|Videos|June 1, 2015

Advice for Pharmacy Students About to Graduate

Shaun Ellen Gleason, PharmD, MGS, assistant professor at the University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, gives advice to pharmacy students graduating this year.

Shaun Ellen Gleason, PharmD, MGS, director of Distance Degrees and Programs, iPharmD, and assistant professor at the University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, gives advice to pharmacy students graduating this year.

This video was recorded at APhA's Annual Meeting and Exposition in March 2015.

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