Lucy Vuong
Published 8 years ago
It was okay. Positive encouraging staff. But facility is old.
The Pharmacy Assistant Instructor did very well with not only encouraging the class to become happy successful pharmacy assistants, but also taught the class material in a concise manner that made it easier to focus on and to remember when doing tests and exams. But the 6-week internship experience was far more effective, enriching, and valuable to building knowledge in this pharmacy assistant career compared to the hours spent studying in school. Some out-dated information was taught. Some things studied in too much detail and time which the industry does not need. e.g. pharmacy math calculation for compounding. Note: Finding a job in this field is hard if you are inexperienced. The internship for this program is only 6 weeks. An experienced pharmacy assistant has worked at least 6 months in the pharmacy. The pay for this field of work is minimum wage or very close to it unless you are experienced and full-time. Overall, staff are great. Facility is old. Floors are dusty and not clean. Washrooms are old. The instructor is often not present after 4 PM when you need to ask him questions. But the career specialist provided a lot of supportive information to help you feel more confident with job searching. But at the end of the day, your success still depends on your own efforts. The experience was okay.