As we approach the presidential inauguration I am reminded of one of the most famous and often quoted inaugural addresses. On January 20, 1961 John Fitzgerald Kennedy challenged his fellow Americans to “…ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country...
Educating the Public on What Pharmacists do IS Part of Providing Healthcare Contributed by Danielle Beltz & Angela Goodhart, Northeast Ohio Medical University Coming this Fall, a new trio of medical drama: Chicago Hope the Pharmacy Edition, ER Pharmacist, and Dipiro’s...
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Hello from New Practitioner Forum's Practice Advancement Initiative Advisory Group (PAIAG). It is coming to the end of our term, and we wanted to share some of the progress that we have made in regards to our charges from New Practitioner Forum's Executive Committee! 1. Develop and...
Are you a member of your state professional health-system pharmacy organization? These organizations are also known as ASHP state affiliates. Being a member is a great opportunity to network with local pharmacists and student pharmacists, discuss pertinent issues that affect health systems...
Many occupations are considered service oriented as there are many ways to serve. We often think of police with their motto to “Protect and Serve.” Likewise, firefighters, public officials and many other occupations are considered service jobs. As healthcare workers, we are also in a service...
I must first express a sincere thank you to those individuals who felt I was deserving of this award. I am immensely grateful to be recognized by my peers. I must admit that it is quite humbling to receive recognition as an individual when so much of the work that the Section of Pharmacy...
Find yourself in a place of yes. Stick your neck out. If not you, then who? Red rover, red rover, send Kelly on over. These idioms encapsulate how I find myself at this point in my professional journey. Somewhere along the way, someone felt I had something to add, and simply invited me to...
Thank you. I am truly and deeply grateful for this award. However, there are too many folks to thank for me to list them all. So I want to give broad areas of thanks through two short stories. One is the epiphany I had this summer at my high school band reunion. This was a group reunion...
Two years ago, I set a New Year’s resolution to get more involved in the profession of pharmacy. I was already involved in our local SSHP chapter, but was unaware of what other opportunities were available. During 2011, I took the bold step to applying for the ASHP Summer Internship, which...
I have enjoyed the privilege and opportunity to work with the members of ASHP in a variety of roles over the last 35 years. I was genetically programmed to be a pharmacist, being the 5 th generation on my mother’s side of the family and possibly the 9 th generation on my father’s side. I...