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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.

Things are getting hectic Things are getting hectic

Things are getting hectic

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Welcome back as we journey through these last few months of pharmacy school. As APPE rotations are winding down and graduation is nearing, there is more excitement than I am capable of describing. Close to a decade of college and professional school and I can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. And let me tell you something, I have never been more excited to wear that poufy, less-than-flattering, graduation cap. However, the stress still seems to be never-ending. 
 During my third year of pharmacy school, I decided that I wanted to pursue a residency upon graduation. This...
Pharmacogenomics in practice Pharmacogenomics in practice

Pharmacogenomics in practice

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As an undergraduate student in my genetics class, I pondered if the subject would actually have applications in pharmacy school. Between memorizing the stop codons and making sure not to confuse meiosis with mitosis, genetics was a challenging class. While I enjoyed it, I never made the connection to how it applied to pharmacy practice because...
Exercise leadership during rotations Exercise leadership during rotations

Exercise leadership during rotations

How many times have you tried to get in touch with a prescriber to sort out an issue regarding a prescription, only to be on the receiving end of...
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On a mission to transition care On a mission to transition care

On a mission to transition care

“I can’t afford that medication, but I need something to help me.” A patient, “John,” had been recently seen for...
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A year of telling stories A year of telling stories

A year of telling stories

March in San Francisco was warmer than I expected, being used to the chill back home in Ohio. As the 2017 APhA Annual Meeting & Exposition was...
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Adapting supplemental instruction to PharmD programs Adapting supplemental instruction to PharmD programs

Adapting supplemental instruction to PharmD programs

This fall, as second-year PharmD candidates at the California Northstate University College of Pharmacy (CNUCOP), we were chosen to be student...
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Make Your Mark, Part 2 Make Your Mark, Part 2

Make Your Mark, Part 2

When I was the 2012–13 APhA–ASP National President, my presidential theme was Make Your Mark. 
During my speech at the 2012 APhA...
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A bear’s-eye view of social media A bear’s-eye view of social media

A bear’s-eye view of social media

Over the past several years, in recognition of American Pharmacists Month, student pharmacists at the Mercer University College of Pharmacy...
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Sometimes quitting isn’t such a bad thing Sometimes quitting isn’t such a bad thing

Sometimes quitting isn’t such a bad thing

The University of Florida (UF) College of Pharmacy is proud to have made an impact on smoking cessation in three different cities in the state: Jacksonville, Orlando, and Gainesville. By tabling at health screenings, spreading the word through social media, and teaching patients the consequences of smoking, we have educated and led our communities in an aspect of patient care that some might...
One child at a time One child at a time

One child at a time

School-aged children are some busy little humans. They have their plates full with learning, making friends, growing up, and … managing asthma? According to CDC, for close to 9% of children in the Unites States, asthma is an unavoidable part of daily life, one that can be difficult to live with, especially at such a young age. Properly controlling symptoms and avoiding triggers takes...
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