Pharmacy Tech Scholar Reviews

Great lectures, great notes- though with the fact that the course updated while I was still in the middle of working on it, I’m a bit concerned. I couldn’t restart my progress from the beginning because I have a lot of pressure from family to complete the course SOON, even with the offer of more time.

On the more positive side, something about the way this course presents its material just works with me. I write all of the notes into these big documents that I can scan over, and the information is presented clearly. The lecturer, Dr. Emmel, is definitely someone I can trust to be a teacher.

I feel like the lack of activities after the Medications section, however, diminishes its value. While Medications is the hardest section by far and definitely needs some ways to stimulate the mind into studying well, that doesn’t mean some ways to make the others more engaging isn’t necessary.

And while I had many opportunities to ask for questions… I didn’t really know where to start. A lot of this course is like the PTCB itself- study, study, study. It’s a lot more memorization than problem-solving.

I’m not sure how helpful my feedback will be since I completed the legacy program after the new version of the course has been rolled out, but regardless, I enjoyed my time with the course and feel pretty well-prepared to take the PTCE. The strongest point of the course for me was the repetition. Seeing and hearing the same material (or similar) from the required reading, the optional reading, and the recorded lectures helped the material stick in my mind. The strategy that worked best for me was doing the readings before listening to the lecture. I’m a slow, thorough note-taker, so getting the majority of the notes from the reading and then adding details from the lecture video was better than having to pause the video often to note down things I would be hearing for the first time. This is not a criticism of the videos! I thought they were well-paced and helped direct my study, I simply write slower than a natural speaking cadence. My background is in chemistry R&D, so I was already familiar with some of the material (primarily the calculations and the waste handling sections), so I was in what I imagine is the majority of students struggling to memorize the medications as the toughest aspect. I am very happy with the self-paced nature of the course, which allowed me to balance studying with the rest of my life. I also appreciated how present, responsive, and active the instructor was. While I didn’t really take advantage of the Q&A + live lecture videos, I think those are a great resource and especially liked that the recordings were made available for those unable to attend during the live hours. All in all I feel like this course has given me the tools to succeed on the PTCE and in a future career as a Pharmacy Technician! Thank you!

I have acquired a significant amount of valuable information that I believe will assist me in preparing for the PTCE exam. I appreciate the ability to revisit each individual course and complete the corresponding exam whenever I have the opportunity. I find the explanation of the mathematical calculations particularly helpful, especially regarding the setup of the unknown number in the numerator and the known amount in the denominator on the right side.

This Pharmacy course is great for people looking to take the PTCE and becoming a certified pharmacy technician. I like that everything is done at your own pace so you do not have to worry about any deadlines which can hinder learning. The weekly classes and supplemental readings are also great to reinforce what is taught in the video lectures. The video lectures could use some more visuals/pictures as they seem quite bland, often times just being a lot of words on the screen. Overall this is a good course with all the info you would need and more.

I wish i had found this course first! It was by far the easiest to comprehend and learn! Dr. Emmel is one of the most kind compassionate person i have ever had the pleasure of learning from!

This program was amazing and I learned a great deal of information. I really enjoyed the extra readings and required readings, the flashcards, the slides, and the activities. I would recommend having an option to print the flashcards for easy studying and being able to print the slides for easy studying as well. Also, maybe having a payment plan if the price is alittle steep for some people and maybe purchasing a month by month renewal if you need more time to complete the program, instead of having to purchase another whole six months. Overall, the program was great and I had a great experinece learning new and old information. I would definitely do this program again if I ever needed to and I loved that the instructor kept in contact with me throughout the whole program.

Will be sitting my exam in a month. This really helped me feel confident

Pharmacy Tech Scholar’s curriculum is thorough and challenging. I came to this course from a tough position of trying to upend my old career choice and pursue Sterile Compounding Pharmacy Technician. I could not imagine a better experience for the price point of this course. Only one word for it. Excellent.

I was going through a training program and fairly near completion when the national chain I worked at went out of buiness. Most of my training has been hands on, and little time was allowed to get through coursework. While I had the necessary hours worked to apply for the national exam, I did not feel ready to take it. I chose to start this program to help gain the knowledge I was missing to pass the test. And in my state, this course meets the requirement to apply for the exam, so I did not need to prove I had worked the necessary hours. Working at my own pace has been helpful, and I was able to gain a position at an independent pharmacy at a higher starting wage since they didn’t have to pay for coursework. Overall I am happy with the decision to take this course.

This program has condensed a ton of information into doable sections that are easy to understand. I came upon this with no background information for pharmacy and was very overwhelmed with what I was expected to know. After this program and the practice tests, I am more than confident about passing the PTCB exam. The pharmacy calculations became easy to do along with the YouTube videos Dr. Emmel has posted, which was what I was intimidated about. The self-paced format and unlimited access to resources and practice exams allowed me to review any areas I was unsure about. Plus, Dr. Emmel responds really quickly to questions, which made the learning experience even better. Thank you, Dr. Emmel, for guiding me to success