I am a fourth year pharmacy student, I have not enjoyed these last 4 years and as a result, it has been a struggle.
It is this, combined with the poor future prospects (subject to personal opinion, but this has been dicussed elsewhere on TSR), potental earnings long term and the extreme stress put on pharmacists in practice, that has led me to see that it is not the right career for me.
I have managed to secure a pre-reg at independent community pharmacy for next year and the plan as of now is to complete this to qualify. But what then?
I am aware of other roles in this sector, eg moving to more of a clinical role assisting GPs, but the bottomlone for me is that I will not enjoy these roles, based on the course and work experience in practice.
Has anyone here with a pharmacy degree gone into a completley different area? I would appreciate any advice on helping my career shift into other sectors over the next year or so and anything that can be done during the pre reg year.
Many thanks!