Application statement for Doctor of Pharmacy program admission

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Thank you in advance for your consideration of my application to enter the Doctor of Pharmacy program. I offer full assurances that if admitted, I will show that I am a dedicated, competent, and enthusiastic student as I become fully engaged with your program.

Why I Am Qualified

I am intimately familiar with many of the medical responsibilities and fiduciary duties and that a pharmacist performs. I have had the good fortune to work with -- and be inspired by -- a highly talented pharmacist for about seven years. Indeed, I have served as an Inpatient Pharmacy Technician at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia since May of 2006. I was certified as a Pharmacy Technician by the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board in December 2009, and continue this assignment today.

This challenging and vital position in the medical / healthcare field has introduced me in many contexts to the importance of being a patient-centered professional, a caring, well-informed and technically competent person.

In my capacity as technician, I trained in Robotic IV Automation (RIVA) and I was assigned as operator for IV batch production and patient specific medication. I was the person that was tapped to accurately prepare non-sterile and sterile doses within a specific window of time, which I handled capably. Exchanging and delivering medications at patient units and storing them appropriately, along with correctly monitoring the inventory and keeping a precise accounting of the supplies of medication, are some of my responsibilities at Children's Hospital.

My duties include training newly hired staff persons, student interns, and also I am counted on to provide orientation to new pharmacists that come to the hospital vis-a-vis the technical aspects of our pharmacy operation.

My Education

I have an Associate Degree in Science from Community College of Philadelphia (2004), accumulating a GPA of 2.75 out of 4.00, and I am currently enrolled in courses in Biology, Statistics, and Physics at that same Community College. My college-level experience includes classes in Chemistry, Math and Physics at LaSalle University in Philadelphia -- in the autumn of 2010 through Summer 2011 -- and I proudly accumulated a 3.16 GPA out of 4.00.

Why Pharmacists Are Vital

In this fast-changing medical field pharmacists are faced with an ever-growing and highly complex range of medicines, and this has created a need for a more patient-centered approach to pharmaceutical care. The best possible treatment for patients is an evidence-based plan for each individual, working hand-in-glove with physicians and the patient's family. I wish to be an integral member of the health care team that provides these vital services to patients, and given a chance to complete my Doctor of Pharmacy degree, I will achieve my goal.