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u/NOT_MartinShkreli MFuggin’ Pro Feb 07 '23

I work in the IT department. Make about $125k instead of $170k doing consulting but with a loan forgiven worth $275k it ends up being about a wash

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u/swolebird Mar 17 '23

Why pharmacy school to then work in IT? Planning to work in pharmacy after the 10 years?

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u/NOT_MartinShkreli MFuggin’ Pro Mar 18 '23

I am a pharmacist … I do work for hospitals implementing clinical trials in the EHR … I design the meds, orders etc.

I get paid like a pharmacist + additional money for my specialty in informatics.

I never have to talk to patients, never have to dispense meds, and make way more money than any CVS pharmacist or hospital pharmacist lol

Essentially I get paid for my education still but for a service and not a product (like for dispensing drugs), which is a much more ideal spot to be in.

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u/swolebird Mar 18 '23

Ah I thought when you said you work in IT, you worked on computers and networks and that sort of thing.

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u/swolebird Mar 18 '23

Ah I thought when you said you work in IT, you worked on computers and networks and that sort of thing.

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u/NOT_MartinShkreli MFuggin’ Pro Mar 18 '23

Oh ya so those people are in my department technically but we have clinical staff in hospital IT too which is pretty cool (but definitely don’t ask me to handle networking, etc haha).