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A collection of pharmacy-focused articles created to support students through school, career decisions, and life beyond pharmacy school.

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Tips for Excelling in a Critical Care Rotation from an ICU integrated pharmacist
Do you have a critical care rotation coming up? Salma, an Integrated ICU Pharmacist, shares her first-hand tips for getting the most out of your ICU experience. From developing a patient workup method to reviewing common conditions and FAST HUG BID, these insights will help build confidence and prepare you for the ICU.
Salma Guerrero Miranda


Tips for Excelling in a Critical Care Rotation from an ICU integrated pharmacist
Do you have a critical care rotation coming up? Salma, an Integrated ICU Pharmacist, shares her first-hand tips for getting the most out of your ICU experience. From developing a patient workup method to reviewing common conditions and FAST HUG BID, these insights will help build confidence and prepare you for the ICU.
Salma Guerrero Miranda
7 hours ago2 min read


A Day in the Life of an ICU Integrated Clinical Pharmacist
Discover what it’s like to work as an ICU Integrated Clinical Pharmacist. From evening rounds and patient workups to emergency responses, Salma shares her daily routine, responsibilities, and the unpredictable challenges that make this role both rewarding and dynamic.
Salma Guerrero Miranda
May 202 min read


My Journey as a Clinical Pharmacist: From Retail to Critical Care
Salma Guerrero started her pharmacy journey as a technician at Walgreens, but her rotations and real-world experience led her to the fast-paced world of critical care. In this post, she shares the challenges, rewards, and lessons learned from working at the bedside—and offers advice for aspiring hospital pharmacists.
Salma Guerrero Miranda
Apr 192 min read


How to Negotiate a Job Offer: 7 Tips for New Pharmacists
Negotiating your first job offer can feel intimidating—especially as a new grad. But this is your moment to advocate for yourself. From knowing your worth to understanding the full compensation package, the offer stage is where you have the most leverage. In this post, I share 7 practical tips to help new pharmacists confidently negotiate salary, benefits, and growth opportunities—so you can start your career on solid footing.

Nadia
Feb 183 min read


Study Tips for Pharmacy School: My Best Tools & Resources to Succeed
Studying in pharmacy school can be tough. Some topics click right away, while others feel like a whole different language. Over the years, I picked up different tools, habits, and resources that helped me survive (and actually understand) the material. Here’s my top advice for studying in pharmacy school. Study With Purpose (Not Just All the Time) Don’t focus on studying nonstop—focus on purposeful studying. For example, if your productive focus time is three hours, make the

Nadia
Nov 28, 20252 min read


Let’s Talk About Networking (The Sequel)
If you haven’t read Part 1 , go check that out first because we’ve already discussed what authentic networking is and its importance...

Nadia
Aug 11, 20253 min read


Life After Pharmacy School: What Now?
Let’s talk about something that’s hardly ever mentioned — life after pharmacy school . If you’re like me, back when you were in school,...

Nadia
Jul 1, 20253 min read


To Residency or Not to Residency
Where are you right now? No, I don’t mean physically but where are you on your pharmacy journey? Are you currently in pharmacy school,...

Nadia
Feb 4, 20253 min read
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