I’m Alex Barker, I practiced pharmacy at a Veteran Affairs Hospital for 5 years. All the while, I built businesses on the side, unrelated to my day job or pharmacy, so a few pharmacists reach out to me, saying things like, “I want to start something too.” This all...
Nana found out about The Happy PharmD after reading Indispensable and seeing our work on social media. After reading through the book, she decided to move forward to find a different and more fulfilling career. She was working at a community pharmacy and part-time at...
When Jess Goff started working with us at The Happy PharmD, she was feeling desperate to get out of her pharmacy job. She felt unsatisfied by the work she was doing but wasn’t sure how to approach a career change. “I wasn’t sure how to make a change in an intelligent...
I did possess certain values when I first started working. Values such as a strong work ethic and extreme loyalty were very important. Yet, many of my philosophies resulted when I least expected them. I’d like to share some as follows. My Dad’s Story Back in...
Pharmacists have demanding work environments. Many on their feet for 10 to 12 hours a day. Those hours are hard on the body and leave little time and energy to rest. People tend to assert self-care as a cure-all for exhaustion. Defined as “any activity we do...
What should you use to study the NAPLEX? Unless you have unyielding confidence or haven’t spoken to any of your classmates, you’re probably aware that NAPLEX passing rates have been pretty abysmal in recent years. When I studied for the NAPLEX back in...
