Welcome to PPHR - 1012: Profession of Pharmacy! This guide is designed to help you with your research for this course. The content of this guide includes a list of helpful databases and books, pharmacy career resources, citation help tools, and more. This guide is tailored to the Profession of Pharmacy course, including materials that entail the history of pharmacy, its future directions, different career paths within the field, and how it diverged from the practice of medicine. Please contact the Health Sciences Librarian with any research needs. The library is here to support you!
From Student to Pharmacist by
Navigating the "real world" after pharmacy school is smoother if you're equipped with the right advice and resources. In this book, Jennifer Askew draws on her experience as a student, resident, hospital and community pharmacist, preceptor, supervisor, and volunteer to guide new pharmacists through actions, behaviors, and decisions that lead to a successful career. Askew shares her own lessons and the perspectives of other pharmacists while covering key topics in the transition from student to pharmacist: gaining board licensure, choosing a career path, preparing resumes, managing interviews, handling job offers, fitting into the workplace, and achieving personal and professional success.
On Being a Pharmacist: True Stories by Pharmacists by
This collection of more than 100 stories reveals the many facets of pharmacy practice--the joys and sadness, achievements and setbacks. In their diverse and engaging voices, the authors explore their profession with honesty, insight, and humor. Their personal accounts encompass day-to-day life, professional training, military service, ethics, working with patients, humorous experiences, death and dying, and lessons learned.
