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Personal Narrative: I Am A Community Pharmacist
Early in my college career I was searching for satisfactory career with a great purpose. After shadowing few different places, I met a man with illuminating passion to help others. He was a community pharmacist. I was very impressed by what I saw and I extended my shadowing time with him. One day I was compounding a suspension and he was sharing his wealth of knowledge about the therapeutics of that particular suspension. When I was told that this suspension would help a premature born have a better quality of life, I was speechless. I felt something in my heart that I have never experienced before. In that moment, I saw my future crystal clear. I knew exactly what I wanted to do with my life. With that vision, I started pharmacy school and

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