IPhO News

If you're looking to break into industry as a PharmD, this resource is for you! In addition to fellowships, direct-to-industry roles are a great option for pharmacists to begin their careers. Check out different employment options in the infographic below, as well as our tips for applying.

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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 253 Class of 2022 graduates who entered industry without a fellowship, along with details about the employers that hired them.

We've shared many times that roughly 80% of pharmacists currently working in industry never completed a fellowship. And we continue to reinforce that statistic 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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This report from the Industry Pharmacists Organization (IPhO) documents the outcomes of PharmD Fellows with a planned Fellowship end date in 2022 (n=407) by analyzing the characteristics of their full-time employment post-Fellowship.

View the full report to learn more about:

• Characteristics of full-time positions that Fellows secured after their Fellowship
• How long Fellows stayed in their Fellowship before starting a full-time job
• What percentage of Fellows are retained by their host company post-Fellowship
• Differences and similarities in 1-Year vs. 2-Year Fellowship outcomes
• Much more!

On February 8, 2023, SIA-IPhO (Industry Pharmacists Organization) students at USC Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy hosted an Internship Forum event, coordinated by the first-year board representatives.

Mr. Jerry Silverman, IPhO Senior Consultant, Coach, and Industry Instructor, described the high interest of student pharmacists seeking industry careers, the importance of starting early when preparing for industry as P1 and P2 students, and the value that prospective industry employers place on clinical rotations.

Furthermore, Mr. Jerry Silverman, Dr. Denise Barlett, Dr. Sara Fouad Mahmoud, and Dr. Zade Hikmat presented valuable insights about professional development resources, direct-to-industry pathways, fellowships, internships, and valuable resources for students offered through IPhO and the USC E. Mann School of Pharmacy.

We are pleased to announce that Xavier University of Louisiana College of Pharmacy has joined our growing 100-chapter network!

Congratulations to the student pharmacists at Xavier 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!

We are pleased to announce that Auburn University Harrison College of Pharmacy has joined our growing 100-chapter network!

Congratulations to the student pharmacists at Auburn 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!

We are pleased to announce that Ohio Northern University College of Pharmacy has joined our growing 100-chapter network!

Congratulations to the student pharmacists at Ohio Northern 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!

IPhO industry research was on full display at the 2022 ASHP Midyear Meeting in Las Vegas this month, including data reported for the first time on the following topics:

• Class of 2022 Incoming Fellows Recruitment and Decision Characteristics
• Class of 2023 Fellowship Candidate Recruitment and Interview Preferences

IPhO is committed to providing the necessary insights, data, and analytical information to assist students, fellowship program stakeholders, and industry employers in their identification of industry opportunities and recruitment of industry talent. Results of all five research studies offer application and career development guidance that can be immediately used.

The Industry Pharmacists Organization (IPhO) and the Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network (BCAN) are pleased to announce a collaboration on the development of the 2022-2023 Value of Industry Pharmacists (VIP) Case Competition.

The VIP Case Competition is an IPhO signature professional development program that challenges pharmacy students from a national network of 100 schools to design a cohesive development and commercialization plan for a theoretical new drug entity. This year, teams will be focused on bringing “metafitinib” to market for the treatment of bladder cancer (metastatic Urothelial Cancer, mUC).

Fellowship application season is upon us! And we've been receiving great questions from students looking to optimize their CV and letter of intent (LOI) for industry employers. Our National Fellows Council (NFC) Social Media and Marketing Committee is here to help, with tips and tricks for standing out on "paper" with a top-notch CV and LOI.

And if you're looking for more assistance, you don't want to miss our on-demand CV seminar. It will help you build a customized industry CV to make your experiences translate to industry employers in an impactful way. Learn more here!

Ten years ago today, IPhO excitedly announced its launch to the pharmacist community. So much has changed over the last decade, but one thing remains exactly the same as it was on October 8, 2012: our commitment to our members.

We invite you to watch this special video, which was created to celebrate the success that you helped make possible. On behalf of the IPhO leadership team, thank you for being here with us these past ten years—we can't wait for what's to come.

As part of your IPhO National membership, you receive complimentary Medical Affairs Professional Society (MAPS) membership. The Medical Affairs-focused professional development content that MAPS offers is unparalleled, and IPhO Members can now access this exclusive content as well as a global network of Medical Affairs professionals free of charge.

Watch the video above to learn more about the extensive benefits offered by MAPS and why you should activate your membership today!

Not an IPhO Member? Signing up is fast and cost effective. Learn more and join here.

We are pleased to announce that University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy has joined our growing 100-chapter network!

Congratulations to the student pharmacists at University of South Carolina! 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!

We are pleased to announce that Samford University McWhorter School of Pharmacy has joined our growing 100-chapter network!

Congratulations to the student pharmacists at Samford 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!

We are pleased to announce that Manchester University College of Pharmacy has joined our growing 100-chapter network!

Congratulations to the student pharmacists at Manchester University! IPhO now connects them to more than 5,000 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!

The Industry Pharmacists Organization (IPhO) and the Medical Affairs Professional Society (MAPS) are pleased to announce an important new strategic collaboration to help advance the careers of student pharmacists interested in the pharmaceutical industry, as well as Fellows and early-stage Industry Pharmacist professionals.

We are pleased to announce that UC San Diego Skaggs School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences has joined our growing 100-chapter network!

Congratulations to the student pharmacists at UCSD! IPhO now connects them to more than 5,000 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!

For the past two 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 2022, scholarships were provided to 39 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:

Believe it or not, this year's Annual Meeting is one month away! We're giving registration away for free to ten contest winners!

The rules are simple:

• Follow IPhO on Instagram (@industrypharmacistorg).
• View our feed and locate the "IPhO Annual Meeting 2022" Giveaway post (to be made at 12 PM ET on August 9, 2022).
• Like the post.
• Comment on the post and tag three friends who might benefit from entering the contest/attending the meeting.
• Ten winners who follow the steps above will be selected at random and tagged in an announcement post on August 16.
• 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 12, at midnight ET. Good luck!

We are pleased to announce that Wingate University School of Pharmacy, Appalachian College of Pharmacy, and Texas A&M Irma Lerma Rangel School of Pharmacy have joined our growing 100 chapter network!

Congratulations to the student pharmacists at these three schools! IPhO now connects them to more than 5,000 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!