Career Comparision Formal Report

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CAREER COMPARISION FORMAL REPORT

December 11, 2012

Table of Contents

Introduction............................................................................3

Pharmacist career.....................................................................3-4

Physician and surgeon................................................................ 5

Recommendation....................................................................... 7

References ...............................................................................8

Introduction

This report presents a comparison of two career choices, pharmacist and physician. Career selection is a crucial step towards ones career achievement and job satisfaction. Without correct career choice, one ends up landing on a wrong career, which does not give him/her Pease of mind or satisfaction. It is therefore very important for everyone to select a career keenly by looking at his/her interests, abilities, needs and passion. Before landing on one career, one should list down all the careers he likes or could like to venture into, a then, list which ones will give him a promising career in terms of money, knowledge, entrepreneurship opportunities and job satisfaction. He should eliminate one by one using the above criteria until he finally lands in the career that best suits him/her (Classen, Pestotnik, Evans, Burke. 2005). This process of career choice needs the help of an expert or a mentor so that one can make the right decision without making a mistake. This paper details the process one should follow in making a correct career choice between two careers.

Pharmacist career vs. physician career develop

a) The scoop on being a pharmacist

Pharmacy field, which is the study of dispensing medication, is growing very fast and pharmacists are really making good money. Many people think of working in a store when pharmacy is mentioned. There is much more with pharmacy than working in a drug store. You can help people, counsel patients, do research and advise on proper medication over certain diseases. Being a pharmacist does not keep you bound to pharmacology and medical dispensing alone although one may like to be so.

What does a pharmacist do in the world?

A pharmacist dispenses medication according to the doctor's prescription. He/she advises the doctors and the patients on the best medicine available in the market necessary for the patient, the much the patient should get and the duration of time the patient should be taking it. Pharmacists may be called to monitor a patient take medication or recommend a drug-therapy program for the patient at the request of a physician. They advise patients how diet affects their medication and recommend which foods should or should not be taken when the patient is under certain medication program. Moreover, a pharmacist uses his/her expertise to mix ingredients to make a drug or use the medication available to produce the right mixture to the patient. Finally, pharmacists are responsible in ensuring that patients receive the right dose and take their medicine.

What kind of training should the pharmacist undergo? Will one need to go to school?

A pharmacist must have a Pharm D degree. This is a recent degree, which had replaced the bachelor's pharmacy degree. The training takes 4 years or some colleges train for 2-3 years. The standard time duration is 4 years in university level. Once you complete successfully the training, you are issued with a license from the tat pharmacy board. For you to get a license, you need to pass a written exam test and a skills test. After passing, you will be able to get a pharmacist job.

How can one get a pharmacist job anyways?

Once one completes a pharmacy school and receives his license, he can begin working as a pharmacist. Majority of the pharmacists work in pharm stores as well, the pharmacist can work in the hospital, a health clinic, or for government agencies such as the VA. This profession has many opportunities of jobs and entrepreneurship