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ACPHS Chapter Hosts 6th Annual Northeast Regional Meeting
March 27, 2024

The IPhO student chapter at Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (ACPHS) was pleased to host the 6th Annual Northeast Regional Meeting (NERM) on Saturday, February 24, 2024.

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Just Released! 2023-24 Fellowship Analysis
March 19, 2024

IPhO is pleased to announce the release of our 10th Annual PharmD Industry Fellowship Analysis for 2023-2024!

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There are 941 PharmDs currently participating in US-based, industry-focused postgraduate Fellowships. This is a 13.4% increase over last year and a record number, as we celebrate a decade of creating and publishing this analysis.

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Just Released! 2023 Direct-to-Industry Analysis
February 18, 2024

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If you're looking to enter industry without a fellowship, don't miss our newly released direct-to-industry analysis, now available on the IPhO website. From this publication, you'll learn about the roles that were most common for the 172 Class of 2023 graduates who entered industry without a fellowship, along with details about the employers that hired them.

We've shared many times that the large majority of pharmacists currently working in industry never completed a fellowship. And we continue to reinforce that fact because it's important that graduating pharmacy students know that a fellowship is not the only way to launch an industry career!

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Industry Pharmacists Organization (IPhO) Releases a New Report Summarizing the Current State of Pharmacist Job Satisfaction
January 8, 2024

Pharmacist job satisfaction and burnout is a growing challenge to the pharmacy profession as evidenced by a growing quantity and quality of pharmacist data. Survey data from nationally conducted studies of pharmacist practice settings including community, health system, and clinical pharmacy are consistently showing between 40-60% reporting job dissatisfaction and/or burnout.1-6

There are significant concerns that this dissatisfaction may be impacting the well-being of many pharmacists and contributing to decreasing pharmacy school enrollment. It may even have the potential to impact patient safety. Some of the data indicates that over 30% of pharmacists were so dissatisfied that they were either looking to change careers or would not have enrolled in pharmacy school if they had to choose all over again.2,3 This data is very disconcerting and reflects continuing trends during the past decade. In fact, recently there have been well publicized pharmacist walkouts at some of the largest community pharmacy chains.7

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South University School of Pharmacy Joins the IPhO Student Chapter Network!
November 16, 2023

We are pleased to announce that South University School of Pharmacy is the latest school to join our growing network of 100+ chapters!

Congratulations to the student pharmacists at South University! IPhO now connects them to nearly 6,000 student pharmacists with similar interests, as well as a national network of hundreds of industry fellows and thousands of industry pharmacists.

Several more schools are in the late stages of filing their chapter applications and will soon join the growing national network.

To start a chapter at your school, contact us here.

For the student benefits of joining IPhO, view the National Student Brochure here!

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An Interview with Norris Turner, PharmD, PhD, Founder of THCQ Consulting
September 20, 2023

Listen in as Norris shares his perspective on pursuing a career in the pharmaceutical industry and more!

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IPhO Hosts Another Successful Annual Meeting!
September 11, 2023

The IPhO Annual Meeting was hosted virtually on September 8-10, 2023, with nearly 650 student registrants!

The theme of this year's conference was Learn. Grow. Find Your Place. And attendees did just that! The meeting kicked off with engaging interviews with our Platinum Sponsors, during which students benefited from a deeper dive into many Fellowship programs, application processes, qualities to emphasize in interviews, and more.

Then, Friday evening continued with IPhO organizational highlights, a feature presentation on patient diversity in clinical trials, and the fan-favorite Fellowship stakeholder panel.

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Fellowship Recruiting: AIFA Statement
September 10, 2023

Please see the statement below from AIFA, whose Member Fellowship Programs collectively offer the majority of available fellowship positions. It is not known at this time what the offer timing will be for other programs. Some may extend offers earlier, some may align with the December 13 timing, while others will extend offers later or even "off cycle."

