Finding Your Ikigai as a Pharmacist: Where Passion Meets Purpose

Ever felt like you’re just ticking boxes in pharmacy school, but still unsure where you truly belong?

Let me introduce you to a beautiful concept: Ikigai; a Japanese word that roughly means “reason for being.”

It’s the sweet spot between:

• What you love

• What you’re good at

• What the world needs

• What you can be paid for

As pharmacy students, it’s easy to think there’s only one path: hospital, community, or industry.

But what if your true calling blends clinical care with creativity?

Education with content creation?

Or science with coaching?

Or whatever you feel pulls your heart strings!

Your pharmacy degree is a foundation & not a box.

Start asking:
What lights me up?
What problems do I love solving?
What kind of pharmacist do I want to become?

You don’t have to fit the mould; you get to shape it.

Your Ikigai could be the start of something far bigger than a job title.