Pharmacist Personal Statement

Admission to the intensive care unit is often brief but an important hospital experience. Shortly after spending three weeks in the hospital at my grandmother's bedside, I realized that although our situation was unfortunate, I was thrilled by the hospital environment. I was motivated by the fast-paced and cooperative teamwork of the health-care professionals and inspired by the care and compassion provided to my grandmother; I have longed to be able to give back the empathy we received during our hard time to others who may be going through a similar situation. My grandmother's palliative healthcare team became an inspiration to me. The team's caring and collaborative attitudes matched mine and I readily identified with them. More importantly,
My first inclination to become a pharmacist rose out of my concern for other individuals and a significant part of my character is devoted to caring for people and contributing to their overall well-being. Pharmacists give patients a sense of reassurance that they are cared for and instill trust in patients that they are being treated as individuals. I would like to become such a person who is actively involved in treating patients with great care. When I visit the pharmacy and receive consultation about a medication from the pharmacist, I feel that I am being taken care of and helped in a meaningful way. I believe that the Pharm.D program will provide me with an ample opportunity to develop more capabilities enabling me to solve deep multidimensional challenges and also monitor patients closely in their safe use of medicine. I believe in the world driven by medicine and technology and therefore, I must acquaint myself with the necessary requisites for innovation now as well as in the
This has given me insight with the recognition of the positive impact of pharmaceutical patient care in preventing drug therapy complications, adverse drug interactions as well as monitoring patient complicance. When I reflect on my childhood and when I think about what pharmacy is today, I see a tremendous change. My educational goals have been oriented towards preparation in taking a greater responsibility as to whether patients are getting the best from their medicines and would like to take a step forward in order to help to improve the system that I will be working in. Many activities that are not related to my work also opened different roads for me and continue to cultivate in my personal growth. As the vice president of the Punjabi Students Association (PSA) and experience volunteering at the Boys and Girls Club of Calgary, I have taken on key leadership roles and acquired some of the skills that are also valuable as a