Working in the Profession of Nursing - Essay Example

Multiple attributes of Loma Linda University School of Pharmacy attracted me, firstly being its remarkable reputation in the field of Pharmacy.  Since 2002, many brilliant and intellectual pharmacists have graduated from this prestigious school.  All my colleagues, friends, relatives, and other professional pharmacists that I have discussed my interest in this school, have encouraged and supported me with great remarks about this institute.  The second main attribute that grasped my attention, was the association of this school to moral and religious values.  The values of this school, J-CHIEFS, hold every possible element that a human needs to flourish in a career like a pharmacy, which requires brilliance in order to serve mankind.  I feel it is the spiritual aspect incorporated in the curriculum of this establishment, which makes it stand out from all other pharmacy institutions.  For me, it is not just strict pharmaceutical education that I would like to learn about, but also the fundamentals a human need to make him kind and modest.  Besides the religious portion, the excellence in teaching pharmacy provided here will help me develop into the pharmacist I dream to be. 

Being a nurse, every single day I deal with people who have injuries, which sometimes can be cured and are sometimes disabling for life.  No matter how much property, finances, or education you have, sometimes it is just one miracle that saves your life.  When no medicine or cure is available for a disease or condition, it is our prayers and faith that help so many among us to survive.  Being in the medical care profession, I have seen people, with all the privileges in the world, dying in a single instant.  On the other hand, I’ve witnessed many survive miraculously; in that very miracle, I have seen a glimpse of God, and no doubt it has been one of the most moving experiences of my life.  And it is with that spirit and emotion in my mind and heart that I’ve chosen Pharmacy through which I can be a part of this miracle; I can save a life.

Working in the profession of nursing, I developed a sense of wanting more for myself and others.  It was the passion and the drive to do more, to serve more, that my interest in the field of Pharmacy grew stronger.  I have seen many patients go through pain and suffering, and ultimately dying because there was no cure or medication for the illness they were suffering from.