Examples of attributes - Essay Example

Personal ment. I passionately believe that pharmacy is ideally suited to my temperament and intellectual bent of mind. I consider my communication skills and love of social interaction to be strengths which will contribute towards my success as a pharmacist. I feel that the pharmacist has the unique opportunity to explore the exciting world of scientific research and, at the same time, serve as a conduit between that world and the day-to-day world of humanity in need of medical relief from pain and distress.

This perspective originated from the time I spent with my pharmacist aunt in Jordan and has been reinforced by my experiences during the period I volunteered to work in the Emergency Room of the Methodist Hospital, which opportunely happened to be just across the corridor from the Pharmacy. I grabbed any opportunity which presented itself to observe the pharmacists and their interaction with the patients and even went so far as to convince one of the pharmacists to let me ‘shadow’ her for a couple of days!

Believe me, the more I saw, the more I liked what I saw of pharmacy! Belonging to a family of doctors and pharmacists does go a long way towards stimulating intellectual curiosity. My earliest memories of family life are filled with hazy recollections of animated discussions and even heated debates centered round medical ethics, drug research and exciting laboratory breakthroughs. Of course, as a child, I hardly grasped the issues involved and most of it was just lively chatter to me. However, the seeds were sown for my growing curiosity to learn more about these subjects which could evoke such passionate responses from my family.

This intellectual stimulation has steered me towards the conviction that pharmacy is the path I want to pursue in life. My growing fascination with the world of drugs has been unequivocally reinforced over the years as I gained the relevant academic knowledge. I think that drugs are the miracle workers of medical science. I never cease to marvel at the fact that it is miniscule quantities of chemical substances that are actually responsible for the working of the human brain and contribute to everything from physiological well-being to states of mind!

This a major part of the reason why I enjoy being a student instructor in Chemistry. Wanting to further explore this world, I decided to work at a National Home Care Institute as an Oasis. As a part of this service, I entered the nurses’ notes and records of medication into the computer and reviewed the accuracy of the medication and the dosage. I have loved every minute of this work! As further information about the prescribed medication was just a mouse-click away, I often found myself indulging my curiosity by gathering more information about these drugs and their effects from the internet.

My personal family background, coupled with my academic experiences and my volunteer services have convinced me that pharmacy is a vast, vast world of exciting discoveries just waiting to be made and a lifetime will not suffice to explore this world. However, I plan to get cracking and throw myself into Pharmacy and give it my all. I am confident that the searching curiosity and passionate dedication I bring to my work will enable me to be a major contributor to this field.