Karishma Patel has created an electronic career portfolio to pursue a career as a pharmacist. The portfolio includes a cover letter, resume, career summary exploring the job duties and responsibilities of a pharmacist, education and training requirements, certificates of achievement and references. The career summary provides details on the job activities, working conditions, earnings potential and employment outlook for pharmacists based on research.

1. Karishma Patel’s
Electronic-Career Portfolio

2. Table of Contents
• Cover Letter…………………………….……….Slide 3
• Resume……………………………………….……Slide 4
• Career Summary Section..……....…Slides 5-16
• Achievements, Accomplishments, and
Certificates Section…………………..Slides 17-24
• References………………………………………Slide 25

3. Karishma Patel
1610 South Peterson Avenue
Douglas, Georgia 31535
(912) 592-8801
karishma1196@gmail.com
February 8, 2011
To Whom It May Concern
My name is Karishma Patel, and I attend George Washington Carver Freshman Campus. I am fourteen
years old and an honor student. I joined Future Business Leaders of America this year and next year, I
plan to join HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America) in addition to FBLA. I feel that both of these
organizations will be beneficial to me as I pursue a career in the medical field.
In the medical field, I want to work as a pharmacist. I enjoy helping others and giving my time and advice
to those who need it. Math is a strong subject of mine and this particular subject plays an important role
in pharmacy. I can easily relate to science as I like to discover and learn new things. A pharmacist’s job
includes being able to help others manage such conditions like blood pressure, diabetes and other
illnesses. They must be able to identify the prescriptions given by doctors and other healthcare
professionals. As a pharmacist, one must be very organized as well as confident and accurate. No
mistakes must be made and everything in this career must be done particularly. Important documents
and paperwork must be handled responsibly.
I am a responsible and dependable person and try to manage everything properly. I am a perfectionist
and tend to want everything done accurately and precisely. As mentioned before, I feel that the subjects
of math and science are most interesting. I enjoy solving problems and helping others. As a pharmacist,
you must be very clear when communicating and also play the role of an active listener.
Sincerely
Karishma Patel
Karishma Patel

4. KARISHMA PATEL
1610 South Peterson Avenue
Douglas, Georgia 31535
(912) 384-0886 or (912)592-8801
karishma1196@gmail.com
GOAL To obtain a position as a pharmacist.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Front Desk Assistant, Super 8 Douglas, GA
August 2010-Present
Duties: Aid customers, provide customer service and file paperwork
Tutor, Rohit Suri, Vancouver, BC
Spring 2010
Duties: Aided a second grade student in math and science
EDUCATION
George Washington Carver Freshman Campus, Douglas, Georgia
2010-2011
Coffee Middle School, Douglas, Georgia
2008-2010
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Future Business Leaders of America
Student Council
REFERENCES
Brandy Barlow, Computer Applications Teacher and FBLA Adviser
3094 Georgia Highway 149
Ambrose, Georgia 31512
(912) 383-5391
Patty Horner, Mathematics Teacher
1020 South Gaskin Avenue
Douglas, Georgia 31533
(912) 384-1342
Samuel Patterson
1020 South Gaskin Avenue
Douglas, Georgia 31533
(912) 384-1342

5. Career Cluster Pathway
After taking a career test on www.georgiacollege411.org, these
results were obtained: Healthcare Science- the
planning, managing, and providing of services to promote
health, wellness and diagnosis of injuries and diseases.

6. Job Duties of a Pharmacist
• Dispense drugs to patients
• Instruct doctors and hospitals on side effects and dosage
• Understand physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of each drug
• Provide information and recommendations on medications to customers
• Help people manage conditions such as asthma, diabetes, and high blood
pressure
• Check for accuracy and analyze records
• Complete paperwork and keep records such as insurance forms
• Maintain the data and information of the patients prescriptions
• Answer questions that people ask on
prescriptions, medications, dosage, instructions and drug interactions
• Monitor patients

