by Numan Shaikh | Apr 18, 2024 | Blog, Burnout, Career, Career Path, Network, Success Story
Weronika Taraszka began her career in retail pharmacy, the only field she knew. But as life changed with the arrival of her son, she faced the challenges of maintaining a work-life balance. The rotating schedule of her retail position made it difficult to spend time...
by Numan Shaikh | Apr 16, 2024 | Blog, Pharmacy Student
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...
by Numan Shaikh | Apr 9, 2024 | Blog, Career, Career Path, Pharmacy Student
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?...
by Numan Shaikh | 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...
by Numan Shaikh | 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...
