If you have all of the knowledge in the world—the top of your class, having countless awards, and having memorized every medication’s mechanism of action down to minute details—it won’t matter to patient care if that’s all you have to offer. While the knowledge you gain is essential to the backbone of your degree, it will be useless unless you know how to communicate what you know to those you care for in your practice. The fact in pharmacy is this: patients don’t care how much you know until th...
Jan 14, 2020•15 min•Transcript available on Metacast If you're looking to "mind your meds" and really grow your experience as a pharmacist, HOW do you do that? There's so much information out there, let alone deciding what to focus on in becoming the go-to medication expert, where are we to turn? This is exactly why I bring this week’s guest to the podcast, as one of the OG’s in pharmacy entrepreneurship who help healthcare professionals implement real-life pharmacology. Eric Christianson is a clinical pharmacist passionate about patient safety, g...
Jan 07, 2020•31 min•Transcript available on Metacast Every year around this time you hear just about everyone and their grandma give advice on goals—how to set them, magic formulas to do more with less, and so on. BUT have you ever heard someone do the opposite? Share advice they themselves took, and share the REAL results of their actions with you? Unfiltered, unscripted, just raw real truth—the struggle, the sacrifice, and the rewards? That’s exactly what this podcast episode will deliver as the last episode of 2019. What better way to come full...
Dec 31, 2019•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast Exams, group projects, assignments, internships, experiential learning, class- where in the HECK do you expect to find time to even BEGIN considering fitting in fitness, let alone self-care in other areas of your personal development? Pharmacy school can be a challenge- especially when it comes to juggling professional and personal growth. That’s why I am so excited to bring to the podcast someone who is actively practicing what I preach, in the trenches of pharmacy school! Aleksey Gitelson is c...
Dec 24, 2019•49 min•Transcript available on Metacast If you feel less-than-thrilled with your current pharmacy job, this podcast episode is for YOU. Being a pharmacist is no easy feat. But one of the things that can really be a wake-up call after graduation is having a learning experience that you did not expect. Being in a situation that you did not prepare for. Questioning your own abilities and skills as a pharmacist, or finding out the optimal way to do something after having done it the hard way. Did this ever happen to you after you graduate...
Dec 16, 2019•1 hr 8 min•Transcript available on Metacast Making the decision to take action is the most important first step that only you can make. BUT, before you jump on the 'New Year New You' bandwagon and snatch up a fitness plan, there are a few things you need to watch out for. As a certified personal trainer and nutrition consultant, I always get to know my clients on an personal basis to understand what their goals are and what they’ve previously tried to reach them. In looking at their past, I started to notice 5 main traits that got in the ...
Dec 10, 2019•20 min•Transcript available on Metacast Going back to science class, I’m reminded of Newton’s Third Law which states “for every action, there’s an equal and opposite reaction.” Going back to ClubPharmacy, I’m reminded that the #1 killer of dreams is STRESS! One thing that I’ve learned from being a pharmacist is that the opposite reaction of stress is HUMOR. Who better to address the topic of stress than America’s Funniest Stress Buster! Motivational Humorist and Author, Kay Frances MBA, has shared her message to “lighten up, stress le...
Dec 03, 2019•37 min•Transcript available on Metacast I have a confession to make: I did not feel like doing the work needed to reach my goals. Doing what I KNEW would help me…if I did the work. Has this ever happened to you? Have you ever had a task that you knew would be good for you…but you just didn’t feel like doing it? Like you were out of motivation to make it happen? If you answered yes, congratulations: you’re human! We ALL- myself included- have times when we don’t feel like doing what is necessary to achieve our goals. BUT, the trick to ...
Nov 26, 2019•21 min•Transcript available on Metacast Do you even hashtag, bro? That’s all the buzz not only in pharmacy, but in our culture overall- social media is now the gold standard for business development, personal branding, and even relationships. Who better to have on this week’s podcast than a pharmacy student in the trenches leveraging his social prowess to the interwebz and beyond. Chris Cozzolino is a current P4 pharmacy student at the University of Iowa as well as the Co-Founder of Uptown Creation, a Digital Marketing Agency with an ...
Nov 19, 2019•42 min•Transcript available on Metacast Lose Fat Eating through the Holidays! You heard me correctly- you can eat more than one piece of pumpkin pie at Grandma's house, drink wine at the office party (AFTER ClubPharmacy), sneak a cookie in the break room, and bring in the new year with plenty of snacks, all while ramping up a head start on 2020 shape-up goals! Go ahead, ask me how. That’s what this podcast episode is all about! I’m Dr. Adam Martin of The Fit Pharmacist and I help you put your health BACK into healthcare- even during t...
