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Title: A Career in Pharmacy


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A Career in Pharmacy
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A Career In Pharmacy

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Education Required (MUN School of Pharmacy)
  • High school graduate
  • Pre-Pharmacy
  • One year of prerequisite courses
  • Math, English, Chemistry, Physics, Biology
  • Application to Pharmacy School
  • Deadline March 1
  • Academic average, volunteer work, references

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Education Requirements Contd
  • THE INTERVIEW
  • 96 applicants
  • Problem based
  • Faculty, Pharmacists, Student
  • Getting Accepted
  • 40 students per year
  • 25 seats reserved for NL applicants
  • Anyone can compete for the remaining 15 seats

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Education requirements Contd
  • School of Pharmacy
  • 4 year program
  • Courses
  • Biochemistry (nutrition, metabolism)
  • Pharmaceutics
  • Physiology/Anatomy/Pathology
  • Professional Practice
  • Pharmacokinetics
  • Pharmacology
  • Toxicology
  • Medicinal Chemistry/Chemotherapy
  • Pharmacy Skills
  • Seminar
  • THERAPEUTICS

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Education Requirements Contd
  • Structured Practice Experience (SPE)
  • Four weeks during the summer
  • Retail, hospital, industry or research
  • Pharmacist as preceptor
  • Clinical Clerkship (SPE 4)
  • Two 6 week hospital placements
  • Case presentations
  • Rounds with doctors, nurses..
  • Graduate with Bachelor of Science (Pharmacy)

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Licensing Requirements
  • PEBC exam
  • Written
  • Oral
  • Provincial Licensing exam
  • Laws
  • Ethics

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Beyond the Books
  • Orientation week
  • Pharmacy mixers
  • Industrial trip
  • Christmas parties
  • Sports
  • CAPSI/MUPS
  • Yearbook Committee
  • Retro-bowling
  • House parties
  • PDW
  • PAW
  • Friends

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Career Opportunities
  • Community
  • Independent drug store, chain drug store,
    grocery, mass merchandiser
  • Hospital
  • Industry
  • Research
  • Academia
  • Pharmacy organizations
  • Government
  • Others

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Traditional versus Changing Role
  • Traditional view
  • Shift to Pharmaceutical Care
  • Focus shifted so that everything has to do with
    the patient
  • Working on wellness, disease prevention
  • Interprofessional teamwork

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The Pharmacist Role
  • Traditional Roles
  • Dispensing medications
  • Identifying drug interactions
  • OTC recommendations
  • Drug Information
  • Compounding Medications

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The Pharmacist Role
  • Expanded (Changing) Roles
  • Patient Counseling
  • Provision of Cognitive services
  • Health Promotion
  • Identifying drug related problems
  • Prescribing rights

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Hospital Pharmacy
  • Dispensary clinical roles
  • Identify medication related problems by going on
    rounds with the health care team reviewing
    patients charts
  • Interviewing, counseling, discharge planning
  • May specialize in a particular area-Geriatrics,
    Pediatrics, Psychiatry etc
  • Teach students, involved in research

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Other Activities
  • Committees
  • NLPB, PANL, CSHP etc
  • Educational events
  • Journals
  • Public speaking
  • Visits to students, seniors etc

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Characteristics of a Good Pharmacist
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Caring attitude empathy
  • Taking responsibility for actions
  • Dedication
  • Patience
  • Leadership
  • Team player
  • Conscientious
  • Good decision making capability

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Incentives
  • Pharmacist in demand
  • Unlimited job options
  • Even in NL
  • Full-time/Part-time choices
  • High paying job
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Signing bonuses
  • Relocation pay
  • Benefits
  • Flexible hours
  • Opportunity to advance

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Rewards
  • Active role in a persons health
  • Little things that make a difference in someones
    life
  • Developing relationships with patients
  • Interaction with other health care professionals
  • Working as a team
  • Pharmacy technicians, fellow pharmacists
  • Support Networks
  • CPhA, NLPB, PANL, CSHP
  • Continuous learning
  • Leadership
  • Trust and Respect
  • Responsibility
  • Expand career options

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Challenges
  • Unpredictable work day
  • Never a dull moment
  • Dealing with unpleasant customers
  • Reading prescriptions
  • Being on your feet all day
  • Busy times often means no lunch or break
  • Expanding the role of the pharmacist
  • Being recognized as the drug medication expert on
    the health care team
  • Being properly compensated for services
  • Responsibility
  • Stress

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For Additional Information
  • Websites
  • www.pharmacists.ca
  • www.aphanet.org/pathways/pathways.html
  • www.mun.ca/pharmacy

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