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Training that changes the job

• Hospital residency

  One year of paid supervised practice after graduation, then optionally a second specialty year. Required for most clinical hospital jobs.

• Board certification

  Specialty credentials in areas such as oncology, ambulatory care, infectious disease and critical care.

• Immunization certification

  Short training that lets you give vaccines, which pharmacists now do in every state.

• Sterile and nonsterile compounding

  Mixing medications that are not made commercially. Skilled, regulated and in demand.

• Nuclear pharmacy

  Preparing radioactive medicines for scans and cancer treatment. A small, well paid corner of the field.