Comments on I want to be a pharmacist...: How Have We Ended Up Here?

I've been a type I diabetic for twelve years n...

2010-03-09T18:18:21.626-06:00

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.
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After working as a Pharmacist for 2 years I can...

2010-03-06T22:05:51.258-06:00

After working as a Pharmacist for 2 years I can't recall my original reasons....

I am a small animal veterinarian, general practice...

2010-03-06T10:44:43.242-06:00

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

I'm with the redheaded pharmacist, dorks rule!...

2010-03-05T14:45:51.975-06:00

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

Well, from a young age I had always talked about m...

2010-03-04T20:17:39.321-06:00

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

well, to make a long story short, I wanted to be a...

2010-03-04T19:56:02.916-06:00

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

I am a pharmacy clerk in a big box. I ended up as ...

2010-03-03T22:37:50.520-06:00

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

I like chemistry and biology and I'm fascinate...

2010-03-03T22:36:51.179-06:00

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. :)

It's hard to put my finger on it now. The atte...

2010-03-03T16:57:00.206-06:00

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

I just want a respectable and decent-paying job th...

2010-03-03T14:39:39.551-06:00

I just want a respectable and decent-paying job that'll allow me time to pursue my passions and raise a family.