Pharmacy Residency Podcast: Residency Interviews and Advice

This one-day, two hour seven lecture series provides a basic understanding of how to recognize common drug names, understand the basic classifications, and quickly memorize them for exams. The print, e-book, and audiobooks these lectures are based on, Memorizing Pharmacology: A Relaxed Approach, can be found here https://www.amazon.com/Memorizing-Pharmacology-A-Relaxed-Approach/dp/B01FSR7XZO/

This one-day, two hour seven lecture series provides a basic understanding of how to recognize common drug names, understand the basic classifications, and quickly memorize them for exams. The print, e-book, and audiobooks these lectures are based on, Memorizing Pharmacology: A Relaxed Approach, can be found here https://www.amazon.com/Memorizing-Pharmacology-A-Relaxed-Approach/dp/B01FSR7XZO/

Brandon Dyson returns with a two part series on Residency Interview Questions. He is the founder of  www.tldrpharmacy.com - which provides cheat sheets and easy to understand overviews of dense clinical topics. He completed a PGY1 practice residency at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, DC and wants to help you get the residency you want. Find him at www.tldrpharmacy.com

Keith Carlson talks about strategies to help entrepreneurial pharmacists move forward through coaching. As a Board Certified Nurse Coach, Keith’s passion is helping nurses and healthcare professionals find satisfaction in their personal and professional lives through thoughtful career management, the exploration of entrepreneurship and alternative career paths, authentic social networking, and manifesting the ultimate balance between workstyle and lifestyle.

In this episode, Jackie Boyle, PharmD, comes back to help us with goals and planning for the new year. She's also created a planner for 2018 you can find here: https://www.thepharmacygirl.com/shop/ After learning about the challenges that women face in professional life, Jaclyn created The Pharmacy Girl community as a venue for women pharmacists seeking fellowship, professional development, and discussion.  The Pharmacy Girl Blog at: www.thepharmacygirl.com

Brian K. Fung, PharmD, BCPS is a Medication Management Informaticist at an academic medical center in Rochester, MN and a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Florida, College of Pharmacy. He completed a PGY-1 in Pharmacy Practice at Sarasota Memorial Hospital and a PGY-2 in Pharmacy Informatics at the University of Utah Health Care.

Syed Samad is a third year student at the University of Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. He has a passion for community and global outreach and became adept in providing pharmaceutical care locally and globally. Along with his classroom coursework, he believes his participation in medical mission trips, community outreach, and internship at Kenmore Mercy Hospital have made him the student he is today.

Dr. Anna Shields is now a Clinical Pharmacist in Seattle, Washington working for Kaiser who completed her PGY-1 at Kelley-Ross Pharmacy Group One reason she chose her site was the progressive nature of the state that now offers provider status for pharmacists.  She was an intern at NuCara Pharmacy in Pleasant Hill, Iowa as part of Drake College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Delta RX. She also worked with me as a curricular development assistant at Des Moines Area Community College.

Now Brandon Gerleman is a Clinical Pharmacist at Montross Pharmacy in Winterset, Earlham and St. Charles, recently elected to the Madison County Board of Health and on the Iowa Pharmacy Association Legislative Committee. Winterset is in Madison County made popular through the novel and film The Bridges of Madison County. Also, Legislative Day in Iowa is January 24th, 2018 make sure to mark your calendars! http://www.iarx.org/ipalegday Enjoy this Pharmacy Leaders Podcast Rewind.

Dr. David Zgarrick of Northeastern University created a Facebook group that he writes " will serve as a discussion forum for topics of interest in PHMD 5250 (Pharmacy Care Management) over the summer semester." I reached out to him as a former faculty member from the Midwest and had a good discussion about strategies for improving your entrepreneurial and business acumen. 

A busy pharmacist mom started a group on Facebook which has taken off to include over 3,000 members. In this episode, I am privileged to interview Suzy Soliman, PharmD, BCPS, A Chief Academic Officer at the Accreditation Council for Medical Affairs (ACMA) and University of Illinois at Chicago graduate about the importance of recognizing pharmacist moms and providing support and networking for them. Her story can be found at both PharmacyTimes and PharmacyWeek.com 

Ipsem. I interview my APPE student Jenna Beninga, a 4th professional year pharmacy student from the University of Iowa college of pharmacy. We talk about her time as a Division I athlete, community pharmacy technician, the importance of independent pharmacy and her residency aspirations. 

Fourth year student-pharmacist Tola Adebanjo shares her journey through application-based APPEs at Johns Hopkins Hospital in the Clinical Track Student Pharmacist Program, as an APhA Experiential Program Intern, and how she approached the Residency Showcase at ASHP in Orlando. She also outlines the benefits of the three-year PharmD at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.  

Brandon Dyson of TLDRPharmacy.com who earned a PGY1 position at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital helps me provide solid advice about the pharmacy residency application process. He's part of the team that screens and interviews residents at his site. I have taken graduate coursework in rhetoric and professional communication and have an undergraduate degree in English, so I'm especially passionate about getting the message across. 

Joseph Muench, better known as “Pharmacy Joe” is a doctor of pharmacy and Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist. He is the author of “A Pharmacist’s Guide to Inpatient Medical Emergencies,” host of The Elective Rotation: A Critical Care Pharmacy Podcast, and creator of an online Hospital Pharmacy Academy at pharmacyjoe.com.