Pharmacist
5/20/2021 I have finally decompressed from the whirlwind of P3 year and am reflecting on my final year of didactic learning along with everything it brought with it. This week I have started my first rotation and am looking back at all the experiences from that past year that propelled me to this point in …
My husband, Brandon, is currently in his 3rd year of medical school and I am in my 3rd year of pharmacy school. It has been really wonderful to experience professional school at the same time, and it has been interesting to compare medical and pharmacy school! So, without further ado, the top 10 differences and similarities between …
8/24/2020 Managing your time while in pharmacy school, or any professional school environment, is possibly the most challenging part of the whole 4 years! Striking just the right balance between studying, classes, leadership roles, exercise, and maybe even personal time, seems almost impossible. But, fear not, it has been done before, and you can do …
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 …
2/5/2020 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 …
1/15/2020 I just finished up my first official rotation of pharmacy school! At Mercer, we have a 2-week community rotation that we can complete after our P1 year, either in the Summer or Winter break during P2 year. I chose to do mine during Winter break at Poole’s Pharmacy, an independent pharmacy here in Atlanta. …
11/18/19 I talk about advocacy for the profession of pharmacy and the patients that we serve all the time, but recently my eyes were open to a new perspective on advocacy through my faith as a Christian. At church this Sunday, we were talking about a passage in Proverbs 31:8-9 that reads, “Speak up for …
11/4/2019 For the past couple of weeks since MRM2019 came to a close, I’ve been reflecting on my time as a regional officer of APhA-ASP. Just 2 months into my P1 year, I made the nearly 8 hour drive from Atlanta to Memphis to attend MRM2018 where I planned to run for a regional office. …
10/26/19 This weekend we headed all the way across the country to San Diego to NCPA Annual Convention! This is my second NCPA Annual Convention and it was such an amazing time. We had 9 students from Mercer attend, as well as our faculty advisor, Dr. Hamrick, Dean Crabtree, and many Mercer alumni. After a …
