Pharmacy Focus: Student Edition

In this episode of Pharmacy Focus: Student Edition, we dive deep into the world of scholarship funds from Good Neighbor Pharmacy and Cencora, designed to support Black student pharmacists.

Brianna Hawkins, MBA, a University of Tennessee Health Science Center doctor of pharmacy candidate, discusses oncology drug development and how students can start a career in this alternative path.

Amanda Ryan, the director of Education for the Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA), discusses a new PQA program to teach pharmacy and other health professions students the basics of quality measurement and strategies to improve medication safety, adherence and appropriate use.

Matt Gibbs, president of Capital Rx, to discusses alternative career paths for students, including independently owned PBMs.

By supporting pharmacy students at Howard University, the fellowship hopes to expand the number of pharmacists of color in industry.

We spoke with Brandon Dyson, PharmD, BCOP, co-founder of TL;DR Pharmacy, to hear about this unique resource for pharmacy students.

This month, we spoke with several interesting people in the pharmacy field, including the author of a children's book and hosts of a new podcast.

This month, we tackled how to find and utilize a mentor both as a pharmacy student and after graduation.

We spoke with Carlie Traylor, PharmD, of the National Community Pharmacy Association to learn about a fellowship program offered by NCPA and CPESN

A new APPE rotation at the Xavier University of Louisiana College of Pharmacy allows students to explore the pharmaceutical supply chain and their role within it.

This month, we spoke with Aaron Johnson, a fourth-year pharmacy student a the Nova Southeastern University College of Pharmacy.

Fourth-year student Ashley Lam discussed how pharmacists and pharmacy students can get involved in environmental issues.

In this month's episode, we spoke with Savannah Sparks, PharmD, IBCLC, about her work both as a pharmacist and as a board certified lactation consultant.

Even after some pharmacy school classes resumed in-person, students had myriad barriers and motivators to attending because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Handling finances can be especially overwhelming and stressful for pharmacy students, so we spoke with Tim Ulbrich, PharmD, co-founder and CEO of Your Financial Pharmacist.

Jessica Louie, host of The Burnout Doctor Podcast, discussed burnout among pharmacy students and how to have a long-term perspective on mental health.

In this episode, Brooke Griffin, PharmD, founder of 21st Century PharmD, discussed how students have handled the pandemic, as well as how they can pursue leadership positions both during and after pharmacy school.