This week we were able to sit in on one of the courses offered at the CMU faculty of pharmacy; it was their English course. We received a talk from an American professor regarding interviews and CV preparations. Afterwards, we presented three different talks on the varieties of pharmacy experiences available in the US. The Thai students seemed to enjoy learning about our pharmacy operations as it is significantly different from what is utilized here.
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| Pharmacy students from the Chiang Mai University Faculty of Pharmacy. |
I was a part of a group that discussed a few specialty areas of pharmacy: specialty pharmacy, nuclear pharmacy, and fellowship. Having worked in a specialty pharmacy and completed an APPE at Apothecary By Design, I discussed specialty pharmacy with them. This is something that is not seen in Thailand, and when I explained that some medications can cost $30,000 per month or 900,000 baht, they were astonished at the pricing.
We got to speak with the students in small groups and ask them questions and answer questions they had for us. Their ability to speak English was impressive, as most if not all of the students understood what we were saying. They asked about our drive-thru systems at retail pharmacies and laughed when I equated them to the drive-thru at McDonald's.
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