Meet the Director

Dr. Helen McCarthy, Pharm.D. R.Ph, RHE, Academic Director and founder of Pharmacy Technician Enterprises, received her Bachelor's of Pharmacy Degree from St. John’s University College of Pharmacy and her Doctor of Pharmacy Degree at Bernard Dunn School of Pharmacy at Shenandoah University.

After completing a post-graduate residency at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, she worked as a research pharmacist for the AIDS clinical trial unit of Downstate Medical Center and has worked in several area hospitals, retail pharmacies, pharmaceutical manufacturers, home infusion companies, and educational institutions. Her experience in a wide variety of practice settings, as well as her credentials as a NYS licensed teacher, have enabled her to develop a highly successful program that trains students to become Certified Pharmacy Technicians (C.PhTs).

Certified Pharmacy Technicians work under licensed pharmacists and assist them in the dispensing and compounding of medications. The high demand for C.PhT’s has created a need for a training program that could incorporate both class and lab work to prepare students to pass the National Certification Exam. Pharmacy Technician Enterprises currently holds day, evening, and weekend sessions throughout the year. All the sessions are conducted over either eight weeks or six weekends. A high school diploma or a GED and a will to succeed are all that is required. If you ever thought about entering this exciting, lucrative and ever-growing profession or are looking for a career change, Ms. McCarthy would be happy to speak to you about this program, the 99% pass rate of its graduates on the Certification Exam, and its successful job placement program.

See for yourself why Ms McCarthy was the 2003 recipient of the Suffolk County Women’s Business Enterprise Coalition award, as well as a member of the Long Island Works Coalition Workforce Builders Award Honor Roll sponsored by Newsday and Island Publications.

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