A WHITE COAT CEREMONY; A WHITE COAT SYNDROME
By
Ntoli J Mwaipopo
“congratulations! You made it.
Welcome
to Health sector. Welcome to pharm-school and welcome to MUHAS
Welcome
to pharmacology, pharmaceutical sciences, microbiology, pharmacognosy,
pathology, parasitology and medicinal chemistry. Moreover, welcome to anatomy,
physiology, biochemistry, professionalism studies, development studies and IT
studies.
You're
the most and urgently needed in bettering healthcare services to community, and
I urge you to pay a dainty kickback to the call soon after my speech.
It's
our honor that we've a healthy nation here; as you will be sparkling the real
knowledge to help the community. I will be very happy after few years from now
as a country, to have our own pharmaceutical manufacturing industries; and this
is possible because, let’s face it, Tanzania is blessedly bestowed with nearly
all natural sources of medicinal importance. Yet every year, trillions of money are lost just for importing pain killers,
NSAIDS, antiprotozoal agents, anthelmintic agents, antibiotics, antiviral
agents, anticancer and so many. Have you ever heard about these common plants
that you easily find our community using them, mdalasin, mwarobain, tangawizi
and so many? YES! (The class replied, as we all come from nearly the same community
settings and backgrounds)
Moreover,
currently, there are about 1563 registered pharmacist in the country, yet the
country’s demand is at least, I repeat at least 5000 pharmacists. So, what does
it mean?, We need you in proper
dispensing, we need you in drug designing, in quality control and assurance, in
research related to health issues, we need you in industries. In a nutshell, a
pharmacist fits in everywhere he/she think of. (Because i think, therefore I
am).
Lastly,
you better understand that; Pharmacists and other medical students aren’t
awarded the certificates of practice so easily, because certifying them, we
license them to treat or kill. so we must be sure that they’re smartest hard
workers, competent, committed and passionate about their career, innovative and constructive,
problem solvers, decision makers, teachers, communicators and leaders” These
aren’t easily attained unless, commitment, consistency and smartness is applied
on what you do.
I
urge you to be the people who not only see things, but who observe, interpret
and apply (but not everything). I mean, being not the people who wait the award
of Bpharm certificate. It’s the time;
health campaigns are in your hands, and so be innovative and positive by
observing national health policies and come up with constructive ideas.
Welcome
to pharm-school, welcome to muhimbili and mostly to health sector. Thank you”
This is probably what every classmate remember in
his/ her 2016 university life. A School of pharmacy dean’s speech during white
coat ceremony, A speech that left everyone rejoicing being in pharm-school. I
heard a fellow gigantically pounding “Thanks to my dad for this directive, I
was in love with Medical Doctor (MD), but now…..am more than MD”. Everyone was
agitated by the speech and we all started calling one another CHIEF PHARMACIST”.
To me, dean’s speech prompted me to know more ; who is a pharmacist, what he
can do, His wide scope of working areas and so many. From there, I just saw
myself as a drug designer, in clinical settings, in industries, pharmacy law and
in so many places where a pharmacist think he/she can be.
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