"It doesn't matter what I believe, it only matters what I can prove. So please don't tell me what I know and what I don't know. I know the law!" - Lt. Kaffee (Tom Cruise in A Few Good Men)
As I sit here studying for my pharmacy law exam
I can't help but think about my favorite movie of all time, A Few Good Men. I can quote most of the movie at the drop of a hat. While everyone's favorite scene from that movie is when Jack Nicholson takes the stand, I can't really pick a favorite scene. There are so many one-liners that are classic.
Groing up I always thought I would go to law school. My elementary school teachers all thought I would make a great lawyer, usually after I made a compelling case during an argument about something silly. In addition with my ability to argue, I had also noticed how so many politicians began with law school. For the longest time I thought that I had to go to law school to get into politics. My love for science and having a pharmacist role model as an uncle pulled me away from a career in law. While I will sometimes think about "what might have been" if I had traveled down that other path, I can no longer imagine my life without pharmacy. I guess I will never get to stand in front of a jury and fight fiercely for a client, but throughout my career I will be able to stand as an advocate for every one of my patients.
Well I better stop blogging and get back to studying so I can pass this law exam and actually be a real pharmacist.
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3 comments:
Good luck!
have you ever considered doing the dual degree pharmD/JD ? Also, couldn't you just apply for law schools upon graduation. I mean two more years is a long time, but you would be able to have a hybrid career of pharmacy and law which you seem to enjoy.
I am having similar thoughts about doing business, and I have strongly considered doing the MBA/PharmD. But as of now, I think I will just get the PharmD first and consider the MBA after (can always do part time)
I had briefly thought of doing a JD, but I decided that the MBA was the best fit for me. Plus I could do the MBA at nights while I was in pharmacy school. The JD option would have been an additional 3 years after pharmacy school.
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