pharmgirl

It’s true that some retail positions may require one to work on Saturdays, but there are many pharmacy specialties by which that may not be the case. Options include hospital pharmacy, clinical, ambulatory care, disease state management, palliative care, mail order pharmacy, R&D, and others. Those options can also address the concern of standing on one’s feet the whole day.

The line about “selling drugs” is so true – I’m in pharmacy school now, and so often when I tell people what I’m studying people tell me “oh, so you’re going to be a drug dealer?” You learn to smile and go with it.

Touro has a great pharmacy school in NY (Harlem, more specifically), which of course has no class on Yom Tov, and no tests on Isru Chag.

Overall – It’s a 4-year doctorate beyond a bachelor’s, with a very nice salary, normal hours, a clear “chessed-oriented” job, and it’s illegal to take your work home (so clear work/family balance). And the degree transfers to Israel. I’ve been told by multiple Rabbis and mentors, “I don’t know why more frum girls don’t go into this profession.”

I’m happy to be in this field, and am happy to answer any specific questions you have!