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Originally Posted by gurps  I hear what you say about pharmacy, and quite frankly I agree. I think Pharmacists are grossly over-qualified for the work they do, and from the outside it seems as though they are just middle-men between Doctor & patient, and one thing I have learnt from business is to cut costs you have to cut out the middle man, given the current NHS cash crisis....
But my motivations for pharmacy are perhaps a little different,
I have a genuine interest in the way drug act on the body and the way the body works.
If I do do Mpharm I would do it in order to get a job in research, or teach at uni, carry on with a phd... sort of thing. If I put my mind to it work hard and get a first then maybe even use it as a spring board into a more pleasant profession.
Worse case scenario I work as a locum (if the job still exists in 5 years that is!!) with reasonable pay hopefully, or maybe a Locum a couple days a week and pursue something else phd or other job the other days of the week.
Is this unrealistic, am I totally off the plot or does this make some sense?? |
It does make sense but its a lot to go through for 5 years and have to finance it all. You could end up with a mountain of debt before you do another 'n' years on a PhD. Good on you for thinking long term and having ambitions though. Locums are a good way of staying 'grounded' while you study. Further to your other point, you might think that we are over qualified, but thats the trap that people fall into - thinking of dispensing as just a supply role. That's just part of it. Using your training to keep patients safe and plugging up all the holes in the NHS because the service is creaking under its own weight is the main job we do today. If your still keen, see if someone on the forum here will fix you up with a week or two work experience?