November/December 2015 • Volume 12, Number 2
Table of Contents
Features
By Chris Sedgwick, PharmD
My chronic disease helps me be a better pharmacist
By Courtney Henry
Your efforts can lead the profession over the provider status finish line
By Michael Spira
The pharmacist’s voice is heard on Capitol Hill
By Dustin Orvin
Shape pharmacy practice in your state
By Dylan Atkinson
Solidifying my passion for policy
By Erin McCarthy
Provider status and the changing job market
By Christian Erickson and Ben Urick PharmD
A survivor’s experience with naloxone
By the APhA–ASP Policy Standing Committee
Departments
From APhA Headquarters: Inside the home of pharmacy
From Your Executive Committee: Provider status is about patients
Chapter Report: Taking advocacy one step at a time
On Rotation: Front row seat for important policy discussions
Across the Country: Growing the field of pharmacy
Mentoring: Roadmap to finding a mentor
On Rotation Diary: Becoming a student of people
Preceptor Feedback: Create your own rotation experience
Fellowship: Demystifying the financial barriers of pursuing a graduate degree
Career Alternatives: My non-traditional career path
Internship: Take a walk on the business side of pharmacy
On Rotation: The warm heart of Africa
IPSF: My SEP experiences in Germany and at home
Student Pharmacists Got Talent: Figure skater turned pharmacist