the weather. I would stay away from the 3 year programs; I can think of two students who could not cut them. They were sharp and started with high GPAs, but fell low by the 1st semester of the second year.That put them out the door.BTW: What is UOPI? From my experience, after you're licensed the prospective employers couldn't care less where you graduated from. The ability to do the job with great detail under stressful conditions carries the weight. I work in Ohio but plan to move to the Rio Grande valley in Texas. Last week, I interviewed with several pharmacies. All but one store offered me something. The techs are certified down there so they can do certain tasks that a pharmacist needs to do in OH. As an example, they can take a call in rx as long as it is a refill,etc. I wish you the best, but I'd toe test the water before jumping in. JDA >Hello- I was wondering if you guys could offer some advice on which >programs (pharmacy) would be best. I'm looking at applying to [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >name matter? A UC school vs little South University? >Your thoughts?.....Thanks! |
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