1.

Job Title (State your future job)

Pharmacy

2. Job Description (Define your future job in sentence format and your future job's
responsibilities & duties)

a) Description:
Pharmacists dispense medications to patients according to doctor's prescription and provide
info about how to take them

Pharmacists give out medication to patients according to the doctors prescription and informs
patients important information they need to know about it, and how to take it.

b) Duties:
- Check patients medical histories (making sure it does not interfere with new
medicine, if they are allergic etc)
- Package and count medicine
- Supervise pharmacy technicians
- Provide information to customers and patients (how to take medicine, side
effects, answer questions)

3. Working Conditions ( Identify: the environment; the various job settings; travel
obligations, if any; number of hours of work, per day and/or week; holidays; physical
risks and mental/emotional stresses related to the job)

a) Environment:
- Indoor job
- Could be in either setting, but mostly in urban/populated areas where more
people need medicine, more hospitals etc.

b) Job Location:
- Hospital
- Retail Stores
- Wholesale pharmacies
- Pharmaceutical manufacturing companies.

c) No travel obligations

d) Working hours:
 - 35-40 hours a week, However, many retail and hospital pharmacies are open
long hours, so weekend and evening work is very common.
- Many work on weekends or evenings.

e) Holidays:
- Three weeks average.

f) Physical Risks:
- When working with potentially dangerous pharmaceutical products, pharmacists
wear gloves and masks and use protective equipment. (if you dont wear it, then could
lead to physical injuries)

g) Mental and Emotional Stresses

- Heavy work load can lead to stress, dealing with patients or customers etc.

4. Earnings/Salary) (List any extra monetary incentives, i.e., bonuses and benefits that
make this job attractive)
a) Salary Range
- Most pharmacists earn between $60,000 and $150,000 a year. The average
annual salary is somewhere in the $70,000 to $100,000 range. However, the most
successful in this field, including those who own and run retail pharmacies, can
earn well over $100,000 a year
b) c) Financial Incentives/ Other Incentives
- In addition to their salaries, pharmacists who work full-time usually receive
benefits such as dental coverage and paid sick leave and vacation time. Some
pharmacists can also earn bonuses or participate in profit-sharing programs.

Chart shows that employment is growing

5. Education and Training (Outline the Post-Secondary and any additional training or
qualifications required to reach this job destination)

a) Initial Post Secondary Educational Requirements

(http://www.pharmacy.utoronto.ca/pharmd/admissions/academic-requirements)
- Utm life science program 2 years ( only need prerequisites to get into pharmacy
school which takes 2 years)
b) Additional Post Graduate Academic Tests
- PCAT (pharmacy college admission test)
c) Additional Post-Graduate Educational Studies
- Pharmacy school 4 yrs
 d) Internship (http://www.pharmacy.utoronto.ca/pharmd/admissions/program)
- Doctor of pharmacy Program offers 44 weeks of hands on clinical training
e) Professional License
- National exam by pharmacy examining board of canada
f) Personal Time Invested
- 2 years utm, 4 years pharmacy school. So total 6 years.

6. Career Path (List the various job levels and corresponding salary ranges)

LEVEL 1
Sample Title Intern

Earnings Unpaid to $22 an hour

Requirements Bachelor of Science degree in pharmacy

Responsibilities Preparing prescriptions; having some

interaction with patients; possibly being
involved in clinical research projects.

LEVEL 2
Sample Title Part-Time / Relief Pharmacist

Earnings $40,000 to $45,000 a year

Requirements Completion of internship

Successful completion of the Pharmacy
Examining Board of Canada exam

Responsibilities Preparing prescriptions; counselling

patients; filling in for regular or full-time
pharmacists during nights, weekends,
holidays, and other irregular times.

LEVEL 3
Sample Title Staff Pharmacist

Earnings $60,000 to $90,000 a year

Requirements Experience as a part-time/relief

pharmacist

Responsibilities Counselling patients; consulting with

physicians, nurses, and other healthcare
 professionals; preparing prescriptions;
performing some administrative duties.
LEVEL 4

Sample Title Pharmacy Manager

Earnings $80,000 to $150,000 a year

Requirements Several years of experience as a

pharmacist
Possibly business or management
training
Possibly a masters degree or PhD

Responsibilities Counselling patients; consulting with

physicians, nurses, and other health care
professionals; supervising staff; handling
heavy administrative duties.

7. Personal Suitability (Outline the relevance of your Interests and Skills to your future
job and verify how these interests and skills are reflected in your past and present life,
i.e., if you like working with people you could state how you enjoy group work, being on
a team or being a member of a club)

I am highly skilled at caring for people which can help me with pharmacy because as a
pharmacist you must constantly be helping patients and customers with medication. One
of my interest traits are social, hence I will be able to get along with other people in the
workplace along with patients and customers. Not only will these skills help me in the
future but they also help me in everyday life, as people are constantly around me. In
school, when volunteering, at home with family. Social skills allows me to get along with
others and maintain a peaceful environment.

8. Personal Action Plan (Outline your Secondary (present and future) Pathway (Program
and courses) and Post-Secondary (future) Educational Pathway (Programs). As well,
identify any additional steps (present and future) you could take to show you are very
interested in this job (i.e. if you want to be a doctor, consider volunteering at a hospital or
medical clinic, etc).
 a) UTM (http://www.utm.utoronto.ca/life-sciences) : students need six Grade 12
U/M courses including: English (ENG4U),* Advanced Functions (MHF4U),* Biology
(SBI4U)* and Chemistry (SCH4U).*

- McMaster (http://future.mcmaster.ca/admission/admission-requirements) :
At least six Grade 12 U/M level courses, including:
ENG4U
One of: MHF4U, MCV4U, MDM4U(onemath)
SBI4U(bio)
SCH4U(Chem)
One non-math; non-science; non-technology 4U/M credit *

- Waterloo (https://uwaterloo.ca/find-out-more/admissions/admission-
requirements/health-studies/canada/ontario/) :

- Admission average:
Regular: Low 80s | Co-op: Mid-80s

Required courses:
Biology 4U -- A minimum grade of 70 is required
Chemistry 4U -- A minimum grade of 70 is required

Recommended courses:
Advanced Functions
English (ENG4U)
For students considering the Pre-Health Professions specialization:
Advanced Functions
English (ENG4U)
Physics

g) Additional Personal Plans

I plan to volunteer at hospitals, and job shadow my aunt who is a pharmacist, to get an idea of
what pharmacy may be like, what to expect, and to have to some experience. I also plan on
finding a job over the summer to save money for post secondary studies. In addition, I plan on
maintaining good grades and working hard in school. Also, participate in extracurricular activities
for a good resume, experience, and to help with time management,

Volunteer at hospitals
Job shadow pharmacists
Summer job to save money
Maintaining good grades
Participate in extracurricular
http://www.utm.utoronto.ca/life-sciences