Science Beyond Capacity: Intro to Cognitive Load Theory Imagine your brain as a bucket, constantly filling up with new information each day. What happens when you fill it up too much? The abundance of new information is either “spilled” out in overflow or “drained” into a separate storage for safe keeping and future retrieval. This is the focus
Students The Ultimate Guide to Pharmacy School Organizations Navigating pharmacy school involvement can be overwhelming. This guide helps students choose organizations wisely, balancing career goals and interests.
Professional Development What I Learned from Knocking on Doors I recently had to collect over 100 signatures by knocking on doors in my community. It was a massive departure from my comfort zone, but I learned a lot. For this week's bonus article, here are 5 unsolicited takeaways from that experience.
Professional Development Government Explained Using High School Biology For all the science minded folks like myself who paid more attention in biology class than in civics, let me explain how each branch functions using a language you're more familiar with, cellular biology.
Professional Development Personal Finance Essentials as a Pharmacy Student No matter your background or student loan amount, there are a few fundamental personal-finance principles that all students and professionals should be aware of, and possessing the right mindset is key to ensure long-term financial well-being.
Health and Wellness Adaptability and Perseverance From Meet the Robinsons, Lewis says it best, "Keep moving forward".
Professional Development Honing Your Bedside Manner: The Power of Compassion You can be the smartest, most creative, and even most experienced professional in your field, BUT if your patients don't trust you, they aren't going to listen to you.
Students Pharmacy Career Advice Many pharmacists don't get any satisfaction out of their careers. For some, their careers are the greatest source of discontent in their lives. Whether you find yourself in this position or you're a student about to graduate, here's some advice to hopefully help you along your career journey!
Students Talk Like TED: 9 Public Speaking Secrets This is your go-to "too long, didn't read" post about Carmine Gallo's book "Talk Like Ted." A medical/pharmacy application of these tips is included!
Day in the Life Non-Traditional Pharmacy: A Day in the Life Our "Day in the Life" series increases your knowledge about what career paths are available, and what a typical workday entails for these professionals!
Students The Art of Networking: Building Valuable Connections Having now spent time on the other side since graduating from pharmacy school, I know this phrase to be true. In fact, I wouldn't have successfully landed my last 2 jobs in the industry if I had not properly networked within this small world!
Students There Are No "Bad" Habits I have never had an audiobook stop me in my tracks and compel me to write down a quote because it resonated with me so much. Atomic Habits did just that.