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Despite the economic and structural support, rural, poor, and underserved communities still have wide disparities in health outcomes.

The origins of American Pharmacists Month trace back to October 1925, when radio stations nationwide aired special programming for a week to spotlight the pharmacy profession.

The most persuasive reason for industry-academia collaboration is the many opportunities it opens for pharmacy students who may not have considered all the ways they can use their PharmD to serve the cause of humankind.

In this episode of Pharmacy Focus: Student Edition, we dive deep into the world of scholarship funds from Good Neighbor Pharmacy and Cencora, designed to support Black student pharmacists.

Oncology pharmacy is best learned in real time with real oncologists and real patients.

Pharmacists can address the needs of health care consumers earlier in the care journey by building interpersonal relationships and community trust, as well as by leading institutional and public policy reform.

It’s imperative to redefine the future of pharmacy to help ensure a robust pipeline of future pharmacists and create a culture that helps ensure pharmacists live their purpose and passion.

Sue Ojageer discusses the new coloring book she created to explore different pharmaceutical career paths.

To eliminate the existing stigma in the community, addiction must be recognized as a treatable condition rather than an immoral act.

Pharmacists must be involved in managing adverse effects and drug-drug interactions as psychedelic medicines collide with traditional psychiatric treatments.

Social media can be an excellent tool to provide education and build your own brand, but professionalism and appropriateness are paramount.

Some classes and curricula can contribute to preexisting stigmas about drugs and treatments for mental health.

Being observant and knowing how to ask screening questions are critical to identifying red flags.

Pharmacy students must understand the intricacies of culture and health, but they first need to be aware of their biases and prejudices.

Pharmacists serve as advocates to optimize patient pharmaceutical care, advance the profession, and positively influence the community.

Pharmacy benefit managers offer mentorship, training opportunities, and professional advancement beyond what's available in traditional pharmacy careers.

Networking and being prepared and educated are keys to succeeding as women in the pharmacy field.

Brianna Hawkins, MBA, a University of Tennessee Health Science Center doctor of pharmacy candidate, discusses oncology drug development and how students can start a career in this alternative path.

Discussions are led by a variety of experienced preceptors to provide insight, strategies, and resources for pharmacy residents.

Fellows tap into a network of experts, their practice sites, and countless tools they can apply immediately.

Students still have a myriad of career options, including at retail pharmacies, hospitals, and outside traditional practice.

For decades, pharmacy schools, residents, and fellows have been training to work alongside physicians, but that has not prepared us for what is coming.

With the rapid increase in the number of pharmacy schools, there has been a struggle to fill all open spots within each school.

And whatever specialty the student or resident decides on, it does not have to define the rest of their career.

Following this year’s Match Day on March 15, pharmacists at US Pharmacopeia (USP) explain some of the opportunities student pharmacists can pursue outside of the traditional pharmacy career model.