In response to all of this.
This is my input
1. Pharmacy is declining , yes , we all understand that. However , there are still jobs available. its not like its physically impossible to get a job. Obviously its competitive , and city jobs and hospital jobs , aswell as internships will only given to those students with the 7.0 GPA's , 5 years + experience and perfect interviews. Having said that , there are many rural hospitals which will accept jobs. Obviously if your going for a job at alfreds hospital ... its going to be a struggle. But go for a job in any hospital in a rural place and you will be suprized.
2. As for the pay , yes , interns can be payed as low as 18 dollars an hour. im currently getting more with my restaurant job. having said that , once graduated , pharmacists can earn up to 45 an hour. I know of someone who found a job in Wagga Wagga full time 45 an hour ... earned around 90000 last year.
3. If you study hard , try to get as much experience as you can and truly want to be a pharmacist , you will succeed. The problem is that only 1/20 students actually have this desire. in my course , out of 100 people , we now have 55 standing. and of those 55 people . 10 want to be a dedicated pharmacist and the others couldn't care less what happens , wont study hard , and wont put any extra effort into it.
now obviously those students will struggle to find a job , and thats why we continuously hear about people not finding jobs. The cutoff for pharm is too low and we get too many slackers. the dedicated , the hard workers will 9/10 get the job they are after. ive noticed this is the case as many of my friends who graduated got their jobs straight away.
We are not to deny the fact that pharmacy jobs are declining rapidly , for we also must not deny the fact that the pharmacist income is also declining. However , we must be optimistic and also look at the straight facts. Alot of pharmacists are graduating and receiving the jobs they wanted. its not often that we see completely neglected pharmacists sitting at home unemployed. and if we do , its because they personally do not want to make a solid effort , and they did not throughout the course.
For those who are doing pharmacy , or are truly interested in pharmacy , may i tell you ... Do not give up , and do not let all this negative talk put you down. be within that percentage that stands out , and you will cruise to find a job and the pay will be worth it.
for all we know , pharmacy could change aswell ..... soon we can prescribe few things and also the population/elderly population is increasing.
do not be all too worried about this situation and just do the best you can.
if your in it for the money ... unless you already have alot of money and can run your business .......... get out of pharmacy asap.
as for the students of RMIT.
people who say that they wont be accredited etc ... are quite delusional in my eyes.
i know of many students who didnt go to RMIT because its not accredited.
for all of you people
THINK ABOUT IT FOR A SECOND!
rmit is a highly established university. they are non rural , and they are doing quite well "financially"
do you really think they would risk putting out a degree which they know could fail?
i dont think so.
same with deakins optometry course.
I highly doubt a uni would risk doing such a thing.
so please , be assured and do not worry
follow your dreams , and study pharmacy if your truly have the passion for it.
if your on the fence , do something else
but let me tell you ........... all medical professions are declining anyway ... its just a matter of time.
my med friends are worried because they think they cant find hospital jobs they want ... dent students at my uni are worried for similar reasons.
I live with 13 radiographers who are struggling on employment.
my cousin is an optom and he has had to travel from sydney to Wagga to albury , because he couldnt find a job.
its really all the same.
obviously some are alot better than others
but dont let it get to you .... everyone wants a career in health ... and its only going to get harder and harder and more competitive .... stay on top of the game and you will succeed.
goodluck.
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