In a year where pharmacy school applications are plummeting and class sizes are shrinking, there’s a prevailing message online discouraging newcomers from joining our ranks. It’s easy to get disheartened amidst all the negativity, but I remain steadfast in...
Oh, my gosh! The pharmacist shortage — is it really happening? Numerous articles have been surfacing recently highlighting the challenges within the pharmacy workforce. However, are we truly addressing the root cause of the issue or merely scratching the surface?...
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...
“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...
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu s a system of ground fighting concepts and techniques that enable a smaller, weaker person to successfully defend themselves against a larger, stronger assailant. Studying jiu jitsu can provide benefits for pharmacists beyond self defense; it can...
