{"id":3993,"date":"2023-09-28T21:41:47","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T19:41:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/?p=3993"},"modified":"2023-10-02T11:05:38","modified_gmt":"2023-10-02T09:05:38","slug":"developing-future-pharmacists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/archives\/3993","title":{"rendered":"Developing future pharmacists"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>To mark World Pharmacy Day, which falls in September, we spoke to Reratilwe Dikgale, one of the Bachelor of Pharmacy students sponsored by AfroCentric.<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/MicrosoftTeams-image-43.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4075\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/MicrosoftTeams-image-43.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/MicrosoftTeams-image-43-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/MicrosoftTeams-image-43-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Where are you studying to become a pharmacist?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019m in my third year at North-West University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What inspired you to choose to study in this field?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I have always wanted to work in the healthcare sector. All the doors eventually opened for me to study pharmacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What are your career aspirations?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I would like to work in manufacturing, behind the scenes, to create substances that will improve the health of patients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What, in your opinion, makes pharmacy such a vital discipline in SA?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As custodians of medicine, I believe the pharmacy sector has the potential to grow further and continue to develop helpful agents to improve health outcomes. 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