7. A Pharmacist’s Work Activities
Provides information to pharmacy customers on drug
interactions, dosage, side effects, and storage of medication
Analyzes records to find prescribing trends/ excessive over usage
Orders/purchases medical supplies
Maintains records-pharmacy files, inventory, reports, and control logs/data
Helps patients manage conditions
Advises customers on choosing brands/supplies and equipment
Reviews prescriptions to assure it is suitable/accurate for customer
Trains people how to use medical devices and equipment
Helps/ensures that customer understands the health care instructions
Answers questions related to prescriptions and doses

8. Working Conditions of a Pharmacist
Interpersonal Physical
• Social: able to understand the speech •Indoors (drug stores, clinics, hospitals, home
of another person healthcare environments and research
facilities)
• Seeing clearly up close and able to read
the labels of medications •Independent
• Responsible: able to check for accuracy
and determine whether medication is •Repeated motions
suitable for customer
•Standing majority of time
• Organized/Neat-keep track of
files/data/records •Carrying loads up to 10lbs
• Thinker-analyzes and reads carefully
(examines) •Exposed to disease and infections more than
once a month
• Accurate: able to make sure the right
dosage of drugs is given and ensure •Wear gloves, masks, and other protective
that mistakes are not made equipment

9. Working Conditions of a Pharmacist
Performance Hours/ Travel
• Giving advice and proper
information on
•Sometimes required to work
drugs, medication, dosage, and
nights, weekends, or on holidays
proper use to customers and
patients
•Pharmacists work an average of
• Dispensing drugs and analyzing 40-50 hours a week
the use of each –what is
appropriate for different types
of diseases
• Recording information about
patients and past drug
prescriptions

10. A Pharmacist’s Earnings

11. Employment Outlook

12. Helpful High School Classes
– Biology – Medical service
– Chemistry internship
– Physics – General medicine
– Human anatomy – College Preparatory
– Calculus Classes
– Introduction to – Algebra
healthcare science – Geometry
– Application of therapeutic – Computer classes
services

13. My High School Plan of Study

14. Education Beyond High School
– Pre-pharmacy studies
– Pharmacy, pharmaceutical sciences and administration
– Clinical, hospital, and managed care pharmacy (MS, PhD)
– Pharmacoeconomics/Pharmaeutical economics
– Pharmacy D. Degree- (licensed pharmacist)
• Must be admitted to a pharmacy D program after three or more years
of post secondary study
• Must pass a state board examination
– Courses in math and natural sciences-
chemistry, biology, physics, humanities, and social sciences
– Voluntary certifications from BPS, CCGP, and ACVCP

15. Pharmacy Schools in Georgia
• Mercer University-College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
(Macon, Georgia)
• The University of Georgia-College of Pharmacy
(Athens, Georgia)
• South University School of Pharmacy (Savannah, Georgia)
• College of Pharmacy and Healthcare Sciences
(Atlanta, Georgia)

16. Pharm. D. Program Requirements
• To be admitted to a Pharm. D. program, you must
complete a minimum of two years of college or university
which includes classes in math and natural sciences-
(recommended to take a minimum of four years of
college)
• Earning a Pharm. D. degree from an accredited college-
pharm. D program takes about four years to complete.
• A total of about eight years after high school to become a
pharmacist

17. Achievements, Accomplishments
and Certificates
● Honor student throughout academic career
● Ninth grade honors track
● Perfect attendance for ninth grade
● Highest GPA for 7th Grade Language Arts
● Highest GPA for 8th Grade Mathematics
● Gifted Eligibility
● CRCT Exceeds Standards score of 938 in mathematics 8th grade
● Rank of 13 out of 549 in 8th grade

18. Reading CRCT Scores
Reading CRCT Scores

19. English/Language Arts CRCT Scores
Math & English CRCT Scores

20. Mathematics CRCT Scores

21. My Ninth Grade Report Card
My Ninth Grade Report Card

22. My Ninth Grade Progress Report

23. Language Arts Certificate
Highest GPA in 7th grade
Mathematics Certificate
Highest GPA in 8th Grade

24. 2011 FBLA Region Conference
Top 10 finalist in Business Math
8th Grade Science Fair
Second Place

25. References
• www.bls.gov
• www.georgiacollege411.com
• www.careeroverview.com
• www.mayo.edu
• www.laniertech.edu
• www.explorehealthcareers.org
• www.allalliedhealthschools.com