Pharmacy Careers

A recruiting program initiated two decades ago has provided the foundation for lifelong friendships for groups of pharmacists from the Philippines.

Who knows where your next pharmacy hire will come from? People are our biggest investment yet we have little time to spend on dissecting résumés, making cold calls and conducting lame interviews. Over 15 years of being a pharmacist responsible for building teams, I have come to appreciate three ridiculously simple common traits familiar to the best staff that stuck.

There is a time and a place for independence but also a time and a place for a functional team. I have been blessed to be thoroughly engaged in my practice, but also well engaged in the profession in many aspects. You can be a great pharmacist in your practice site in your community. But you can also share your talents within the profession and beyond.

Pharmacies are MORE than a place where medications are dispensed. But far too many pharmacists are married to a definition like this. When I ask pharmacy students what pharmacists do, I get a response like: “Pharmacists are the medication experts.” That may very well be true. But pharmacists are so much more.

Pharmacists globally have been actively involved in various initiatives and programs aimed at combating doping in sports. As we gear up for the 2024 summer Olympics, here are some notable contributions and actions taken by pharmacists worldwide.

Alberta and Manitoba pharmacy colleges welcome pharmacy technicians.

Often when things get challenging, our default is to fall into complaining and negativity. While that might feel satisfying for a moment, it serves no one and can drag down the morale of everyone around us.

Leadership skills can be learned. These are skills that anyone and everyone can learn and should learn! These are skills that can reduce or eliminate the problems we face every day in our pharmacy lives. But for the most part we are left to learn the lessons on our own. As a result, we find ourselves playing in a game where we do not know the rules, and we become frustrated.