Pharmacy Graduation Puns

is it so hard to get a job as a pharmacist in the US if I’m an international student?

Failing an APPE late graduation and residency chances Was having discussions on r\pharmacy but got removed for the wrong subreddit: hope to get more advice

Long post, still fresh emotions, looking for advice on what’s next. First I will say I’m a slow learner and my memorization and organization skills are still in progress.
I failed an APPE. Which shocked me because By the end I felt confident I could work in that setting independently and the preceptors thought I had done really well the last week, but they didn’t see it throughout the 6 weeks. Midpoint was done week 4 and there was no direct conversation of “you might not pass” because they didn’t “like” using those words or any words that were even close to that.

Friday of week 5 I got a sense they thought I wasn’t catching on to a subject they mentioned a couple times and this is likely due to a learning disability I have struggled with and am still working on. That’s what the NAPLEX is for to make sure I have the concepts down I just am slower at memorizing and they knew that from the beginning. It didn’t impede my ability to give patient care it was just a gap in knowledge that I could look up.

I asked them, am I still on track to pass? Still no straight answer but very nice and polite “you have shown some inconsistency, you are really good in these areas but some days you don’t do well in these areas”. I have Several things working against me mentally, but I worked so hard the last week I was seeing patients on my own, working them up, running visits alone, coming up with plans, presenting them, implementing them, documenting them, and following up. It wasn’t enough due to my difficulties earlier in the rotation.

The school backed them Up because they were also faculty, and this was right as I was getting ready for midyear. Not to mention I helped them with an academic project and did data for them and they offered to make a poster with me right after they told me I failed…or “didn’t meet expectations” because saying failed is apparently not allowed in their eyes making it confusing for a student who thinks they are going to pass or be told if they were not on track to pass. I even exceeded expectations on my final and my DOPS had no deficiencies.

I still failed. I was/am heartbroken as I was then told I would not graduate on time and I therefore can not apply for a residency on time. My dream job, the thing I’ve wanted for years, requires residency.

So to my point, If I apply next

Is it realistic to open a pharmacy / buy an established pharmacy right after graduation? A couple of friends and I are considering options to do after graduation and opening our own pharmacy is one of them. I will graduate this year and have very minimal retail experience (worked in hospital) and my friends have about 1 2 years experience. Honestly I don't even know where to start because they didn't teach us very well in school. Is it even realistic to run your own pharmacy right off graduation?

PS: look I asked because I don't know. I have some idea that it's a lot of work and I've been trying to read up on it, but Idk realistically whether it would be possible to pull it off. I get it this industry is fucked up right now, already been through all stages of regrets and anxiety. At some point we just gotta have to think about wtf do we new grads do now. Hence I'm asking you wise experienced people. If you think it's impossible then just say so and move on, no need to be a jerk about it.

PS2: thanks so much everyone. I do have a lot to learn. Appreciate all the inputs.

Career goals include biopharma (commercial) and life science consulting.

Looking for some ideas to help me design a Tshirt for the semi graduation, any ideas are welcome

Larry Merlo himself just confirmed that more than 10% of the entire workforce of pharmacists work for CVS alone. Walgreens is just as big meaning that these two employ 20% of pharmacists alone. All we see are posts saying you all are going to be in industry or hospital but unfortunately with more and more of you graduating every year those positions will be extremely competitive.

https://i.redd.it/tfcr5dmr37e41.jpg

Hello! Do apologise if this sounds like a dumb question but I was wondering if I complete medicine or pharmacy in uni, will they offer me a job space in a hospital or do I need to find a job myself? I am debating whether to study medicine or pharmacy in kings college London or other med schools. Any help would be really appreciated! Thank you :)

Just saw this shared on the national Kappa Psi Facebook page and thought it deserved to be shared here as well. I apologize in advance for being an unaffected third party with very little information. Though I haven't been able to locate official confirmation, it looks like LIU Brooklyn just communicated to students that they will stop having graduation ceremonies for their pharmacy program effective this year.

I would be beyond pissed if this happened at my school, and as a student set to graduate in May this struck a chord with me. The FB status came with a change.org petition for administration to reconsider their decision - here's the link if anyone is interested (sorry can't hyperlink on mobile).

https://www.change.org/p/president-cline-save-liu-pharmacy-2019-commencement-ceremony?recruiter=42948368&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=share_petition