"Recognizing that the choice of a Post-Doctoral Industry Fellowship is an important decision, members of the Academic Industry Fellowship Alliance (AIFA) have agreed to extend offers for Fellowships no earlier than December 13, 2023.'"

AIFA Member Fellowship Programs include Belmont University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Chapman University School of Pharmacy, Keck Graduate Institute (KGI) School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, LIU Pharmacy, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS), Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) College of Pharmacy, Mercer University College of Pharmacy, Northeastern University Pharmaceutical Industry Fellowships, Philadelphia College of Pharmacy (PCP) at Saint Joseph’s University, Purdue University College of Pharmacy, Rutgers Institute for Pharmaceutical Industry Fellowships (RPIF), St. John’s University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina School of Pharmacy, Division of Pharmacotherapy and Experimental Therapeutics (UNC, DPET), USC Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Wilkes University Nesbitt School of Pharmacy

"AIFA sees this respect for candidate choice as a common aspect of each of our Program’s cultures. We hope that other academic and non-academic Fellowship Programs will respect this timeline to allow for best program fit for candidates."

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Winning UCSF IPhO Chapter Presents Their Case!
August 16, 2023

Recently, representatives from the winning 2022-2023 IPhO VIP Case Competition student chapter - University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) - were privileged to attend the annual Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network (BCAN) Think Tank Meeting in Washington, DC, as a result of a collaboration between IPhO, BCAN, Seagen, and Astellas.

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2023 Annual Meeting Instagram Giveaway!
August 4, 2023

Believe it or not, this year's Annual Meeting is nearly one month away! 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 2023" Giveaway post (to be made at 12:00 PM ET on August 7, 2023).
  • Like the post.
  • Comment on the post and tag three friends who might benefit from entering the contest/attending the meeting.
  • Share the post to your story and tag IPhO when you do.
  • Five winners who follow the steps above will be selected at random and tagged in an announcement post on August 15.
  • Winners will receive a complimentary code to register for the meeting on the IPhO website.
  • Terms and conditions apply. Please see below.

Deadline to like and comment is Friday, August 11, at midnight ET. Good luck!

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Meet Our 2023 Diversity Scholarship Recipients!
July 28, 2023

For the past three years, IPhO has partnered with organizations that are committed to the professional development and advancement of underrepresented PharmD students.

As part of this important initiative in 2023, scholarships were provided to 38 Black, Hispanic, and Native American student pharmacists, who now have access to a year of IPhO Membership, Annual Meeting Registration, and a suite of Fellowship preparation resources.

Congratulations to this year's scholarship recipients, and thank you to the generous scholarship supporters below:

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Just Released! Number of PharmDs Entering Industry Upon Graduation from 2020-2022
June 15, 2023

Industry Pharmacists Organization (IPhO) is pleased to announce the release of a new publication: Number of PharmDs Entering Industry Upon Graduation from 2020-2022

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In 2022, 748 PharmDs entered the US-based pharmaceutical industry upon graduation. This represents more than 5% of all graduating pharmacists—and the number has been increasing each year!

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Thank You to Our 2022-2023 National Student Leadership Team!
May 17, 2023


The 2022-23 student leadership term has been incredibly productive and exciting for our IPhO National Student Officers (NSOs) and Regional Student Officers (RSOs). We want to take a moment to thank them for their numerous accomplishments. These leaders worked tirelessly to ensure that all IPhO student pharmacists were well informed about the resources and tools available to them.

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A Big Weekend for IPhO Chapter Conferences
April 25, 2023

In a single weekend, IPhO chapters from across the country gathered for three collaborative events:

  • IPhO Philly Chapter Conference, March 31
  • IPhO Northeast Regional Meeting (NERM), April 1
  • IPhO Purdue Chapter Industry Pharmacist Symposium, April 1

Students worked incredibly hard to plan events offering insightful takeaways and networking opportunities for all industry-minded attendees. And we're pleased to report that all three events achieved their goals! Congratulations to everyone involved.

