Franchesca, A study & personal blogger now based in Texas, USA. She's a Registered Pharmacist in the Philippines & a Certified Pharmacy Technician in the USA, (future US RPh). This blog is a collection of her messy thoughts and opinions.
90% of the entries are written in Filipino. 10% Tagalog- English.
you should upload some pcol lectures din po on youtube!! (charot inutusan hahaah 😭) i saw yung ppt mo on your fb post ang gandaaa. i wish profs would be as creative din using animations esp pag MOA para easy to visualize rather than text lang or figures copy pasted from katzung hahahah :(( altho i get namn theyre too busy din for that
I would actually love to share it! I also want it to do the explanation tagalog/taglish. one day! <3
Hi ate curious lang Do you have Saturday classes (Philippine time) for clinical pharmacy or Monday-Friday lang? ps sobrang bilib ako sayo!!!!! Matatapos ka na (almost!!!!!!!)
hi! just like to let you know na i'm a fan of yours and also we have so much in common po <3 we have the same name and i'm currently a pharmacy graduate taking my boards this june! since undergrad ako lagi ko dinadalaw blog mo kasi u inspire me to work and study hard huhu artsy din me and i also love to read sana ate na lang kita huhuhuh anyway congrats po sa defended thesis <3
I want to keep this message on my profile. <3, thank you so much. Good luck sa iyong Board Exam, I know how hard you worked for it so claim it already! <3
Hello ate alam nyo po ba kung gagawin ulit ng UIC ung distance learning for clinical pharm (yung tulad po ng ginawa nyo)
Yes, I think ongoing yung enrollment. <3
Hello! I stumbled upon your account on 2016/2017 while i was looking for pharmacy study tips. I was lost and scared of the future at that time but I saw your journey as a tech to a senior tech and i found you so inspiring and it motivated me to not give up. Kasi nga, if kinakaya mo, kaya ko rin. Just letting you know that you have ignited that fire in me and ‘cos of that I’m about to take my NAPLEX soon! I remembered your post so i dropped by your blog and i’m happy to see you’re still thriving!
Omg. Ang daming nagbago on that time span. Thank you so much! <3 The new challenge for me right now is my promotion from Sr. Tech to Pharmacy Operations Manager while also reviewing for the FPGEE but at the same time, I want to also start with Grad school. (thinking about it). Hehe. Btw, Goodluck sa NAPLEX!! Way to go!
Good luck sa atin! <3 thanks for dropping by, God bless :D
Clinical Pharmacy thesis defense 2021:
SUCCESSFULLY DEFENDED.
All is (well), /sometimes not fair/in love and war:
The love for our profession and the war for the hopes of being better for what we love.
To my thesis mates Koko & Cherika, after all the sleepless nights, lots of prayers, and 2 AM heart-to-heart discussions, finally, we can all breathe. The thesis has been successfully defended.
Hearing the verdict from the chairman, Approved and “Congratulations, you passed with flying colors” for me means that I can eat the chicken I bought from 5 hours ago that I haven’t eaten because of takot and kaba before the defense. Pero, seryoso, hearing those words make me want to jump from my seat.
We thank all our panelists & chairman, and the Dean of UIC-Davao College of Pharmacy and Chemistry for recognizing our efforts and commending our presentation, saying “THIS IS HOW IT SHOULD BE DONE”.
We thank the Lord for hearing our prayers and sustaining us with wisdom and strength to finish the study. The reason why it is hard to finish this because of we’re also working full-time. Especially sa last part ng mga revisions and oral defense prep, yung natitirang energy namin from working the whole day, sa-id na sa-id na so most of the time I had to stay till 4 or 5AM + then waking up before 9AM for most of our shift.
Lastly, we thank google docs for making it possible to do all the group work despite the long-distance and different time zone. Lol. Kung walang google docs, pano na?
Love,
Yung tatlong late enrollees of the clinical pharmacy program
Oh, I see! For someone who finished college in the phillipines, is it hard to study to a different country at all? how’s the set up is it online? 😊
I’m currently in Texas right now but I study at UIC-Davao. Wala silang clinical pharmacy program dito sa US. Offered lang siya sa Pilipinas. So, I’m doing my online classes at 7PM- 5AM Texas time kasi 8AM siya sa Philippine time :)
the biggest challenge is the time difference. I’m at work mostly around 9AM-7PM and I go straight home 7PM-5AM online class. tuloy tuloy lang siya ng walang pahinga. I get 0 to 3 hours of sleep.
Hello po, same po ba ang requirements ng New York sa Texas? Kapag mag aapply po as a Pharmtech? And kapag mageexam para maging registered pharmacist?
Pharmacy tech: there’s one test you need to pass which is the PTCB test. It’s a national exam that is recognized by every state. Now, after passing that, you need to register on the state you want to practice to, which has a different set of requirements and varies from state to state. I’m not too sure about NY’s requirements. But don’t worry, you just need to go to the NY board of pharmacy and doon nakalista lahat ng requirements. :) Good luck!
Registered Pharmacist: As a foreign pharmacist, you have to take the Toefl (English exam), then the FPGEE, internship hours (which varies from state to state usually 1500 hours), take NAPLEX, and then the MPJE /CPJE (for CA) law exam, + Compounding exam for the state of NY and Georgie = US RPh.
Hello po! Ask ko lang po kung paano po kapag after makapsa sa board exam then pupunta ng US without job experience dito sa Pinas, okay lang po ba ‘yun?
I think it’s advisable na may job experience, but my case was slightly different po. I have a little bit of advantage, kasi I am already a US citizen. So madali na lang sakin pumasok ng US. kaya kahit na di na ako nakapag work sa Pilipinas or wala na akong work experience sa Pinas, I was able to find an entry-level job to get more job experience.
Kasi, when you are trying to enter the US or other foreign countries, and Yung problem lies sa pag pasok talaga, I think when it comes to applying for Visas or applying for jobs sponsored by employers, you have to have work experience talaga or have the necessary credentials.
Hi! What course did you take in college? are you pursuing a master's degree right now cause I see that you're still studying! I love your blogs btw :))
Hello! Pharmacy parin. This time, major in Clinical Pharmacy. Kailangan ko kasi ng 1 extra year to qualify to take the FPGEE (foreign pharmacy equivalency exam sa US).
From their requirements, dapat kasi minimum of 5 years education ang nakuha mo from your home country. Since I finished the 4-year bachelor’s, I just have to taken that extra 1 year to make it to 5 years!
Not Master’s degree. Pag iisipan ko pa master’s.
thank you, po! <3
