Is Pharmacy School For Me?
What do Pharmacists do?
- Pharmacists are licensed doctoral health professionals who provide information about medication to consumers and professionals.
- As “Medication Experts,” pharmacists are concerned with safeguarding the public’s health in matters relating to medication distribution and use and disease state management.
- Some PharmD programs focus on Veterinary Pharmacy
- 100+ Careers in Pharmacy
Top 6 Tips for a Career in Pharmacy
- Major in the field which interests you the most, while showing good academic ability in science.
- Explore the field of pharmacy so you have an understanding about what a pharmacist does and the future of the pharmacy profession.
- Pursue extra-curricular activities which interest you.
- Keep your grades as high as possible.
- Develop your ability to read, write and think. Only part of pharmacy is science.
- Talk to as many people as possible about the pharmacy profession (e.g. pharmacists, pharmacy students, and pharmacy school representatives) and keep current on pharmacy issues from researching the pharmacy profession.