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Transitions Magazine

Transitions is published bi-monthly for members of the APhA New Practitioner Network. The online newsletter contains information focused on life inside and outside pharmacy practice, providing guidance on various areas of professional, personal, and practice development. Each issue includes in-depth articles on such topics as personal financial management, innovative practice sites, career profiles, career development tools, residency and postgraduate programs, and more.

Growing pharmacist roles in Beijing Growing pharmacist roles in Beijing

Growing pharmacist roles in Beijing

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Taylor Naberhaus on her first day at the Peking Union Medical College Hospital. In late summer, I had the opportunity to spend 4 weeks learning from the pharmacists at Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH) in Beijing, China. During this time, I learned how the following qualities of Beijing are integrated into pharmacy practice and allow the pharmacists to effectively serve the population.    Patient care The outpatient pharmacy at PUMCH fills prescriptions for 7,000 patients each day who travel from all over China, a country roughly the size of the United...
APhA at its (grass)roots APhA at its (grass)roots

APhA at its (grass)roots

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Growing up, my parents always listened to NPR in the car, whether I liked it or not. Frequently, the evening news was on in the background during dinner. These habits wore off on me over time and followed me to college. While there, I tried to stay informed about what was happening in the world and I started to think, “Hey, I have...
Room to grow Room to grow

Room to grow

Sarah Wheeler, on rotation. (Photo by Dan Smith, NCH) I was both thrilled and daunted to discover my first APPE rotation would be in the...
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Never too late to contemplate career options Never too late to contemplate career options

Never too late to contemplate career options

Alison, I strongly admire your willingness to take on such a concentrated APPE rotation in a neonatal intensive care unit. I personally do not...
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Catching my breath Catching my breath

Catching my breath

In order to speak honestly and openly with you, I write this column anonymously under the name “Alison.” It is my hope to provide you...
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The Operation Brain team at UT–Austin The Operation Brain team at UT–Austin

The Operation Brain team at UT–Austin

UT–Austin APhA–ASP Chapter members Helen Zhou (left) and Michelle Tran provided students with handmade anti-stress bubble wrap...
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Healing Healers promotes stress relief Healing Healers promotes stress relief

Healing Healers promotes stress relief

The first thing that went out the window was personal hygiene. When I stayed up the night before an exam, my body reflected all the usual battle...
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The SLI “pharmily” trip The SLI “pharmily” trip

The SLI “pharmily” trip

Karishma Patel (bottom left) and fellow SLI attendees enjoy a “pharmily” meal at APhA headquarters this past July. Stepping onto the raised platform during the Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy APhA–ASP Chapter 2017–18 Leadership Retreat during the first week of September was one of the most terrifying and thrilling...
Twenty years of developing leaders Twenty years of developing leaders

Twenty years of developing leaders

In 2001, SLI activities included an APhA egg hunt on the National Mall. This July marks the 20th anniversary of the APhA–ASP Summer Leadership Institute (SLI). Established in 1997, the SLI has become an annual celebration of and training for student pharmacist leaders across the country. Approximately 3,000 student pharmacists have “graduated” from SLI, many of whom have...
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