Burns senior passes Pharm Tech boards
Recently, eight students graduated from Cleveland Community College’s first high school cohort in the Pharmacy Technician Academy.
Among them was Joseph Wedgeworth, a senior at Burns High School, who not only completed the Pharmacy Technician Academy before graduating high school but has already passed the national certification exam to become a Certified Pharmacy Technician.
“The dedication these students have shown is amazing,” said Mark Woodall, Pharmacy Technician Academy instructor. “Not only are they graduating from this program, but at the same time they have been completing high school, working, attending prom, and experiencing all those high school milestones.”
Wedgeworth will attend Wingate University in the fall, majoring in Exercise Science. His ultimate goal is to become a physical therapist. He has already been accepted into Wingate’s Exercise Science/Doctor of Physical Therapy Early Assurance Program.
Wedgeworth said he thought attending the Pharmacy Technician Academy would be a great way to get an early start in health care.
“It was an interesting class,” he said. “It was neat learning about a different type of science.”
He plans to use his new skills and certification to work while attending college.
About the Pharmacy Technician Academy
The Pharmacy Technician Academy trains students in state and federal drug laws and regulations, pharmaceutical abbreviations, measurements and calculations, pharmaceutical compounding, safety and dispensing, and more. The Academy also prepares students to take the national certification exam. Becoming a pharmacy technician can be a life-long career, but it can also be a stepping stone to another healthcare career. Learn more at //clevelandcc.edu/program/pharmacy-technician/.
This article originally appeared on The Shelby Star: Burns senior passes Pharmacy Technician boards
