Pharmacy Residency Podcast: Residency Interviews and Advice

Seven students who made nationals present their posters as ASHP 2018  1. Emily Henningsen - University of Iowa College of Pharmacy  2. Michelle Magas - Drake University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences  3. Megan Bereda - Purdue College of Pharmacy  4. Gwen Seamon - Purdue College of Pharmacy  5. Maria Sibbel - Creighton School of Pharmacy and Health Professions 6. Brett Stephenson and Monica Walsh - Lipscomb University College of Pharmacy 

Sean Kane, PharmD, BCPS, an Assistant Professor at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science in North Chicago, Illinois, and Critical Care Pharmacist  received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree at Butler University in 2010 and completed PGY-1 and PGY-2 in critical care at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Dr. Kane created ClinCalc.com, an evidence-based clinical decision support website and HelixTalk, Rosalind Franklin University’s College of Pharmacy Podcast.

Lauren Park is from Los Angeles, CA. She graduated from the University of Southern California in 2014. She joined the inaugural class of Doctor of Pharmacy students at California Health Sciences University in fall 2014 and will graduate in May 2018. She is a Student Ambassador at CHSU, has participated in many College leadership activities and conferences, but has been most active with the Phi Delta Chi Fraternity. Her hobbies include aikido, reading, and playing video games.  http://www.phideltachi.org

The Pharmacy News Sunday is a weekly tour of the pharmacy podcasts, blogs, and videos you should be paying attention to.  New APhA Free Registration Travel Stipend Contest for APhA-ASP chapters, just find 25 people to write reviews for this audiobook. I have 163 reviews, but over 11,000 people own it and I want to bridge that gap. I appreciate your help!  https://www.audible.com/pd/Science-Technology/Memorizing-Pharmacology-Audiobook/B01FSR7HLE

Meryam Gharbi APhA-ASP National Member-at-large interviews final-year student pharmacist Mudit Verma about the strategic implications of his myriad global experiences. Having trekked to six countries in his pharmacy school career for various enterprises, Mudit hones in on traversing multiple tiers of leadership roles throughout pharmacy school. Mudit’s self-discovery sheds light on introspective strategies that help foster perseverance among student leaders. 

I announce Student Registration Travel Stipend winners and we kick off another contest! If up to two APhA-ASP Chapters can provide 25 reviews of the Memorizing Pharmacology: A Relaxed Approach Audiobook on Audible.com by midnight March 16th, 2018 they will earn a student registration travel stipend to provide to one of their members. Here's the link: https://www.audible.com/pd/Science-Technology/Memorizing-Pharmacology-Audiobook/B01FSR7HLE Also, check out Kevin Yee here https://youtu.be/OFBkCQ7Wmbg

In this episode, Jackie Boyle of ThePharmacyGirl hosts Laura Nice, 2018 PharmD Candidate at Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED). Laura discusses being involved in professional organizations and is a member of the Pharmacy Student Forum Executive Committee through the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. She also talks about time management contributing to her success as a student leader including her role as past president of the NEOMED Student Society of Health-System Pharmacists.

Last couple of days to enter the APhA Free Registration Travel Stipend Contest: Only one entry for a book review: https://www.audible.com/pd/Science-Technology/Memorizing-Pharmacology-Audiobook/B01FSR7HLE Only five entries for a podcast review! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/pharmacy-leaders-podcast-inspiring-leadership-interviews/id1323233500 Twelve entries for most Facebook likes: https://www.facebook.com/tonypharmd1/posts/10160098808515434 Winners announced Wednesday!  

Finding satisfaction in the right residency or job involves more looking in than out, so I brought in Don Hutcheson, a prior service member and a lifelong entrepreneur, inventor, author and coach who hosts the podcast: “Discover Your Talent—Do What You Love,” three days a week, which he created to help you find your true talents and use them to build a career of success, satisfaction and freedom.

The Healthcare Marketing Network's Janine Kelbach, BSN, RNC-OB is a nurse entrepreneur with experience as a freelance writer, virtual assistant, and business coach.  She also helps the beginner or established writer build their freelance writing business like she did (from $o to 5 figures on a very part-time basis in one year).  Interested in Business Coaching for Writers? https://www.writern.net/  

After the success of Brandon Dyson and TLDRPharmacy.com's interview back and forth, I was able to connect with a graduate of a PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Residency and a PGY-2 Critical Care Residency at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), Sean P. Kane, PharmD, BCPS, who is now an Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice at Rosalind Franklin University in Chicago. He is also the host of the HelixTalk podcast.  https://www.rosalindfranklin.edu/academics/college-of-pharmacy/helixtalk/

It's Pharmacy News Sunday where I go over last week's and next week's happenings. Here are some important links: Kevin Yee Pharmacist on YouTube and I talk about Career and Money on his YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/5DgLa9ODl_U APhA Three Travel Registration Stipend Contest link (In this episode, Shout out to our two current leaders Carleigh Roberts P2 of ULM School of Pharmacy and Bailey Rucker P3 of South University School of Pharmacy Savannah) https://www.facebook.com/tonypharmd1

Thanks so much to Brandon Dyson, PharmD from TLDRPharmacy.com who just published https://www.tldrpharmacy.com/content/how-to-ace-your-residency-interview on his website, so I asked him to help me out with an introvert's guide to networking at a national meeting like APhA and making connections.  Brandon Dyson and Sam Oh are practicing, board certified, residency-trained pharmacists who are teachers and licensed student preceptors. TThey created https://www.tldrpharmacy.com/ to make it happen.

There will be at least three Travel stipends of $278 each: 1) Write an honest review of your favorite Pharmacy Leaders Podcast episode: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/pharmacy-leaders-podcast-inspiring-leadership-interviews/id1323233500?mt=2 2) Write an honest review of the audiobook Memorizing Pharmacology: A Relaxed Approach https://www.audible.com/pd/Science-Technology/Memorizing-Pharmacology-Audiobook/B01FSR7HLE Get the most Facebook likes: https://www.facebook.com/tonypharmd1

In this episode, we focus on a new series of the Pharmacy Leaders Podcast focused on women in pharmacy leadership. Jackie Boyle hosts Ellina Seckel, PharmD, BCACP, Associate Chief of Ambulatory and Specialty Care, Pharmacy Service at the Madison VA in Wisconsin. Ellina discusses her non-traditional path to a leadership position, how women can support each other in leadership endeavors, and the unconscious challenges she has experienced as a woman in leadership. https://www.thepharmacygirl.com/