Pharmacist Career Information

Video Transcript

"My name is Kate James, I'm a Compounding Pharmacist in Eugene, Oregon at Broadway Apothecary, and I have a few tips on becoming a Pharmacist. The most important would be to do very well in school, especially science and communication courses. The Admissions Boards at all the colleges of Pharmacy love to see that you have good grades, because once you get into pharmacy school, it becomes more difficult. So you have to have a strong academic background to begin with. Another thing I would suggest is becoming very involved in the profession. And there are many ways to do that, especially as a student. And it can be a lot of fun doing that. There are all types of student organizations that a person could get involved in. American Pharmaceutical Association, American Society of Hospital Pharmacists, International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists. Every pharmacy organization out there has student representatives and members, and they are able to get right in the middle often times of everything that's going on from national meetings and local meetings, and really make a part, make a difference with pharmacy and the direction that it's moving in. And the Admissions Board loves to see that. The other thing is being able to give back to the community. Admissions Boards love to see that you're sincere in your desire to help people and being able to give back to the community through volunteer work, education, however you can find a way to do that, that's always helpful."