Ms. Deas says she waited longer to choose a pharmacy career than many people do. She attended four years of college at the University of Maryland, where she received a degree in chemistry.
LETITIA DEAS: “And that was some time ago, because I do have some age on me. And then I went to pharmacy school.”
But about nine or ten years passed between college and her studies at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy. During those years she worked in her grandfather’s store. But she decided that she wanted a different career.
LETITIA DEAS: “And, quite frankly, it was a decision that I did not want to continue working in my family business.”
Ms. Deas said she was interested in a medical career. She considered studying to be a doctor. But she was already thirty-one years old when she was thinking about it.
LETITIA DEAS: “And I was thinking well I don’t quite want to do medical school because I would just be getting established right about now, with the education that it needed. So pharmacy was my next interest.”
Today she notes changes in the pharmacy profession. For example, she says knowledge of vaccines has been added to more traditional requirements. And, Letitia Deas expresses satisfaction in her career.
LETITIA DEAS: “I love my job.”
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BOB DOUGHTY: This SCIENCE IN THE NEWS was written by Jim Tedder and Jerilyn Watson. Our producer was June Simms. I’m Bob Doughty.
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