San Jose Clinic Pharmacy #5

Due to Fall Break, I switched my Wednesday volunteering day to Friday. So on Friday, I was able to work with Tony in the pharmacy and we worked together on the incoming inventory for the Pharmacy Assistance Program. Afterward, Tony was instructed to check on expired medications while I was filling prescriptions. While filling prescriptions, I was able to talk to another volunteer there - who actually finished her medical school and currently working on her residency. However, she has to request for a year off due to her father's health. I learned from her that working as a pharmacy technician has great benefits, in her situation, it helps her grew thick skin and the ability to deal with patients in tough situation. Moreover, she felt working in the pharmacy allowed her to learn more about medications that medical school often times rushed through. She highly recommends all pre-medical students or pre-pharmacy students to look toward this position in their undergraduate years to build up their characters for his or her future health profession.