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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.

A party for the children A party for the children

A party for the children

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Think of your childhood for a moment. Remember all of those family vacations, club soccer games, and endless trips to the playground? Think of how much those happy memories shaped you into the person you are today. These memories probably had a huge influence on your life and could have easily had an impact on your decisions regarding pharmacy school. Now imagine that all being stripped away from you because of cancer.  Imagine being a parent of a child with leukemia or lymphoma. Imagine every year since your child was diagnosed, your child has looked forward to 1 day out of the...
A personal battle became my legacy A personal battle became my legacy

A personal battle became my legacy

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When my high school friends were learning how to drive, I was sitting through hours of chemotherapy. While they attended Sadie Hawkins dances, I received blood transfusions. I was 16-years-old and I had just been diagnosed with cancer. But I was lucky. I had a favorable prognosis. Unfortunately, the same couldn’t be said for several of...
A change in perspective A change in perspective

A change in perspective

In March 2016, as I was preparing to graduate from The University of Tennessee (UT) College of Pharmacy, I thought that the biggest challenges in...
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Growing pharmacist roles in Beijing Growing pharmacist roles in Beijing

Growing pharmacist roles in Beijing

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...
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APhA at its (grass)roots APhA at its (grass)roots

APhA at its (grass)roots

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...
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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 packages during finals week last fall. Public perception of mental health has undergone great changes over the past several decades. Topics such as depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and...
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 scars: sleep deprived eyes, coffee breath, and 3-day-old hair. The weeks leading up to finals, my apartment became a national park with mountains of laundry and take-out tray canyons. It was completely normal for my flashcard count to exceed my steps...
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