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Top 10 Reasons to Become a Top 10 Reasons to Become a

Pharmacist Pharmacist
Do you want to help Do you like to work directly
people get well? with patients?
Pharmacists play a key Pharmacists are generally
role in helping patients considered the most
feel better and get well as accessible members of
quickly as possible. the health care team.

College of Pharmacy , Qatars First Top Ten Reasons to Become a Pharmacist. [Online]. 2008 [cited 2008 April 7]; College of Pharmacy , Qatars First Top Ten Reasons to Become a Pharmacist. [Online]. 2008 [cited 2008 April 7];
Available from, URL: http://www.pharmcas.org/advisors/toptenreasons.htm. Available from, URL: http://www.pharmcas.org/advisors/toptenreasons.htm.

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 Top 10 Reasons to Become a Top 10 Reasons to Become a
Pharmacist Pharmacist
Do you want to benefit Do you want to be an
from the increased important member of the
demand for pharmacists? health care team?
There is a nationwide Pharmacists work with
shortage of pharmacists. other health care
professionals to maximize
health outcomes.

College of Pharmacy , Qatars First Top Ten Reasons to Become a Pharmacist. [Online]. 2008 [cited 2008 April 7]; College of Pharmacy , Qatars First Top Ten Reasons to Become a Pharmacist. [Online]. 2008 [cited 2008 April 7];
Available from, URL: http://www.pharmcas.org/advisors/toptenreasons.htm. Available from, URL: http://www.pharmcas.org/advisors/toptenreasons.htm.

Top 10 Reasons to Become a Top 10 Reasons to Become a

Pharmacist Pharmacist
Do you like to have job Do you want to be a part of
mobility, stability, and major innovations in drug
flexibility? therapy?
Pharmacists are employed Pharmacists participate in
in every part of the world. the discovery of drugs for
Pharmacists may have the treatment of diseases
part-time work hours. that did not have a cure
before.

College of Pharmacy , Qatars First Top Ten Reasons to Become a Pharmacist. [Online]. 2008 [cited 2008 April 7]; College of Pharmacy , Qatars First Top Ten Reasons to Become a Pharmacist. [Online]. 2008 [cited 2008 April 7];
Available from, URL: http://www.pharmcas.org/advisors/toptenreasons.htm. Available from, URL: http://www.pharmcas.org/advisors/toptenreasons.htm.

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 Top 10 Reasons to Become a Top 10 Reasons to Become a
Pharmacist Pharmacist
Do you want to work with Do you like to be a highly
technology? respected member of the
Pharmacists use society?
technology to help Getting a doctorate of
prioritize work, fill pharmacy degree
prescriptions with greater (Pharm.D) automatically
accuracy, and spend more makes you a central
time with patients. fixture in your community,
from day one.

College of Pharmacy , Qatars First Top Ten Reasons to Become a Pharmacist. [Online]. 2008 [cited 2008 April 7]; College of Pharmacy , Qatars First Top Ten Reasons to Become a Pharmacist. [Online]. 2008 [cited 2008 April 7];
Available from, URL: http://www.pharmcas.org/advisors/toptenreasons.htm. Available from, URL: http://www.pharmcas.org/advisors/toptenreasons.htm.

Top 10 Reasons to Become a Top 10 Reasons to Become a

Pharmacist Pharmacist
Do you desire variety in Do you like to enjoy a wide
your job? variety of career
Pharmacists perform a opportunities?
variety of tasks from
Pharmacy careers
medication dispensing to
patient counseling.

College of Pharmacy , Qatars First Top Ten Reasons to Become a Pharmacist. [Online]. 2008 [cited 2008 April 7]; College of Pharmacy , Qatars First Top Ten Reasons to Become a Pharmacist. [Online]. 2008 [cited 2008 April 7];
Available from, URL: http://www.pharmcas.org/advisors/toptenreasons.htm. Available from, URL: http://www.pharmcas.org/advisors/toptenreasons.htm.

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 Pharmacy Career Options Pharmacy Career Options

Community Pharmacy Academia

Hospital Pharmacy Governmental Agencies

Hospital Clinical Pharmacy Drug Research

College of Pharmacy , Qatars First Top Ten Reasons to Become a Pharmacist. [Online]. 2008 [cited 2008 April 7]; College of Pharmacy , Qatars First Top Ten Reasons to Become a Pharmacist. [Online]. 2008 [cited 2008 April 7];
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Pharmacy Career Options Pharmacy Career Options

Drug Manufacturing and Drug Information Specialist

Marketing

Others.
Poison Control Center

Emergency Room
Pharmacy

College of Pharmacy , Qatars First Top Ten Reasons to Become a Pharmacist. [Online]. 2008 [cited 2008 April 7]; College of Pharmacy , Qatars First Top Ten Reasons to Become a Pharmacist. [Online]. 2008 [cited 2008 April 7];
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 Do You Have What It Takes to Be Do You Have What It Takes to Be
A Pharmacist? A Pharmacist?
Do you like to: Are you:
study Chemistry? dependable?
study Math? organized?
study Biology? detail oriented?
help people? able to communicate with
solve problems? others?
willing to make a change
in your community?

College of Pharmacy , Qatars First Top Ten Reasons to Become a Pharmacist. [Online]. 2008 [cited 2008 April 7]; College of Pharmacy , Qatars First Top Ten Reasons to Become a Pharmacist. [Online]. 2008 [cited 2008 April 7];
Available from, URL: http://www.pharmcas.org/advisors/toptenreasons.htm. Available from, URL: http://www.pharmcas.org/advisors/toptenreasons.htm.

Pharmacy Education at Qatar Pharmacy Education at Qatar

University University
Only and the first Pharmacy 5 year BSc (Pharm) degree
College in Qatar 6 year doctor of pharmacy
North American adopted degree (Pharm D)
curriculum Graduates will have the
Canadian accreditation knowledge and skills
necessary to meet the future
health care needs of Qatar
society.

College of Pharmacy , Qatars First Top Ten Reasons to Become a Pharmacist. [Online]. 2008 [cited 2008 April 7]; College of Pharmacy , Qatars First Top Ten Reasons to Become a Pharmacist. [Online]. 2008 [cited 2008 April 7];
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