My Pivot from Retail Pharmacy to Hospital Pharmacy (And Some Things I learned) I started with my first retail pharmacy company in May of 2007. I applied for a position at this particular pharmacy company the same month I received an acceptance letter from my pharmacy school. I was excited and proud to see the title [...]
How do you handle fork-in-the-road choices in your career? What about the navigating the time after the conclusion of a work/school era? Imagine you’re a brand new graduate, facing the choice between taking a residency and starting work for a company you like. What if you’ve finished your PGY1 residency and are torn between whether [...]
If you’re a pharmacist who graduated at any time in the recent past, you’re probably familiar with the bane of existence that is student loan debt. Pharmacy school graduates tend to have a higher debt load than the average college graduate. In 2012, graduates of pharmacy school entering the workforce had an average student loan [...]
7. NO (OR LESS) CRAZY CUSTOMERS I’ve worked in retail since 2007 and one of the best things about retail pharmacy is also one of the worst things about retail pharmacy. One of the most rewarding experiences as a health care professional is to have a sweet, salt of the earth customer approach your counter [...]
