Pharmacy Residency Podcast: Residency Interviews and Advice

On this episode, University of Iowa P4 Jenna Beninga interviews the Iowa Pharmacy Association's Shannon Rudolph, Pharm.D., the association’s 2017 fellow for the IPA Executive Fellowship in Association Management. She completed a Community Pharmacy Residency at UNC-Chapel Hill with Moose Professional Pharmacy in Concord, N.C.

At ASHP 2017 I met two pharmacy leaders who provide and further education outside of the traditional classroom with jobs that involve significant creativity.   Eric Christianson CGP, BCPS of http://meded101.com  Eric says, "Good information from the front lines of healthcare is really hard to find, and that is what I try to provide day after day." Shannon Staton with http://COREreadiness.com  The platform provides hundreds of pharmacy-specific readiness courses taught by industry experts. 

I interview Jaclyn Boyle, PharmD, MS, MBA, BCACP, BCPS Assistant Professor for Community Pharmacy Innovation at Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED) 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. As a first-generation college student, Jaclyn is passionate about helping others find their definition of success and work-life integration.

An interview with Hillary Blackburn, Director of Pharmaceutical Services at Dispensary of Hope, about medication access, podcasting, and post residency life. 

In this episode, you’ll hear about the organizing your leadership road and how managing external expectations as a pharmacy professional are key. The obliger tendency, from Gretchen Rubin, sums up the person who helps others before him or herself perfectly. I describe the tendency, how it relates to the pharmacy profession, and solutions for students, residents, and pharmacists.