Pharmacist
8/17/2020 Today is the first day of my P3 year, or final year of didactic curriculum! It feels very odd to be on the other side of halfway through pharmacy school, and I am excited to finish out my time in the classroom strong! So without further adieu, here are some of my expectations for …
The job outlook in pharmacy is a very anxiety inducing situation for many in the profession right now because the market is so saturated, and there are 143 pharmacy schools producing thousands of new pharmacists every year. There is a projected 0% growth in pharmacy jobs from 2018 to 2028, which means a lot of …
3/26/2020 The COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic we are currently fighting across the world, shines a new light on the healthcare field. It is a huge responsibility to be on the frontlines fighting a disease that is rocking the very way we live and operate both in the U.S. and globally. I am so impressed by all …
3/20/2020 What does it mean to be a COMMUNITY pharmacist during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) crisis? I currently work in an independent pharmacy and aim to be a community pharmacist upon graduation from pharmacy school in a couple years. As you likely already know, the coronavirus pandemic is sweeping across the world bringing with it true …
2/27/2020 Today was our second Day at the Dome this year! This one was specifically for Mercer and South students and was such a fun day advocating for our profession. We started at the Georgia Freight Depot this morning. We heard from GPhA CEO Bob Coleman, Greg Reybold, Representative David Knight, and Representative Ron Stephens. …
2/22-23/2020 I stopped back in my hometown for the Tennessee Pharmacists Association Winter Meeting this weekend. I attended the Summer Meeting back in June and I am so glad to continue my involvement in the pharmacists association in my home state! Saturday’s meeting was all about TSSP, which is the Tennessee Society of Students Pharmacists …
2/19-21/2020 This week I had the privilege of attending the ACA/ACVP Annual Conference & Expo as one of the recipients of the Pharmacists Mutual/ ACA Foundation Community Pharmacy Scholarship. I feel so honored to have been chosen and I am so glad I got to come and meet so many amazing pharmacists in the field. …
2/10/2020 I recently was going through my credit card statement and noticed that it was split into spending categories. This spurred on my thought that breaking down our finances into a workable budget would probably be a good idea now that we are a year and a half into both school and marriage. Other students …
2/5/2020 I was inspired by Bob Coleman, CEO of GPhA, during his talk at Day at the Dome yesterday about the importance of involvement to write down the top 10 days of my pharmacy school career! There has been so many that it was hard to choose, but I have done my best to narrow …
2/4/2020 Today is the first Day at the Dome of the year! UGA and PCOM students all headed to the capitol to speak with our legislators about the important issues in pharmacy. First, we met in the Sloppy Floyd building where we got some breakfast and heard from our GPhA leaders and representatives who support …
