by Numan Shaikh | Jun 28, 2022 | Burnout, Business and Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneur, Health and Wellness, Professional Skills
I’ve been keeping a secret from you over the past year as I’ve struggled with family members’ health and my own mental health. In this interview with Mike Koelzer from The Business of Pharmacy, I finally talk about exactly what I’ve been going through. We cover how...
by Numan Shaikh | Jun 27, 2022 | Burnout, Career, Health and Wellness
Well Being Report: Are Pharmacists going crazy? Listen to the full episode at the link below: Pharmacist well-being: Changes Post-COVID-19 78% of Pharmacists say they are not happy at work Post COVID-19 Pandemic. Many surveys conducted before COVID among...
by Numan Shaikh | Mar 30, 2022 | Burnout, Career, Health and Wellness, Network, Workplace Matters
After eight years, Dr. Ken O’Shea recently quit his role as a retail pharmacist to pursue a career in insurance. He shared his experience and reasons for quitting in an interview with the New York Times. One of the reasons he cited was the increasing pressures...
by Numan Shaikh | Mar 1, 2022 | Career, Career Path, General, Health and Wellness, Professional Skills
For most pharmacists reading this blog, our specialized training and commitment to work mean that we are high-achievers and take pride in doing our best. It also means we often already have a lot to do on our plates in our career. For the community pharmacist who is...
by Numan Shaikh | Feb 17, 2022 | Burnout, Career, General, Health and Wellness
We’re taught from a very young age that the most important person in the whole wide world is you. Oftentimes this simple truth gets blurred, leaving us feeling empty and unfulfilled. As pharmacists it’s easy to see how this happens. You’re constantly taking care of...
by Numan Shaikh | Feb 15, 2022 | Career, Career Path, General, Health and Wellness, Professional Skills
On the surface, things often seem perfect – a great salary, a reasonable schedule, a stable job… But it’s also important to evaluate what’s going on inside. At the Happy PharmD, we have been reading up about the psychology of motivation lately. Abraham Maslow,...
