Karishma Patel’s

Electronic-Career Portfolio
 Table of Contents
Cover Letter…………………………….……….Slide 3
Resume……………………………………….……Slide 4
Career Summary Section..……....…Slides 5-16
Achievements, Accomplishments, and Certificates
Section…………………..Slides 17-24
References………………………………………Slide 25
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After taking a career test on www.georgiacollege411.org, these results

were obtained: Healthcare Science- the planning, managing, and providing of
services to promote health, wellness and diagnosis of injuries and diseases.
 Job Duties of a Pharmacist
• Dispense drugs to patients
• Instruct doctors and hospitals on side effects and dosage
• Understand physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of each
drug
• Provide information and recommendations on medications to
customers
• Help people manage conditions such as asthma, diabetes, and high
blood pressure
• Check for accuracy and analyze records
• Complete paperwork and keep records such as insurance forms
• Maintain the data and information of the patients prescriptions
• Answer questions that people ask on prescriptions, medications,
dosage, instructions and drug interactions
• Monitor patients
 A Pharmacist’s Work Activities
Provides information to pharmacy customers on drug interactions, dosage,
side effects, and storage of medication
Analyzes records to find prescribing trends/ excessive over usage
Orders/purchases medical supplies
Maintains records-pharmacy files, inventory, reports, and control logs/data
Helps patients manage conditions
Advises customers on choosing brands/supplies and equipment
Reviews prescriptions to assure it is suitable/accurate for customer
Trains people how to use medical devices and equipment
Helps/ensures that customer understands the health care instructions
Answers questions related to prescriptions and doses
 Working Conditions of a
Interpersonal Physical
Pharmacist
Social: able to understand the speech of •Indoors (drug stores, clinics, hospitals, home
another person healthcare environments and research
facilities)
Seeing clearly up close and able to read
the labels of medications
•Independent
Responsible: able to check for accuracy
and determine whether medication is •Repeated motions
suitable for customer
Organized/Neat-keep track of
•Standing majority of time
files/data/records
•Carrying loads up to 10lbs
Thinker-analyzes and reads carefully
(examines) •Exposed to disease and infections more than
Accurate: able to make sure the right once a month
dosage of drugs is given and ensure that
mistakes are not made •Wear gloves, masks, and other protective
equipment
 Working Conditions of a
Pharmacist
Performance Hours/ Travel
Giving advice and proper
information on drugs,
medication, dosage, and •Sometimes required to work
proper use to customers and nights, weekends, or on
patients holidays
Dispensing drugs and
analyzing the use of each – •Pharmacists work an
what is appropriate for average of 40-50 hours a
different types of diseases week
Recording information about
patients and past drug
prescriptions
A Pharmacist’s Earnings
Employment Outlook
Helpful High School Classes
– Biology
– Chemistry
– Physics
– Human anatomy
– Calculus
– Introduction to healthcare science
– Application of therapeutic services
– Medical service internship
– General medicine
– College Preparatory Classes
– Algebra
– Geometry
– Computer classes
My High School Plan of Study
Education Beyond High School
– Pre-pharmacy studies
– Pharmacy, pharmaceutical sciences and administration
– Clinical, hospital, and managed care pharmacy (MS, PhD)
– Pharmacoeconomics/Pharmaeutical economics
– Pharmacy D. Degree- (licensed pharmacist)
– Must be admitted to a pharmacy D program after three or
more years of post secondary study
– Must pass a state board examination
– Courses in math and natural sciences-chemistry, biology,
physics, humanities, and social sciences
– Voluntary certifications from BPS, CCGP, and ACVCP
Pharmacy Schools in Georgia
Mercer University-College of Pharmacy and Health
Sciences (Macon, Georgia)
The University of Georgia-College of Pharmacy
(Athens, Georgia)
South University School of Pharmacy (Savannah,
Georgia)
College of Pharmacy and Healthcare Sciences
(Atlanta, Georgia)
 Pharm. D. Program
•
Requirements
To be admitted to a Pharm. D. program, you
must complete a minimum of two years of
college or university which includes classes in
math and natural sciences- (recommended to
take a minimum of four years of college)
• Earning a Pharm. D. degree from an accredited
college-pharm. D program takes about four
years to complete.
• A total of about eight years after high school to
become a pharmacist
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 Achievements, Accomplishments
and Certificates
● Honor student throughout academic career
● Ninth grade honors track
● Perfect attendance for ninth grade
● Highest GPA for 7th Grade Language Arts
● Highest GPA for 8th Grade Mathematics
● Gifted Eligibility
● CRCT Exceeds Standards score of 938 in mathematics 8th grade
● Rank of 13 out of 549 in 8th grade
Reading CRCT Scores

Reading CRCT Scores

English/Language Arts CRCT
Scores
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Second level
● Third level

● Fourth level

Math & English CRCT

● Fifth level

Scores
Mathematics CRCT Scores
My Ninth Grade Report Card

My Ninth Grade Report Card

My Ninth Grade Progress Report
 Language Arts Certificate
Highest GPA in 7th grade

Mathematics Certificate
Highest GPA in 8th
Grade
2011 FBLA Region
Conference
Top 10 finalist in
Business Math

8th Grade
Science Fair
Second Place
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 References
www.bls.gov
www.georgiacollege411.com
www.careeroverview.com
www.mayo.edu
www.laniertech.edu
www.explorehealthcareers.org
www.allalliedhealthschools.com
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