I have not always wanted to be a pharmacist. I originally chose
a fork that took me into nutrition. It was a good choice. I enjoyed the
classes. I learned a lot of interesting things. And I got to play with food and
then teach people about it. So I started a summer internship in a hospital and
thought, this will be great! As I am talking with a patient about his new
cardiac diet after having a heart attack, his family brings in lunch for him, a
fast food bag full of food. He says it’s because his new food…well it just wasn't
as good. I had other situations occur similar to this one. I went back and
started to rethink my plan of how I wanted to help people stay healthy and get
better. So off I went in search of another fork to go down. That was when I
found the fork to the world of pharmacy. I was told patients no longer want to
work so hard to get healthy. They want a pill that will help do the work for
them. So, I started working in a pharmacy. Not only do they just dispense
medicine, but these pharmacists dispense knowledge and advice to patients. And
get this…the patients actually listened to them! They are helping patients
improve their lifestyles, which is what I wanted to do all along. Well, I am
now in my third year of pharmacy school and realizing that while it took me
longer to get here, it was one of the best choices I have ever made. There are
many others here with different degrees, teaching degrees, finance degrees,
etc. So just because your original fork may not have been pharmacy, remember
that you can always choose another fork that leads you here. Trust me when I
say, you will be so glad you did.
- Lindsay Helms
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