|Videos|August 27, 2021

Pharmacy Students Discuss The Future of the Role of the Pharmacist

In the latest Student Cafe interview series, students from the University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy discussed the future of pharmacy after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Pharmacy Times recently spoke with students from the University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy on the future of pharmacy after the COVID-19 pandemic. In the final part of the series, students described their hopes for the future of the role of the pharmacist coming out of the pandemic.

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