<p>Yes, I did. I practiced primarily tort law: personal injury and medical malpractice. My ability to read and understand the medical records, research the medical aspects of a case, and understand the medications, reactions, and properties came in quite handy. The medical negligence cases were always my favorites. </p>
<p>Please don’t get me wrong. I value my pharmacy degree and don’t regret it. I just think the ‘powers that be’ are going overboard with what really is needed to practice everyday pharmacy, both retail and hospital–and making it unnecessarily expensive and time-consuming.</p>
<p>For instance, I never took calculus. It wasn’t required or even suggested. I never once ran into any calculations that I wasn’t able to handle or for which I needed calculus either in school or in practice (pharmacy or law). Perhaps if I’d gone into research . . . .but that’s a whole different focus.</p>