Good Cover Letters, Thank You Notes, and Reference Lists Are Crucial – It’s Not Just About The Resume and The Interview

Good Cover Letters, Thank You Notes, and Reference Lists Are Crucial – It’s Not Just About The Resume and The Interview

by Daniel Shifrin | May 31, 2023 | Blog, Cover Letter, Interview

My son was looking for a new job.  I helped him with his resume.  I once taught a class to my pharmacy tech students who were looking for a job.  I helped them with their resumes and other job-acquiring tasks. Resumes are easy to craft.  Aside from the many books on...
Using My Medical Advocate Skills To Detect And Eliminate Errors With My Girlfriend’s Prescription

Using My Medical Advocate Skills To Detect And Eliminate Errors With My Girlfriend’s Prescription

by Daniel Shifrin | Apr 26, 2023 | Blog, Health and Wellness, Professional Skills

I was a staff pharmacist working in my first hospital. This was before I went back to school to get my advanced degree.  This was even before I became a pharmacy manager.  I liked working as a staff pharmacist in a hospital. From what I had heard, it was better than...
Four Times When My Pharmacy Had To Say “No” — And We Weren’t Just Being Difficult

Four Times When My Pharmacy Had To Say “No” — And We Weren’t Just Being Difficult

by Daniel Shifrin | Jan 4, 2023 | Career, Professional Skills, Workplace Matters

“Oh, you’re just being difficult!” As a pharmacy manager, I got that a lot.  I always felt my pharmacy department was treated like second-class citizens. We were the ones that always had to compromise.  We had to change the way we did things to make others...
A Short Guide into Peer Review

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

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...
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