pharmacist
Maria Saldivar Pd.10
study medication
labeling, sorting, measuring, etc.
dealing with countless of medication
interacting well with patients and helping them with any question they have.
pharmacy area
being able to work in a pharmacy that is in a suburb area.
Career Details
what pharmacist do:
- dispense prescription medication to patients
- offer advise for safer ways procedures
- answer questions patients questions
Working schedule:
- 12 hour shift
working location:
- Chicago, suburb areas
- California, suburb areas
salary/ wage:
- Chicago median salary: $122,665
- California median salary:$130,551
Education Needed
at least two years of college (courses);
- math
- chemistry
- biology
- physics
- humanities
- social studies
______________________________
- pharmacy college admission test
- Pathophysiology
- Toxicology
- Disease treatments
- Biopharmaceuticals
- Pharmacy ethics and law
- Drug absorption rates
- Patient care
- Medicinal chemistry
Skills Required
- memorization
- attention to detail
- strong math and science skills
- preparing drugs
- drug knowledge and assessment
- working with people
- working with people
- computer literacy
- teaching
- specialty training
Job Outlook Growth:
- increase by 25% from 2010-2020, faster than the average for all occupations
Advancement Opportunities:
- may elect to advance into a senior
- direct patient care
- management responsibilities
Degree
degree to work as pharmacist
Degree
degree as having more opportunities
Degree
eligible to lead
my resources:
- http://careerplanning.about.com/od/occupations/p/pharmacist.htm
- http://swz.salary.com/SalaryWizard/Pharmacist-Salary-Details-Chicago-IL.aspx
- http://education-portal.com/articles/Pharmacist_Educational_Requirements_and_Career_Summary.html
- http://www.uabpharmacy.org/pharmacy/Career+Advancement+Opportunities