"a secure medical environment" - Albany College of Pharmacy Essay

Essay: Explain in detail your interest in the major you wish to pursue at Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. Include specific reasons why you have selected a particular program and your career goals, in addition to any accomplishments you believe will enhance your future academic success.

The yearn to provide a secure medical environment for people and my active involvement in my community have influenced me to pursue the Doctor of Pharmacy Program at the Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. Some of the my community services that inspire me to pursue this advanced course include: volunteering in the surgical and post-maternity wards at St. Peter's Hospital in Albany, NY, assisting at medical aid camps in Pakistan, tutoring neighborhood kids in math and science, and teaching at my local community center ICCD. All these activities afford me experiences with many different types of people, a quality that will help me connect to and serve my patients better in the future. I will be able to listen to them and make sure that they know they're being heard and that their concerns are valid and will be addressed.

As a pharmacist, I will conduct research and formulate drugs that will cure diseases and aid patients in their recovery process. I will also forward information to patients and counsel them about medications and their uses and direct physicians and health practitioners on the selection, dosage, and side effects of medications. I will also help them monitor patient progress to ensure that they receive adequate care. Thus, it is in my best interest to undertake the many challenges the Pharm.D. Program at Albany College of Pharmacy has to offer to make me a successful pharmacist, especially through work in a range of health care settings.

**Can someone please comment and give me some feedback on my ACPHS essay? Than you.

Hello,

In your short essay you talk about volunteering in a hospital and a medical aid camp. You should explain why these experiences prompted you to seek a career as a pharmacist rather than as a Doctor. Pharm.D programs are notoriously difficult and have relatively high attrition rates. Admissions officers for these programs want to make sure that this is something that you really want to do. Talk about experiences you have had specifically withing the realm of pharmacology. We can help you with this.

thank you but you see...i have to do all that in just 150 words. what do you think i should cut on to add specifics on why they made me want to be a pharmacist.

Wow, only 150?! That is tough, because they ask you to do a lot... Even their prompt is 48 words!

You'll have to be very efficient:
The yearn to provide a secure medical environment for people and my active involvement in my community have The desire to make a meaningful contribution in this world influences me to pursue the Doctor of Pharmacy Program at the Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. Some of the my community services that inspire me to pursue this advanced course include: Volunteering in the surgical and post-maternity wards at St. Peter's Hospital in Albany, NY, assisting at medical aid camps in Pakistan, tutoring neighborhood kids in math and science, and teaching at my local community center ICCD -- my activities afford me experiences with ...

As a pharmacist, I will conduct research and formulate drugs that will cure diseases and aid patients in their recovery process. Too obvious!!

I will also forward information to patients and counsel them about medications and their uses and direct physicians and health practitioners on the selection, dosage, and side effects of medications. obvious!

I will also help them ...make me a successful pharmacist, especially through work in a range of health care settings. Instead, list some of your specific goals and how you would like to contribute to the evolution of the field of pharmacy.

thank you!! yes i too dont understand how they want me to fit all this in 150 words. thanks!!