This is the text from the change.org petition >On December 18th, 2018, class representatives for the LIU Pharmacy Class of 2019 were notified by our dean that our commencement ceremony was cancelled without explanation. As class representatives, we represent 200 students who will graduate in May with our Doctor of Pharmacy degrees. This decision to cancel commencement was done unilaterally by members of LIU administration. Commencement is important not just for the graduates, but for our families, friends, faculty and staff and administration of the college. For graduates, it represents a culmination of the hard work, relentless effort, and dedication was have shown throughout our professional academic careers over the last six years. We find it reprehensible and disgraceful that top administrators would take this action without regard for the negative impact it would have on us, our loved ones, and on the College's reputation. Cancelling Pharmacy Commencement will not only affect all of us, it will also irreparably damage the relationship with current LIU Pharmacy underclassmen, alumni, preceptors, as well as LIU’s reputation with the profession and the outside world. Cancelling commencement for the College of Pharmacy will end a tradition of that has lasted over 130 years. We are starting this petition in order to restore LIU Pharmacy Class of 2019's commencement ceremony, as well as, to ensure that future graduating pharmacy classes will be allowed to have their commencement ceremonies in order to celebrate achieving a significant milestone. We stand united with

Copy and pasted from a post I made on a career thread, didn’t get much feedback.

I’ve been accepted to pharmacy school for fall 2019. I currently work in assay development and really enjoy it. I love the idea of a career in industrial pharmacy, if I can find a job of course. Manufacturing, developing, distributing, etc.

I took a look at the metrics for getting a pharmacy residency, and one of the things is having hospital tech experience. I have plenty of experience being a retail tech, but no hospital experience as of yet. However, the metrics I was looking at were for a clinical residency, not a fellowship.

I have just been notified that I can switch to part time at my current company while I’m in pharmacy school, which is nice. I could go back to being a pharmacy tech to get more actual pharmacy experience, OR stay at my current job, which is very relevant to drug manufacturing and development. Would this count for anything when it comes time to apply for fellowships? Would companies rather see more CVS/hospital experience? Is assay development a good field to stick with if I want to eventually secure an industrial pharmacy position, or is that experience sort of worthless since it’s not in an actual pharmacy.

My other option is to work part time at my current company for now, and then potentially quit a year or two down the road, and pick up work at an actual pharmacy.

Problem is, I love my current job, and it pays more than double what I would be making as a tech. Living on a part time wage is rough, and the extra money would be really nice during school.

Anyone have any experience in the industrial pharmacy field? Will this job experience help me in the long run, or am I shooting myself in the foot by not having as much pharmacy experience as some of my peers, especially with how competitive residencies/fellowships are these days?

Any advice is appreciated!

Hi Pharmacy community. I am a P4 at the cusp of graduation and preparing for fellowship in industry. Our program has a long-winded NAPLEX review course that began during our P3 year and because I missed a deadline for online quizzes (for which students already had answers but I figured that I should focus on my industry rotations at the time) they are witholding my degree until I pass another practice NAPLEX exam.

Just wanted to see if you've heard any similar stories and if there was ever a successful defense against this kind of practice at any other school. I figured newer schools do this to protect their reputation once new grads take the boards.

I'd like to know if I can put to use both of these skill sets in the Health insurance industry, or are these 2 jobs too different for me to try to be efficient with what I learned? What are your guys' thoughts? Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment :)

Hi everybody,

My best friend just graduated from pharmacy school. He's going to be doing a residency at a hospital later.

He's a nice guy and I'd like to get him something that is meaningful and helpful for his profession. Would any of you have recommendations or ideas on good presents? I'm trying to keep it below $150.

Thanks in advance!

I am really hoping to get some opinions on my current situation. I am a P4 and will be finishing up my rotations in March and graduating in May. After graduation, I would really like to relocate to another state. Currently, I am working as an intern at a well-known grocery store, but there aren't any locations in the state I am planning on moving to.

I have been considering trying to get an internship at a pharmacy chain that has multiple locations where I hope to relocate. My goal would be to prove myself as an intern with the hope that I could be hired after graduation and relocate/transfer to a location where I hope to relocate.

I would love some feedback on this because I want to make the best decision with the goal of landing a job after graduation. I do like where I am working currently, but I am not sure it makes sense to stay there knowing that it will not lead to a job prospect come May.

Does anyone currently working at RiteAid, CVS or Walgreens know if it is easy to transfer or get hired out of state?

Thanks in advance for your feedback!!

2 years? 5 years?

So here is goes. 4 years of brutal curriculum for another 4. I’ve talked to pharmacists who went to medical school and never regretted it.

My bud and I are going to be graduating in a few weeks from pharmacy school. We are hosting a private party to celebrate with our friends and classmates at club we rented out in downtown. Any suggestions for a party name / title related to pharmacy or prescription drugs. We are trying to think of something witty and funny but getting nowhere.

We don't really care too much about theme of party but some of our girl friends want do a classy theme and came up with names like "H&V graduation soiree; H&V city soiree; H&V graduation soiree under the city lights" (our names start with H and V btw).

Thanks in advance for any recommendations!

