Mobile Pharmacy Tech Training Program Highlights
At least two labs accommodate our Mobile Pharmacy Technician diploma program, including a classroom and a dedicated lab stocked with more than a hundred compounding agents stored in alphabetical order, from acacia gum to white wax. Our program exposes you to the potential opportunities available as a pharmacy technician.(1)
Here are some highlights of our Mobile Pharmacy Tech training program:
Our mock pharmacy features a clean IV room on one side and a retail facility on the other. Both settings are very similar to what you will find in an actual working pharmacy.
In our labs, you can receive hands-on training in how to:
- Work with chemicals to make compounds.
- Use different compounding methods like the English, Continental, and Bottle methods.
- Use fusion by heat, water bath, and molding.
- Manipulate needles and IV bags using aseptic technique in a laminar airflow hood, in accordance with USP 797 standards.
- Use the personal protective equipment worn while preparing intravenous medication.
- Simulate handling hazardous compounded medications, like those used in chemotherapy.
You begin training in the mock pharmacy on a daily basis once you enter the second half of your program.
In our retail pharmacy setting, you can gain practice in how to:
- Work with pharmacists and customers.
- Enter prescription information and simulated patient data into a computerized system.
- Fill a wide variety of placebo prescriptions from the same bottles and packaging found at a typical corner drugstore.
- Process refills.
- File insurance claims.
- And more.
Our Pharmacy Tech training program’s last module is an externship, giving you a chance to learn from the pros as you intern in an actual retail, home infusion, or mail-order pharmacy.(2)
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On-Campus/In-Field Pharmacy Technician Training Activities in Mobile
Our Pharmacy Tech students in Mobile have taken field trips to the Mobile Infirmary Hospital, the Heritage Compounding Pharmacy, and the Gulf Coast Exploreum. One notable guest speaker has even shared his experience as a pharmacy technician working in the Mobile Metro Jail.
Our pharmacy students have also given back to the community by volunteering at these and other community events:
- The World of Opportunity Job Fair
- Our students have encouraged eighth graders from several counties to stay in school and continue their education. For this event, pharmacy students prepared lollipops and lip balm for the eighth graders. Doing this gave our students a taste of what it might be like to be a pharmacy technician.(1)
- The Annual Career Expo at Remington College in Mobile
- Our pharmacy students educated high schoolers from the area about the dangers of taking medication for recreational use.
- Our Campus’s Remington CARES event
- Our pharmacy students prepared lollipops and lip balm for Campus visitors.
Our students enjoy sharing their time with the people of Mobile County. Through events like these, they can gain a sense of self-worth and confidence that may help them well beyond graduation.
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Mobile Pharmacy Tech Instructors’ Credentials
Our instructor team keeps our Pharmacy Technician students in Mobile actively engaged in learning the materials necessary to make them successful.(1) Our instructors draw on their own professional backgrounds and make their classroom experiences fun and relevant to today’s needs.
The members of our Pharmacy Tech instructor team at Mobile are certified pharmacy technicians who come from hospital and retail backgrounds and have the following additional credentials:
- Certified basic life support instructors.
- Licensed sterile products trainers.
Our instructor team is committed to students and helping to prepare them for a potential future as a Pharmacy Technician.(1) Come and talk to us about how we can help you! Call or visit Remington College in Mobile today.
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(1)Employment upon graduation is not guaranteed. Additional requirements for licensures and/or certifications may apply.
(2)Must meet minimum GPA requirements to qualify for externship.