Anieli Pachla is from Novo Hamburgo, in Rio Grande do Sul. She works at a pharmacy and says the work routine is intense. The pay is not bad, but she knows she can earn more. And she found the solution for her professional life in aesthetics. Learn the story of this aesthetic pharmacist.
Outside her regular job hours, she took the theory classes (online). Recently, she scheduled her hands-on classes in the Clinical Immersion module. One of the advantages is that these in-person classes can be taken on weekends, which was important for Anieli.
In this article, you will see one of the success stories that inspire all pharmacists who feel they could have a higher income. If you also think your salary could be something different, keep reading.
The Beginning
Anieli Pachla says she chose the Pharmacy degree because she really liked the subjects related to the field, such as chemistry, math, and biology. “So I put the subjects together and decided I wanted pharmacy.”
As she took her first steps in academic life, she decided she would work with cosmetics development. But over the course of college, she changed her mind. “I visited the industry, the compounding pharmacy, and everything. At that point, I dropped the idea.”
From then until she finished college, the aesthetic pharmacist set another goal. “I had in mind working in forensics.” But after graduating, she learned about a new possibility: the aesthetics field, which was on the rise.
“I talked to a friend who took the postgraduate program in aesthetics at Nepuga. Based on her comments and what she thought of the classes, I started the specialization. And that was when my professional life changed completely.”
The Work
However, between graduating and entering the postgraduate program, Anieli worked, and still works, at a pharmacy. “Before starting the program, I already worked at the pharmacy. I still work there today. The routine is pretty demanding. I work Monday through Saturday from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m.”
With that reality, she began to notice that her life could be different, without having to give up her college degree. At the pharmacy, she says the pay is good but could be better, like it is in the aesthetics field.
The Postgraduate Program
A question many people ask when investing in their future is how to balance work and study. The truth is there is not much of a secret: it takes effort and dedication, as it did for Anieli.
To be able to complete the program, she had to plan her weekends so she could take the clinical immersion classes.
“I started the program in February and changed jobs in April. At my previous job, I was allowed to attend the Saturday classes. At the new job, I started with that condition, that I would need one Saturday a month off to attend the postgraduate classes,” said the aesthetic pharmacist from RS.
In addition, she always finds a way to take one more class on Sundays. “Sometimes I adjust to take the immersion classes on Sundays too. For me, it was easy to get permission to attend classes on weekends.”
The Knowledge
With the specialization, the aesthetic pharmacist says she learned many things. “Until I started the program, I had no knowledge about ozone. Actually, I knew the theory, but I wasn't very interested. At Nepuga, I learned that I can use ozone in both the aesthetic and therapeutic areas.”
And in her view, that knowledge is a plus for her résumé. “We can combine protocols. For example, ozone can be combined with everything, both facial and body. That helps get good results, and people report that.”
Besides improving her résumé, the knowledge she gained also has positive effects for patients. “The more knowledge you add to your life, the better the benefit for the patient.”
The Future
Anieli does not yet know what her future will be, but it is promising. After all, she will be an aesthetic pharmacist, trained to work in this field and perform a variety of procedures. In fact, she has already started getting hands-on, balancing it with her pharmacy routine.
“I just bought my first skin cleansing kit. I'll start with that and work alongside a functional physiotherapist who handles the body side, adding value to her service through skin cleansing.”
And for anyone who thinks it's easy, the pharmacist says she still finds time to stay up to date on aesthetics market trends. “In the time I'm not at work, I study and watch videos with the Nepuga Plus app.”
Aesthetics
Aesthetics is a field people are drawn to because it brings many benefits to professionals. On the blog, we have already seen the case of Silva Cunha, who studied Aesthetic Pharmacy in pursuit of professional freedom, which was a dream.
And for Anieli, the aesthetic pharmacist in this article, one of the standout aspects is working with the face. “The most rewarding thing is working with people's self-esteem. For example, a person who already has wrinkles and is aging, being able to minimize those effects of time. It's very rewarding.”
And she explains that she sees this as similar to what happens at the pharmacy.
“You recommend a medication to the patient and later they tell you the treatment result was positive. That is very satisfying. Now imagine that in aesthetics, where the effects are even greater because it is related to beauty.”
Success Stories>Aesthetic PharmacyIrving Malaguti
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