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I am currently going to school to hopefully become a pharmacist. I am in my second semester of school and was wondering if anyone had some advice on how I can make the long haul easier on me. Is it one or 2 years at the end that I won’t be able to work?
The only advice I can think of is to stay on top of your work. If you get behind, it will be even harder. It's not the easiest course, but it will be worth it.
I think, but am not sure, that when you can actually work as a pharmacist, will depend on your state licensing laws.
The only advice I can think of is to stay on top of your work. If you get behind, it will be even harder. It's not the easiest course, but it will be worth it.
I think, but am not sure, that when you can actually work as a pharmacist, will depend on your state licensing laws.
Thank you, I just don't remember but I think the last 1 or 2 years of school you have to intern so I am going to need to be ready for that.
I think they're refering to methylphenidate (A.K.A. Ritalin). LOL.
I'm an Rx student too! What school do you go to? I don't know how it works in FL, but I go to school in NJ (Rutgers) and I plan to get licensed here too. For us, we start working on our "hours" while we are in school. We do summer sessions that start after our 1st Professional year (Which is year 3 in general. We have a 6-year program). Our last year consists completely of rotations at different pharmaceutical settings, which all count as experience hours. By the time we graduate, all we have to do is take the law exam and the NAPLEX and we're board-certified Pharm D.'s within 3 months of graduation, assuming you pass both the first time around.
You have to check how its done in FL. Good luck and study hard!
You have chosen a great career to be in. Good for you! Pharmacists are always in demand. I am a Pharmacy Technician. I just got done working with a pharmacy student and asked her about the last year. In Illinois you spend your last year working 6-6 week rotations in various pharmacy settings. Hospital, retail, nursing home and I can't remember the other three. But then you graduate and take the tests and then you are a Pharm D. The student I worked with was already getting offers for jobs and she hadn't even finished her sixth rotation or graduated yet! So good luck to you!
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