Written by Mia Lussier, PharmD, MS I started my career in academia with essentially zero experience as an academic educator. After graduating from Wilkes University Nesbitt School of Pharmacy in 2020, I completed a 2-year fellowship in pharmacy outcomes. As part of my fellowship, I co-mentored research APPE students but I did not have any official education in teaching: neither an academic APPE rotation, nor teaching certificate program. As a researcher, I was trained in diss

Written by Kimmy Nguyen, PharmD, BCACP, BC-ADM, TTS I never expected to become a pharmacy “influencer,” and if we are being honest, I am very much a micro-influencer. What began as a way to reinforce career prep pearls for my students gradually grew into something larger. When messages resonated beyond my classroom through likes, shares, or saves, I knew they were reaching learners who might need them. Social media became another way to meet learners where they are and reinfo

Written by Lauren Wilcox, PharmD, BCACP It’s unlikely that you learned about anabolic steroids or other performance enhancing substances in your pharmacy training because these are not commonly encountered in most fields of pharmacy. However, this is a growing area of pharmacy with pharmacists working in sports medicine specialties alongside athletes. Even in more traditional pharmacy careers, there are opportunities in daily practice to address issues with these substances a

Written by Mariana Lopez, PharmD Candidate 2026 and Adenike Atanda-Oshikoya PharmD, BCACP, CDCES, CTTS Background on Obesity and Comorbidities Obesity, as defined by the World Health Organization (WHO), is the excessive and unhealthy accumulation of body fat.(1) Severe obesity is strongly associated with comorbid conditions such as type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), cardiovascular disease (CVD), heart failure, chronic liver disease, and reduced life expectancy.(2) In addition t