Nov 12, 2019•22 min•Transcript available on Metacast Trying to manage your career, personal life, goals, and oh yea, LIVING, can seem overwhelming! How do we expect to succeed in ONE of those areas, let alone ALL of them? If you’re looking to make big moves in your career and life, DON’T DO IT. At least, not all at once. Other than inaction, this is the number one killer of dreams: trying to do too much in a short period of time. If you try to do too much in a short period of time, and don’t focus on creating sustainable habits, it will lead you t...
Nov 05, 2019•15 min•Transcript available on Metacast When you hear “pharmacy”, do you associate that with medications- or healing? For many, the focus is medications as a medium- but if the look deeper, at the ROOT of our role as pharmacists, our primary goals is ultimately to help our patients heal. This concept is why I am pleased to bring on to The Fit Pharmacist Healthcare Podcast our guest and fascinating pharmacist, Amy Greeson, CEO of Natural Discoveries, Inc., who has over 28 years of experience as a registered pharmacist, specializing in ...
Oct 29, 2019•51 min•Transcript available on Metacast Happy Pharmacist Week! It is October, which is officially American Pharmacist Month! There are so many amazing things in pharmacy going on to help celebrate our profession, with one of that being what this podcast is all about! SingleCare announced its inaugural Best of the Best Pharmacy Awards, naming outstanding pharmacists across the country that go above and beyond to serve their communities. These are the kind of pharmacists who would drive over an hour to help fill an important medication ...
Oct 22, 2019•42 min•Transcript available on Metacast "Join this! Do that! All at the SAME TIME- oh yea, and don't forget to do your homework and study for the 8 exams you have... THIS WEEK!" If you're a pharmacy student, the above demands are not too far from reality. Time is not just limited- it seems to never EXIST outside of work, projects and having your nose to the grindstone. There are a lot of awesome opportunities to get involved as a pharmacy student and pharmacist- but which one will be worth your time? What endeavor(s) will give you the...
Oct 15, 2019•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast MOMS OF PHARMACY: this episode is a MUST-LISTEN! Why? Because it’s time to SNAP BACK into your self-care! Leading this movement is fellow Fit Pharmacist Dr. Pinkey Patel, PharmD, NAMS-CPT. Pinkey is a Clinical Pharmacist with 8 years of experience in personal training, as well as a Post-Natal Corrective Exercise Specialist. She has an expressive two-year-old daughter as well. Aside from her full-time job and family, her passion lies in preparing women for birth, the post-partum period, and helpi...
Oct 08, 2019•37 min•Transcript available on Metacast “Change” and “pharmacy” are pretty much synonyms: job changes, pharmacies, pharmacies closing, increasing competition - one truth to pharmacy as a profession is that change is rising, and at a much more rapid rate. Another truth with that is that how you view our environment will determine the actions you take to equip yourself with what you need to succeed. Basically what I’m saying is that working to improve your practice to PIVOT is now more critical than EVER. The power of the pivot will ena...
Sep 30, 2019•40 min•Transcript available on Metacast Ask any pharmacist or pharmacy student what their number one complaint is, and regardless of their age or expertise, there is an overwhelming agreement that it boils down to one thing: STRESS! While stress is a normal part of everyday life, left unchecked and unmanaged, it can lead to crippling anxiety, burn-out, and even a career change away from pharmacy. Learning HOW to have a healthy relationship with stress is the KEY to not only job satisfaction, but longevity as a successful pharmacist th...
Sep 23, 2019•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast Looking to bypass hard work, the long process of success, and get to your goals faster with less effort? If, so this podcast is for YOU! If the above caught your attention: yay, it worked! Spoiler alert: THERE IS NO SHORTCUT. THERE IS NO WAY OF OUT HARD WORK- IF you want genuine success. THAT is exactly what we talk about on this episode with guest Andrew Vassallo, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP, CSCS: the value of seat time. In order to dominate your destiny and become successful, hard work, consistency, ...
Sep 17, 2019•20 min•Transcript available on Metacast Consistent congruency in your work, compounded with patience, will result in levels of success that will literally blow your mind. In the second part of this 2-part podcast, I share MY story of exactly what that looked like in developing my career as a professional speaker. The importance of community is an essential component to making lasting impact through not only setting meaningful goals, but actually following through and ACHIEVING them. You may have heard this before, but have you ever he...
Sep 09, 2019•38 min•Transcript available on Metacast “If you want to go FAST, go alone; if you want to go FAR, go together.” The importance of community is an essential component to making lasting impact through not only setting meaningful goals, but actually following through and ACHIEVING them. You may have heard this before, but have you ever heard a story of success… from day 1, up to the “moment” when things all came together? That is EXACTLY what this 2-part episode is all about: sharing the breakthrough that led to lasting change for both c...
