This youtube video is great because if offers the advice of an actual student who is successful in getting into his pharmacy school. I’m interested in this clip because I also aim for a career in pharmacy.
His advice is to map out all the required classes to manage time efficiently. This helps to avoid taking unnecessary classes as well as fit in classes that are only offered once a year. He also emphasizes on volunteering to show interest and commitment in the field. He stresses on the importance of experience in pharmacy by stating that you can fail the interview if you don’t show interest in the field, despite having a 4.0 GPA. A relationship with a pharmacist is crucial since a letter of recommendation is required for the application into pharmacy school. The same goes for a strong letter of recommendation from a professor.
He also offers ideas to make an applicant stand out such as oversea health trips, community health fair, and even computer or other skills that have applicable benefits to pharmacy. His way of standing out was posting youtube videos to advocate health issues and well as setting up his non-profit organization.
All in all, this is a short but very informative and useful clip for students pursuing a career in pharmacy.
This second clip reveals a day in the life of Haag, is a clinical pharmacist in kidney transplantation at Hennepin County Medical Center and a Graduate of the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy Pharm.D. Professional Program.
Her story sends a positive message and makes me feel hopeful about being a pharmacist. Her personal anecdote is about a kidney transplant patient who is allergic to blue M&M. After a while, the same patient came back with symptoms which cause could not be determined. As her pharmacist, Haag suspect it has something to do with blue dye, and she was right.
This story enlightens me greatly because such a small knowledge of the patient allergy could help Haag make the link and save her patient’s life. It just feels great to be able to help someone feels well again.
Her story sends a positive message and makes me feel hopeful about being a pharmacist. Her personal anecdote is about a kidney transplant patient who is allergic to blue M&M. After a while, the same patient came back with symptoms which cause could not be determined. As her pharmacist, Haag suspect it has something to do with blue dye, and she was right.
This story enlightens me greatly because such a small knowledge of the patient allergy could help Haag make the link and save her patient’s life. It just feels great to be able to help someone feels well again.
This assignment opens me to a new resource that I rarely thought of when researching about pharmacy. I usually peruse the Internet or the library when I want to find out more information about pharmacy. Youtube has opened the door to really current info and offered so many personal stories about pharmacy.
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