Pharmacy Tech Cert - Will It Help?

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Hey everyone. I am currently taking a pharmacy technician class through a community college that is paid for by my high school (It's great, I only go to school half the day for my core classes, AP psych and an internship because I am duel enrolled lol!). Next semester I am going to be taking an EMT-B class either through a community college or a fire department (will be paid for by my school too, big plus!).

My question is how much help do you think taking my pharmacy tech class will be? I'm assuming I will have a head start in pharmacology and IV's, which is my last section.

Also, do you think it would be beneficial to take another medical related class through my community college? Some of the ones I can choose from are medical terminology, CNA, ethics of medicine (or something sounding like that..). I would guess that medical terminology would help out but I would be taking it the same time as my EMT-B class, and I wouldn't want to be learning the same thing in two classes.

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medical terminology would be a good class to take. you wont learn a lot of medical term in your b class. I plan on taking medical terminology next semester myself
 
Take as many classes as you can on their dime. I did the same thing in HS.
Take Biology, Anatomy and Physiology, etc etc. Don't waste your time and the opportunity for free education on classes that won't benefit you as much as core type classes that will be more transferable and applicable to an actual degree rather than just menial certifications. Take stuff like English Composition and Algebra - classes that are necessary for almost any degree. Trust me, you'll appreciate not having to pay for them later and already having them out of the way.
 
LucidResq said:
Take as many classes as you can on their dime. I did the same thing in HS.
Take Biology, Anatomy and Physiology, etc etc. Don't waste your time and the opportunity for free education on classes that won't benefit you as much as core type classes that will be more transferable and applicable to an actual degree rather than just menial certifications. Take stuff like English Composition and Algebra - classes that are necessary for almost any degree. Trust me, you'll appreciate not having to pay for them later and already having them out of the way.
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That's what I was thinking, take them and if nothing else they were free and I am now more educated. I'm taking calculus for college credit this year so hopefully that will bump me into a higher math class in the future, not just some basic algebra type class
 
Swash said:
That's what I was thinking, take them and if nothing else they were free and I am now more educated. I'm taking calculus for college credit this year so hopefully that will bump me into a higher math class in the future, not just some basic algebra type class
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I'd recommend checking out the degree requirements at any college you're considering attending in the future... although you might end up in a higher level math class than basic college algebra, you still might need to take that basic algebra course as a requirement for a degree. FYI. Most associates and bachelors degrees I've looked at out here explicitly require college algebra.
 
Pharm Tech will get you a great PT job while you're in school, and a job where you have co-worker access with a PharmD, which would be a great help when the science you're learning starts to kick your butt.
 
LucidResq said:
I'd recommend checking out the degree requirements at any college you're considering attending in the future... although you might end up in a higher level math class than basic college algebra, you still might need to take that basic algebra course as a requirement for a degree. FYI. Most associates and bachelors degrees I've looked at out here explicitly require college algebra.
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I've always been told if you had trig or calc the algebra requirement was considered fullfilled...
 
jtpaintball70 said:
I've always been told if you had trig or calc the algebra requirement was considered fullfilled...
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Hmm... maybe I'm wrong then. I've just always seen it listed as a requirement with no notation on acceptable alternatives.
 
LucidResq said:
Hmm... maybe I'm wrong then. I've just always seen it listed as a requirement with no notation on acceptable alternatives.
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You.could very well be right. I hated math so I was always looking for shortcuts on having to take fewer math classes. I'll ask the next time I'm on campus since I have to do a few math courses soon anyways.
 
Thanks for the responses. Right now I'm planning on going into sports medicine, so I'm sure I'll be getting very comfortable in math classes :glare:
 
I became an emt last year and I'm doing duel enrollment also. I took med term as a freshman in HS and it does help in the field, at least to understand the patients existing conditions and what te medics are saying. The emt-b course covers about 45 minutes of anatomy, that's it. So definitely take as many medical classes as you can on the schools bill. I am taking biomedical ethics now and it's the most interesting class I have ever taken.
 
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