hospital pharmacy or chain??

[kiko85]

hey all,
I just cleared the Toefl ibt 3 days ago and the FPGEE last June, i was thinking to search for an intern position in a hospital pharmacy rather than in a chain one and had some quiries that i'd like to find someone to asnwer them.
First, I know that chain pharmacies pay more but how much do hospital pharmacies pay??
Second, I wanted to know whether in hospital pharmcy one can get specialized into pharmacotherapy, oncology or any of these stuff or not??

Thanks in advance

[AJRAYES]

There is a difference between both things you've just mentioned. It actually depends on what you're looking for. If you are looking for a pharmacist position, then you have two options. The first one is to choose to be pharmacist in an OutPatient hospital pharmacy, and that's the same job as if you chose to work in retail, like Walgreens, CVS, or Rite Aid.
The second option is to work as a pharmacist in InPatient hospital pharmacy where you don't have to deal with customers anymore, but you would be responsible of the patients whom are still in the hospital receiving medications.
In these two positions you'll not get more payments than the retail pharmacist, because in retail you'd get paid more, and I believe they don't pay more than 43$/hour.
Now, if you're looking to be specialized in Clinical Pharmacology, Oncology, or any other pharmacy field, then you have to go for residency and that's completely different than being a regular pharmacist and new rules should apply. I believe that you wouldn't be able to collect more than 30,000 $ a year during the residency, but after you finish, you'll have more options waiting for you, and the best thing is to find out what exactly you are looking for.
I hope that I was helpful somehow to you and I wish you the best of luck in your career.

Anas Rayes