A little while ago I, along with some other pharmacy students, volunteered in a mock interview session with pre-pharmacy students at the school. The pre-pharmacy students were also allowed to ask us some questions and bring up any concerns they had. Although we don’t serve on the admissions committee and  can’t definitively tell them “this…

Yesterday, while at my site visit, I had to make something I hadn’t seen before. When I was done, the pharmacist asks me, “Would you like to do your first counsel?” Do I? Yes! Sidenote: I can’t believe how much I’ve already done in my first couple months as a P1. I know a lot…

One of the big issues with Occupy Wall Street and politics in general is student loans. I just read an article that talked about how total student loan debt in the US has exceeded total credit card debt, which is truly amazing. But what I really love is when older generations scoff at that and…

1. Bake banana bread. 2. Watch various YouTube videos of dachshunds. 3. Add more movies and shows to my Netflix queue. 4. Write this blog entry. 5. Watch the maintenance guy fix the gap under our door. 6. Stare at the ceiling. 7. Debate whether I should replace players on my fantasy football team. 8.…

You wake me when I can no longer snooze Especially after a night of too much booze I can’t explain what you to do to me All I know is without you, I’m unhappy No really, sometimes I get very moody In that way that’s more intimidating than Judge Judy But then, I find a…

Despite what some people think, the point of the “99%” is not a bunch of people bitching about their personal situation on a Tumblr account (or at least it’s not supposed to be). Just as people should be held accountable for depending on welfare while being lazy, living above their means, or taking out way…

I had my first day as an intern at my IPPE site, which is an independent pharmacy about 30 minutes away on the freeway, which is only a little longer than my commute to work was in Dallas. I wasn’t sure what to expect, especially having never worked in a community setting before. It also…

Many jobs have been replaced by machines and robots, but are pharmacists next? This article from Slate magazine would have to believe so, but this goes back to the perception that all we do is count pills. Most of the article’s argument comes from the idea that pharmacists have a mindless job. That just because…

The title is brought to you by the great Ice Cube. I had one of those “Where has the time gone?” moments today when I realized that it’s already been six years since my high school graduation, and it led to my reflection on what I’ve accomplished since then. Sure, like most high school classes,…

I don’t want to scare anyone away, but I thought I’d post some numbers as a way of giving people a rough idea of just how much professional school costs these days. If you have super rich parents or won the lottery, then this doesn’t apply to you. But the rest of us have to…