Sep 02, 2019•43 min•Transcript available on Metacast You can practice pharmacy in numerous different settings- now, Pitt Pharmacy is gearing up for an interstellar environment: space. Antimicrobial resistance is a growing public health issue that has a global and even a universal effect. Our guest on this week’s episode shares how pharmacy is now going beyond earth’s atmosphere. Mohamed Kashkoush is a pharmacy student at the University of Pittsburgh and business development associate at Peptilogics, a biotechnology company combating the growing gl...
Aug 26, 2019•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast Putting the health back into healthcare is not an activity- it is a lifestyle. It’s a way of living that instils a sense of authenticity to lead by example by the way we choose to live our own life. When it comes to nutrition, the Flexible Dieting Lifestyle has been a way to stick to your goals consistently, without deprivation, fad diets, or having to rely on supplements or medications – just enjoy your food and eat it, too! That’s why I am so excited to bring today’s guest to the podcast, the ...
Aug 20, 2019•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast “Pharmacy” has long been thought of as ‘that place in the basement’ – but with Miss Virginia 2019 being a pharmacy student, pharmacy is now on the national stage for the 2019 Miss America crown! Camille Schrier is a doctor of pharmacy student at Virginia Commonwealth University, who was awarded the Miss Virginia title this June from 24 contestants. As Miss Virginia, she will represent her state in the 2019 Miss America competition. Building on her pharmacy education, Camille decided she would ma...
Aug 12, 2019•36 min•Transcript available on Metacast Never gone to a pharmacy conference before? Neither did the pharmacy student on this podcast - but he decided to take action in making the 2019 SNPhA Annual Convention his FIRST-EVER Conference... and (in my opinion) absolutely CRUSHED IT! Last weekend in Houston I had the honor to host a workshop on mentorship and meet some AMAZING pharmacy students across the country - including Norman Nguyen, a 2nd-year pharmacy student P2 at the University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy. In this live...
Aug 06, 2019•40 min•Transcript available on Metacast Change is inevitable because it is allied with TIME, an irresistible force. We all have areas in our life that we want to change or improve, but sometimes we can feel like it’s an “all or nothing” decision- that if we want THIS, we can’t have any of THAT. Fitness and pharmacy, for example, is one of those dichotomies that many in our profession feel is NOT a co-existable relationship- that if you want to be a successful pharmacist, you can kiss your fitness goodbye. OR if you are pursuing pharma...
Jul 29, 2019•43 min•Transcript available on Metacast Looking to change your negative workplace environment without having to leave? If you want to create a POSITIVE workplace, then this podcast is for YOU! “When you stop talking about what you don’t want, and start talking about what you DO want, the words change, so the vibes change.” This simple shift in raising your vibration- that is, putting out good vibes- is what sets the tone to allowing you to focus on what serves you to take action in creating the life you want. The hands-down EXPERT on ...
Jul 22, 2019•35 min•Transcript available on Metacast Thoughts – positive or negative – grow stronger when fertilized with constant repetition. They key to making a shift in your mindset hinges on your self-awareness, which is why I am so excited to welcome this pharmacist to the podcast, Dr. Edwin Adams! Dr. Adams is an unmistakable creative, change warrior, & founder of The Adams Leadership Institute. His mission is to support individuals and organizations in overcoming barriers to performance using industry-leading tools that result in an enhanc...
Jul 15, 2019•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast Fear, hurt, anger, frustration, disappointment, guilt, helpless, alone, and inadequate- these are the 9 negative emotions we all can relate to at one time or another in our lives. Negative- but positive in their purpose. Yes, it’s true: every negative emotion exists to SERVE you! It may not feel like it’s a good thing at first, but I want to challenge you to look at them differently: if you view every negative emotion as a positive message to HELP you, imagine how much richness your life will ha...
Jul 09, 2019•31 min•Transcript available on Metacast The MOST important asset you can grow as a healthcare professional hinges on strong and healthy relationships- those you not only have with your patients, but also with your colleagues, which includes professionals outside of your own scope of practice. I created The Fit Pharmacist Healthcare podcast to have a place to share what I have found to be essential skills and tips for helping you grow professionally- not just network, but also empower you to effectively practice pharmacy with other mem...
Jul 01, 2019•1 hr 6 min•Transcript available on Metacast “I am not enough.” This is THE most common limiting belief and negative self-talk experienced by humans across the board, whether you are a student, pharmacist, or big shot executive. It may come in different “flavors” (not enough money… not enough experience… not enough degrees… etc.), but it all boils down to us feeling disconnected from our goals. *WARNING: we go DEEP in this podcast- the way to overcome our negative thoughts is not to ignore them, but to FACE them. If you are facing hardship...
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