Above is the group picture taken at the "going away" picnic from SEP weekend in Figueira da Foz. As you can probably tell from the photo, it was a fun and dynamic group of students. We had a blast getting to know each other while relaxing at the beach. Many new friends were made as we shared about our different countries and experiences we have had so far in the various cities of Portugal.
I also learned some new information about pharmacists in Portugal. Since I spent a majority of my time with the Portuguese students, we had several discussions about their perspective on the career. Pharmacy is a well-respected profession in Portugal with patients valuing and trusting the advice of their pharmacist concerning their medications. Student pharmacists complete three years of undergraduate study then two years of pharmacy classes with six months spent doing internships full-time. The community aspect of pharmacy is the most common career path, as is reflected in the mandatory 4 month internship that is completed in their final year of school compared to the 2 months spent in hospital pharmacy. Coimbra is the only university that has industry as an option for fulfilling the required internship experiences, for other universities industry is considered to be an extracurricular internship. Therefore, a pharmacist's primary function is similar to that of a community pharmacist in the United States. They dispense medications in an outpatient setting and are available for counseling and medication recommendations. Hospital pharmacy is more difficult to pursue as there are not as many jobs available in this field. There is not a distinction between staff and clinical pharmacists in the hospital, so these individuals are expected to do both to some extent. A typical pharmacist's salary in Portugal is about 800-1,000 Euro per month or approximately 12,000 Euro per year which is about $13,000 USD at the current exchange rate. Although this is considered an average/above average salary in Portugal, the students were shocked (to say the least) when I informed them that pharmacists in the USA make somewhere around $80,000-$120,000. Overall, I gained the sense that the motivation to become a pharmacist in Portugal is similar to that in the USA, a combination of the desire to help patients while being a respected professional by those in the community.
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