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Life Sciences Actuarial Science or Pharmacy?, I'm super undecided on this =(

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onelove89
post Dec 11 2009, 10:38 AM

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QUOTE(OMG! @ Dec 11 2009, 10:22 AM)
I agree with Baoz!
Pharmacy is mostly about chemistry. I am just like you, very interested to know more about the drugs design and would like to have more patient interactions future fields. But prior to my bad luck, i was granted biochemistry instead! HAiz!

Just one question here: is it possible for me to switch to Pharmacy after my biochem degree? Which then can allow me to hop into the typical works of dispensing medicines and deal more with patients?

I know pharmacy may sound boring to those who love sciences just because they can't feel the challenge of embarking to it, the typical and monotonous jobs of dispensing , dispensing and couselling. how would you deal with it since you are the soon to be pharmacist?
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pharmacists' main job is to dispense. They do heaps of other things too like ordering supplies and etc (sorry I can't remember what my sis told me, but I know there's more than dispensing only). They can't feel the challenge of embarking to it? um~ I don't quite get what this sentence means. But if its referring to the notation that it is less challenging, then you're so wrong xD I'm not sure bout the point of switching from BSc to BPharm, you'll probably have to take MPharm or graduate entry BPharm (like in Murdoch, WA).

TS, the answer lies in your heart, which one do you prefer more, and whom you picture yourself in 10-20 years time. IMHO, I'll make my own summary regarding this. For Chem+Bio interest, go for Pharm. For Math+commerce interest, go for AS. As other ppl said, try engineering if you don't mind physics. I don't know much about AS, but I do know there're heaps of exams to go through. and it's definitely challenging (all courses are challenging =D) ^^ all the best. Tell us when you come up with a final decision =D jia you.

onelove89
post Dec 11 2009, 03:35 PM

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QUOTE(baoz @ Dec 11 2009, 01:10 PM)
I recall you asking this question before... And I've done a bit of looking-up on it. So far I've found one uni in Australia that allows you to do a Master in Pharmacy from a non-pharmacy degree so that you can register as a pharmacist.

CLICK HERE FOR THE LINK (look under the "Target Group" section)
Look around other unis more. I'm sure there'll be a postgrad course out there that allows you to expand from your B.Biochem.
I haven't done any community pharmacy work (couldn't find a part time job...) but I have yet to find out whether it will be boring. I mean, there are all sorts of people walking into your pharmacy. Some cases may be interesting. And I do enjoy counseling people a lot.

Otherwise I could go into so many other things like industry, management, lecturing and research. My biggest dream is to make it to GlaxoSmithKline's research team but I'm gonna have to network a lot to get into a company like that.
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Not sure but if the units are right , you can get into Mpharm in UWA too with BSc.
http://www.biomedchem.uwa.edu.au/courses/p...ork/mpharm#admi

only if you took the right units. =)

 

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