|Videos|July 21, 2018

Why Pharmacy Students Should Follow Their Passion

In this video, Lucinda L. Maine, PhD, RPh, the executive vice president and CEO of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP), shares her advice for current and future pharmacy students.

In this video, Lucinda L. Maine, PhD, RPh, the executive vice president and CEO of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP), shares her advice for current and future pharmacy students. This interview was filmed at the AACP's Pharmacy Education 2018 meeting in Boston, Massachusetts.

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