A.+Introduction

My name is Heather Reddemann and I am actually a South Dakota State University student taking this class through LATI. I am very grateful to be taking the class here, as it saves me a day of commuting to Brookings and I really like the smaller class size. I typically drive 90 miles one way to Brookings, three times a week for the rest of my classes. I enjoy the outdoors through dog training and hunting. I also am an avid outdoor photographer and writer. I am a pre-pharmacy student with goals of becoming a clinical pharmacist hopefully someday. I have worked in pharmacy for the past 3 years and really do have a passion for it. I worked at South Dakota's state hospital, Mickelson Center of Neuroscience in the pharmacy and am currently in the Mayo Hospital system as a per diem student. I really do enjoy my work experiences because it has given me real insight of the responsibilties, management and understanding of pharmacy as how it fits into healthcare and how we can all improve how patients recieve the best care we can provide. I am most interested in doing a residency out of state to obtain more knowledge and experience. I really enjoy medical oncology and the intensive care units because pharmacy plays a vital role in the therapeutics of recovery and pain management. I am a non-traditional, older student coming back to school and it is very intimidating at times. However, I feel that I will keep focusing on my work one semester at a time in hopes of reaching my goals to open up the doors to advancing my career in pharmacy.