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IPhO Releases Two New Publications on Fellowship Recruitment and Midyear Preferences
April 18, 2023

IPhO is pleased to announce the release of two new publications that analyze feedback and opinions of student pharmacists, Fellowship applicants, and incoming Fellows regarding Fellowship recruitment processes and ASHP Midyear attendance.

These reports provide valuable insights not only for students pursuing a Fellowship, but also for Fellowship stakeholders who are planning for the fall 2023 recruitment and application cycle.

The reports below can be accessed and downloaded here (see Scholarly Publications and Posters section):

  • Class of 2023 Fellowship Applicants: Recruiting and Midyear Findings
  • Class of 2024: Fellowship Recruiting Process Preferences

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Just Released! IPhO Diversity Initiatives Analysis
April 10, 2023

Industry Pharmacists Organization (IPhO) is pleased to announce the release of its first Diversity Initiatives Analysis! For the past two years, IPhO and its supporters have launched multiple initiatives aimed at increasing equity and inclusion in the pharmaceutical industry—including skill development opportunities and tailored workshops focusing on virtual interviewing, public speaking, and presenting for industry to help student pharmacists of color advance in their careers.

In addition, IPhO and its partners have awarded scholarships to students of color to enhance equity and access to a variety of valuable IPhO resources, including IPhO Membership, Annual Meeting Registration, and 1-1 Coaching.

The goal of this research was to assess the value of IPhO diversity initiatives and their impact on helping student pharmacists of color succeed in the pursuit of a pharmaceutical industry career.

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One important takeaway was that, compared to the 20% national average of obtaining a Fellowship position, 55.6% of the 2022 IPhO Diversity Scholarship Recipients obtained a Fellowship position upon completion of their PharmD curriculum. This is an increase from the 44.4% of IPhO Diversity Scholarship Recipients from 2021.

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Announcing the 2022-2023 VIP Case Competition First Place Winner!
March 31, 2023

In September 2022, 72 IPhO student chapters from across the country embarked on a six-month professional journey to create a drug development plan that would bring a theoretical new bladder cancer medicine to market.

This year's winning team did an extraordinary job putting together a comprehensive drug development plan and was especially impressive when justifying their thinking at key decision points throughout the competition. Congratulations to our winning team members for going above and beyond at every stage!

Team representatives will present their case at the annual BCAN Bladder Cancer Think Tank Meeting in Washington, DC this August.

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Announcing the 2022-2023 VIP Case Competition Second Place Winner!
March 30, 2023

In September 2022, 72 IPhO student chapters from across the country embarked on a six-month professional journey to create a drug development plan that would bring a theoretical new bladder cancer medicine to market.

Congratulations to our second-place winner! Our reviewers were impressed by this team's strong submission, collaboration, and attention to detail. This is a very well-deserved recognition!

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Announcing the 2022-2023 VIP Case Competition Third and Fourth Place Teams!
March 29, 2023

In September 2022, 72 IPhO student chapters from across the country embarked on a six-month professional journey to create a drug development plan that would bring a theoretical new bladder cancer medicine to market.

Congratulations to the two teams below for placing in third and fourth in this year's competition. Both submissions were thorough, innovative, and creative. All participants should be incredibly proud of their hard work!

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Announcing the 2022-2023 VIP Case Competition Nominees!
March 28, 2023

In September 2022, 72 IPhO student chapters from across the country embarked on a six-month professional journey to create a drug development plan that would bring a theoretical new bladder cancer medicine to market.

Participating teams were asked to cover drug development from many perspectives, including clinical development, medical strategy, regulatory affairs, and marketing. With support from the Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network (BCAN) team, students also incorporated patient advocacy best practices into their submissions—ensuring that the patient voice is always kept top-of-mind throughout the drug development lifecycle.

THIS YEAR'S FINAL NOMINEES ARE...

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