Pharmacist Personal Statement
I have always had an interest in the healthcare profession due to my passion for helping people, but I did not know which career choice would be best suited for me. During my high school experience, I realized science and math was something that I enjoyed and succeeded in.Therefore, I took all of the health science classes provided, which led me to nursing. Through hard work and dedication, I became a Certified Nursing Assistant, but in the long process, I recognized that nursing was not the best career choice for me. So, I continued my search for another career in the healthcare profession. Even though nursing did not work out for me, it helped me to find pharmacy by providing me with multiple opportunities to observe a pharmacist during clinical training. It also provided me with an opportunity to job shadow several pharmacists. Those exciting experiences gave me insight on how
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pharmacists contribute to the world and pharmacy itself. My high school experience was not the only thing that contributed to my decision in pursuing a career in pharmacy; my experience with pharmacists did, in addition to other factors.
Furthermore, in the recent years, my older sister was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder, also known as schizophrenia.
After her diagnosis, she was prescribed with a treatment of medications; I had to act as an interpreter for her, due to several communication barriers. Through the years, I have listened, learned, and interacted with several pharmacists to come up with the perfect treatment plan for my sister. I felt that in a way, when I was translating for my sister and providing her with daily medications, I was acting as a pharmacist, which added to my passion of becoming a pharmacist. I want to be able to counsel and interact with patients, through medicine, the way I did with my sister. Throughout this experience, I became interested in how the medication worked and affected my sister. When on medicated prescriptions, her personality and actions were completely different, compared to when she was not on her prescriptions. I want to be able to understand how it took multiple tries to find a treatment plan that worked for my sister and other schizophrenic patients like
her.
Attending Campbell University will provide me with a better understanding of pharmacy. The education and experience that I will receive from Campbell will help to create a stronger foundation in pharmacy. After I obtain my Doctor of Pharmacy, I will be able to pursue my dream of working with patients through math and science and become an outstanding pharmacist. Without obtaining my Doctor of Pharmacy, I would not be able to practice pharmacy and interact with patients the way I would like to. While I am at Campbell, I will continue to work hard in my studies and improve not only myself, but my understanding of pharmacy and its mission.
pharmacists contribute to the world and pharmacy itself. My high school experience was not the only thing that contributed to my decision in pursuing a career in pharmacy; my experience with pharmacists did, in addition to other factors.
Furthermore, in the recent years, my older sister was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder, also known as schizophrenia.
After her diagnosis, she was prescribed with a treatment of medications; I had to act as an interpreter for her, due to several communication barriers. Through the years, I have listened, learned, and interacted with several pharmacists to come up with the perfect treatment plan for my sister. I felt that in a way, when I was translating for my sister and providing her with daily medications, I was acting as a pharmacist, which added to my passion of becoming a pharmacist. I want to be able to counsel and interact with patients, through medicine, the way I did with my sister. Throughout this experience, I became interested in how the medication worked and affected my sister. When on medicated prescriptions, her personality and actions were completely different, compared to when she was not on her prescriptions. I want to be able to understand how it took multiple tries to find a treatment plan that worked for my sister and other schizophrenic patients like
her.
Attending Campbell University will provide me with a better understanding of pharmacy. The education and experience that I will receive from Campbell will help to create a stronger foundation in pharmacy. After I obtain my Doctor of Pharmacy, I will be able to pursue my dream of working with patients through math and science and become an outstanding pharmacist. Without obtaining my Doctor of Pharmacy, I would not be able to practice pharmacy and interact with patients the way I would like to. While I am at Campbell, I will continue to work hard in my studies and improve not only myself, but my understanding of pharmacy and its mission.