Professional Skills Archives - The Happy PharmD

TRANSITION INTO PHARMA AND PHARMA-RELATED FIELDS

by Alex Barker | Sep 9, 2022 | Career Path, Health and Wellness, Professional Skills

In this webinar, I was joined by three pharmacists, Anna Schemel, David Steinberg, and Lori Huang, to discuss their journey into Pharma and Pharma-related fields. They share some decisions that helped lead them to their specific career path. They also highlight how...

A Short Guide into Peer Review

by Bryan Wheeler | Sep 6, 2022 | Career, Professional Skills, Side Hustle

An academic journal uses peer reviewers to ensure that an article’s content is scientifically and professionally appropriate based on what was studied and what was concluded from the study. Often, an article will have two reviewers. Several sources, including the...

Getting Started as a Medical Writer for Pharmacists in the United States and Canada

by Alex Barker | Aug 3, 2022 | Business and Entrepreneurship, Career, Career Path, Podcast, Professional Skills, Side Hustle, Success Story

Getting Started as a Medical Writer for Pharmacists in the United States and Canada In this special webinar session, I had the pleasure of teaming up with one of the coaches at the Happy PharmD, Janan Sawar, to host our guests Milena Murray, June Stevens, and Warda...

Drug Shortages Plague The Pharmacy— Yet Are Often Overlooked By The Public

by Daniel Shifrin | Jul 27, 2022 | Career, Career Path, Professional Skills

There’s a baby food shortage occurring in the United States. Imagine, first toilet paper and then baby food! I guess it’s a good thing that a shortage never occurred with drugs. Of course, it has. I started putting together a weekly list of drug shortages when I...

Realizing That A True Blameless Culture Corrects The System and Increases Medication Error Reporting

by Daniel Shifrin | Jul 1, 2022 | Career, Network, Professional Skills, Workplace Matters

A while ago, there was a news story about a medication error. It seems a nurse gave a patient the wrong medication. The patient died. After a recent court battle, the nurse got three-years of probation. People make mistakes. Administrations and their...

Warda: The Journey of Fiction and Nonfiction

by Alex Barker | Jun 30, 2022 | Career Path, Professional Skills, Success Story

Warda worked in retail before transitioning to medical writing and novel writing. However, her passion for writing began in pharmacy school when she wrote a full-length novel that she is now attempting to publish. Warda’s difficulties at the pharmacy prompted...

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