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Coach's Corner

Pharmacy Education: Preparing for the Real World
July 25, 2025

To student pharmacists navigating your path, let's dive into a crucial conversation about the future of pharmacy. A recent article in Drug Topics (1), brings to light a vital topic: how pharmacy education must evolve to genuinely prepare you for the realities of the modern workforce, particularly concerning the pervasive issue of pharmacist burnout.

This article highlights a Pennsylvania survey (2) where most pharmacy students observed significant burnout across various practice settings, with community chain pharmacies frequently cited. This observation profoundly influenced their career choices, leading many to prioritize roles that promise better work-life balance and flexibility. It's a clear indication that the next generation is acutely attuned to the pressures within the field, and rightly so.

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Coach's Corner

Why Patient Care Experience Shines in Pharma Fellowship Applications
July 20, 2025

For many aspiring pharmaceutical industry fellows, the application process can feel like a high-stakes puzzle; CVs are polished, research projects highlighted, and industry rotations and/or internships, if available, are meticulously detailed. Yet, one critical piece often goes underemphasized: a student pharmacist’s direct patient care experience. While it might seem counterintuitive for a role focused on drug development, medical affairs, regulatory affairs, and other common industry fellowships, patient care is the foundation of expertise that sets industry pharmacists apart from other non-pharmacy professionals.

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IPhO News

2025 Annual Meeting Instagram Giveaway!
July 17, 2025

Believe it or not, this year's Annual Meeting is less than two months away, on September 4-7, 2025! We're giving registration away for free to five contest winners!

The rules are simple:

  • Follow IPhO on Instagram (@industrypharmacistorg).
  • View our feed and locate the "IPhO Annual Meeting 2025" Giveaway post (to be made at 10:00 AM ET on Tuesday, July 22, 2025).
  • Like the post.
  • Unscramble the three words and comment on the post with your answers!
  • Share the post to your story and tag IPhO (@industrypharmacistorg), along with three friends who might benefit from entering the contest.
  • Five winners who follow the steps above will be selected at random and tagged in an announcement post on Tuesday, July 29.
  • Winners will receive a complimentary code to register for the meeting on the IPhO website. Registration must be completed by August 31 at midnight.
  • Terms and conditions apply. Please see below.
  • Deadline to like, comment, and share is Sunday, July 27, at midnight ET. Good luck!

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