First off, Thanks so much to anyone who even looks at this or helps. I don't have many people I can turn to for these kind of things but, Reddit has always been good to me and I try to return the favor. I don't like to ask for much from you guys/gals but I SUCK at graphic design and she's really busy with school and rotations and also had volunteered to design the program for her class. She's having a lot of trouble with the cover and I'd LOVE if someone could maybe help out with this. Here is the relevant information:

Howard University School of Pharmacy Class of 2010 Senior Banquet

A Night with the Stars

Prince George's Ballroom 2411 Pinebrook Avenue Landover, Maryland

I'm gonna be working on it tonight myself with my sucky ass photoshop skills but if anyone could help, that would be awesome.

Thanks again

-R

Hey guys, at the end of 2020 I finished my honours in psychological science and last year began my PhD journey. I loved doing research in my honours year which was the motivation for me getting into academia.

However, I know my true interests lie in drugs and psychopharmacology. I'm assuming to pursue this I'll have to quit my PhD, but what I'm wondering is what's the best way to transition into pharmacy. Would I have to start from the beginning, or would there be some sort of graduate certificate/diploma to fast track my way to getting a degree (and working) in pharmacy?

Edit* I just looked at the courses in the pharmacy course, I'm basically just interested in learning about medications and their mechanisms of action, adverse effects etc. But in the degree there's a lot of courses that would not interest me. Do you guys know any resources to get a formal education and potentially accreditation in learning about different medications?

I'm not in my home town so my doc sends my prescription to a pharmacy where I'm at. Her systems were down and she said she call me back the next day. I had to call after days of not hearing back from her. The receptionist people told me they would get her to send the prescription. She did and my pharmacy called me days later saying they don't buy the meds?!

Wtf why didn't my doctor verify that they don't carry it? Im trying to study but it's so difficult and I have my final in 2 days. I need my medication ugh

It's so annoying, you truly realize how terrible your adhd is once you go off meds. And this is literally the WORST time for this shit to happen. It also doesn't help that my menstrual cycle is right around the corner, which makes my adhd 10× worse. Fml

sorry had to get this off my chest.

Hello. I just wanted to know more about pharmacy graduates in biotech. What jobs are offered in biotech if you have an educational background in pharmacy? Do you have any tips for someone who's looking for a job in biotech?

I'm currently in my final year of bs pharma and I'm interested in working in a biotech company. Would love to see your responses. Thanks!

I want to eventually live and raise a family in France, but I don't want to let my schooling and education go to waste. As a US-certified pharmacist, what would I have to do to be able to practice in France? As a retail, hospital, even a pharmaceutical company pharmacist (which sounds like that's the most likely way I can live in France and practice pharmacy at this point).

Thanks for your help.

The only requirements on the job listing are fluency in English reading, writing, and speaking and a willingness to work flexible schedules, both of which apply to me. However, I only meet 2 of the 6 'preferred qualifications', which include 6 months experience in a retail environment (no), prior experience with Walgreens (no), good math skills (yes), good computer skills (yes), knowledge of store inventory control (no), and PTCB certification (no, but I am currently in the process of obtaining my Pharmacy Technician Trainee certification).

Given that I only recently graduated from high school, I don't have a college degree and while they didn't mention anything about degrees being a requirement, I'm still curious as to whether I'm qualified for the position. I plan on speaking with someone tomorrow and while I certainly plan on asking questions, I figured I'd at least try to determine whether I'm even qualified for the position in the first place.

I'm not entirely sure what apprenticeships are or how exactly they work so I'm hoping someone here may have some insight they'd be willing to share. Even if you have experience with a different company (eg. CVS), any insight or advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Hello! Do apologise if this sounds like a dumb question but I was wondering if I complete medicine or pharmacy in uni, will they offer me a job space in a hospital or do I need to find a job myself? I am debating whether to study medicine or pharmacy in kings college London or other med schools. Any help would be really appreciated! Thank you :)

I am really hoping to get some opinions on my current situation. I am a P4 and will be finishing up my rotations in March and graduating in May. After graduation, I would really like to relocate to another state. Currently, I am working as an intern at a well-known grocery store, but there aren't any locations in the state I am planning on moving to.

I have been considering trying to get an internship at a pharmacy chain that has multiple locations where I hope to relocate. My goal would be to prove myself as an intern with the hope that I could be hired after graduation and relocate/transfer to a location where I hope to relocate.

I would love some feedback on this because I want to make the best decision with the goal of landing a job after graduation. I do like where I am working currently, but I am not sure it makes sense to stay there knowing that it will not lead to a job prospect come May.

Does anyone currently working at RiteAid, CVS or Walgreens know if it is easy to transfer or get hired out of state?

Thanks in advance for your feedback!!