1 / 18

Becoming a Pharmacist

Becoming a Pharmacist. Steven Reid May 5, 2011. A Pharmacist. More than just handing out pills. Inspiration. Interesting job Good pay Better life for me and my family. Job Description. Working with patients and their doctors to make the patient healthy. Responsibilities.

coty
Download Presentation

Becoming a Pharmacist

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Becoming a Pharmacist Steven Reid May 5, 2011

  2. A Pharmacist More than just handing out pills

  3. Inspiration • Interesting job • Good pay • Better life for me and my family

  4. Job Description Working with patients and their doctors to make the patient healthy

  5. Responsibilities • Filling Prescriptions • Advising patients • Drug interaction • Side effect • Health topics

  6. Skills & Interests Investigative Social-Interpersonal

  7. Working Conditions 43% work in Pharmacies and Drug Stores 23% in hospitals

  8. Education Requires about 8 years of schooling Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Health Science

  9. Levels of Education About 8 years of college are required Doctor of Pharmacy

  10. Academic Majors Undergraduate degree in Chemistry or Biology Doctor of Pharmacy

  11. Field Experience Residency only required with advanced or research positions

  12. Entry, Salary & Outlook The future looks bright for the field of Pharmacy

  13. Entry Start working in a pharmacy when you pass the licensing exams

  14. Outlook Increase expected between 2008 and 2018 SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections program 25%

  15. Salary Entry: $94,000/year Average: $118,000/year Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics

  16. Why being a Pharmacist is a good job • Helping people • Good pay • Promising future

  17. Problems with being a Pharmacist • Stress • Dealing with insurance companies

  18. This is the job for me! • Interesting job • Good work environment • Good pay

More Related