Hi everyone! My name is Nicole. I graduated with an Associates of Arts in Pharmacy and a Bachelors of Science in Biological Science with a concentration in Biopharmaceutical Science at Miami Dade College. I am about to start pharmacy school at the University of Florida this coming fall. I’m very open-minded about learning & trying new things and visiting new places. I treat every day like an adventure! What I like to do on my spare time is cooking & baking (cause I’m a big foodie), playing video games, writing short stories, reading a good book, and staying active by either going to the gym, playing sports, or taking dance classes.
If I were to say that my childhood ambition was to become a pharmacist, I would be lying. To be honest, I wanted to be a medical doctor for as long as I can remember. My path to becoming a physician was about to change during my senior year of high school. During my senior year, I had reservations about being a physician; I began having doubts about my career choice. I turned to my CAP advisor for help and poured out all of my worries to her. She helped me immensely by suggesting that I go to the career fair. I went to the fair in hopes that my worries and doubts would clear from my mind. I spoke to various health professionals. None of them peak my interest until I met a pharmacist. When I approached him, I told him, “You must have the easiest job in the world because all you do is give out medication all day.” The pharmacist laughed saying, “He’s not surprised to hear such a response from me because he hears this on almost a daily basis.” He also told me that pharmacists do not only give out medication. They consult and educate patients about their medication making sure that the patients are taking their medication properly. I had an epiphany. Pharmacists are guardian angels. The intriguing conversation kept playing in my head. The conversation brought me new joy, and it sparked something inside of me. It was this conversation that changed my thinking. My interest shifted from becoming a physician to a pharmacist.
My ambitions in the pharmacy field is to educate low income minorities about their medical concerns, take away any fears they might have about them, and help close the gap on the health disparities that affect minorities. The pharmacy fields that I’m interested in is Compounding, Nutrition Support, and Community Pharmacy in terms of independent pharmacy. I’m also keep an open mind about the other fields of pharmacy because I never know what I will be exposed to during my time in pharmacy school.
I want to help pre-pharmacy, or better yet, any science and non-science major who is interested in the pharmacy field become the best that they can be. I want to not only write blogs about my soon-to-be pharmacy school adventure, but to give advice about what and what NOT to do during your undergrad years. And a little bit of random topics because I would like to speak my mind about topics outside of pharmacy every once in a while. So if you guys have any questions about pharmacy school or need advice about life in general, don’t be shy and let me know. So, ladies and gentlemen, strap on your seatbelts and hold on tight cause we are about to go on a bumpy ride!!
Sweet Pharmacy Dreams 