Benjamin

While some children are brought up with a career in mind, others don’t have an exact idea of what career they want to pursue until a certain event sparks an interest. For 17-year-old Benjamin Fuentes, he discovered his passion for the medical field after a long visit to a hospital. While his dream career does not directly involve working in hospitals, it does involve creating and researching medical treatments.
“I want to be a pharmaceutical scientist. I’ve always liked to help people out, and I think that a career in medicine will provide me with the opportunity to do so on a large scale. To prepare me for the future, I recently enrolled in an R.O.P class of Medical Terminology just to get familiar with necessary information used in the medical field. I also took Finance this year as an elective to learn better ways to handle my money. I just don’t want to be that college student who is in debt before he even graduates. After high school, I plan to attend UC San Diego and major in Pharmaceutical Science. Ten years from now, I see myself working in a laboratory making medicine for a company,” said Fuentes.
A career involving pharmaceutical science can involve various jobs, ranging from studying the effects of certain drugs to determining proper dosage. After earning a Bachelor’s degree in a science- related field, attending a pharmacy school is a good way to gain experience in this profession.