Today's new health-system pharmacists face challenges and opportunities unknown even a few years ago, from new areas of practice to changing roles in the hospital setting. Though their supervisors and other senior level practitioners can offer valuable guidance, they cannot provide the insights, perspective, and experiential wisdom that early to mid-career practitioners can provide. To fill this gap, ASHP has created a unique new publication: Letters from Rising Pharmacy Stars: Advice on Creating and Advancing Your Career in a Changing Profession. Edited by Susan A. Cantrell, RPh, CAE, CEO of the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy, and Sara J. White, RPh, MS, FASHP, Former Director of Pharmacy at Stanford University and Clinics, Letters from Rising Pharmacy Stars is a collection of compelling letters from 30 "up and comers" who have demonstrated significant achievement in their careers. A companion to ASHP's Letters to a Young Pharmacist: Sage Advice on Life and Career from Extraordinary Pharmacists, published in 2014 by the same authors, this collection forms an inspiring guide to the choices and challenges that young pharmacists are grappling with, written by practitioners who share similar generational interests and concerns. Readers will find practical guidance and fresh ideas on a wide range of topics, including:* Finding and landing the right opportunities* Choosing roles and settings that best match personal interests* Navigating life and career as a two-pharmacist couple* Pursuing a career as a pharmacogenetics clinical scientist* Dealing with the impact of significant life events like a serious auto accident* Coordinating postgraduate year 1 and 2 (PGY-1 and 2) residencies* And much more.Their down-to-earth advice can help readers navigate the changes in pharmacy practice, develop a long-term career strategy, and find the right work/life balance - and also offers valuable insights to residency directors and others who mentor them.

Letters from Rising Pharmacy Stars: Advice on Creating and Advancing Your Career in a Changing Profession

Medical Books

Sara J. White

Susan A. Cantrell

Pharmacology

American Society of Health-System Pharmacists

Today's new pharmacy school graduates are eager to find ways to set themselves apart from the crowd and land a coveted residency position, although no one really knows what to expect from their experience. Is this the right choice for me? What is the value of a residency? What is the process for selecting and applying to various positions? These questions, and many more, are tackled in Letters from Pharmacy Residents: Navigating Your Career, a collection of 33 inspiring letters from young practitioners who have recently completed their own PGY1 or PGY2 residency.
 Edited by Sara J. White, MS, FASHP, Harold N. Godwin, MS, FASHP, FAPhA, and Susan Teil Boyer, MS, FASHP, this book is the latest addition to ASHP s Letters series, a one of a kind road map to the pharmacy experience. Letters from Pharmacy Residents joins Letters to a Young Pharmacist: Sage Advice on Life and Career from Extraordinary Pharmacists and Letters from Rising Pharmacy Stars: Advice on Creating and Advancing Your Career in a Changing Profession, as part of a growing collection of personal letters created to inspire and comfort pharmacists through all stages of their professional journey.
 Each chapter is a personal letter to the reader, filled with practical advice and insight on a wide range of experiences. More than a book, Letters from Pharmacy Residents is an essential guide to navigating your life and pharmacy journey.

Letters from Pharmacy Residents: Navigating Your Career

Susan Teil Boyer

Harold N. Godwin

Letters from Women in Pharmacy: Stories on Integrating Life and Career focuses on the unique challenges and opportunities faced by women in pharmacy. This collection of 31 personal letters represents experiences of women from a wide array of backgrounds and career paths. Each letter is filled with practical advice, insights, and compelling stories on developing strong support systems and maintaining healthy perspectives on the many roles that women balance to inspire generations of future pharmacy leaders. Edited by Sara J. White, MS, FASHP; Susan Teil Boyer, MS, FASHP; and Hannah K. Vanderpool, PharmD, MA; Letters from Women in Pharmacy is the latest addition to ASHP's Letters series, a growing collection of personal letters created to inspire pharmacists through all stages of their professional journey.
 Like having a mentor always at your side, Letters from Women in Pharmacy is a resource you can dip into any time for inspiration, reassurance, and down-to-earth advice from those who have navigated similar career journeys.

Letters from Women in Pharmacy: Stories on Integrating Life and Career

Hannah K. Vanderpool

"The Work will be led by Co-Editors Joshua Raub, Sara J. White, and Cathy Walker. It will be comprised of 22 letters from successful pharmacy preceptors in various types of practice roles and organizations. Contributors would be drawn from various aspects of health-system pharmacy practice (clinical, informatics, leadership, ambulatory, etc.) as well as academia, corporate, and federal service, etc., and include winners of the ASHP Residency Excellence award that recognizes the achievements of residency programs and practitioners who have demonstrated excellence and leadership in the training of pharmacy residents. In addition to reflecting on their experiences, the contributors will be asked to share what has inspired them to be preceptors and the rewards of service to learners"--

Letters from Pharmacy Preceptors: Pearls for Success

Joshua N. Raub

Cathy L. Walker

Medicine

The latest in ASHP s Letters series, Letters from Leaders in Pharmacy shares the inspiring journeys of 31 pharmacy leaders who have completed or been involved with the Pharmacy Leadership Academy an online, year-long, rigorous program with a comprehensive curriculum designed to enhance the leadership competence of pharmacists and the pharmacy workforce. Through their letters, the authors provide valuable leadership learnings and advice on topics such as: -Integrating career and life goals -Embracing vulnerability -Developing trust within your team -Leading with integrity and compassion -Defining and living by your leadership values -Setting an example as a leader when dealing with crises -Recognizing the value of involvement in professional organizational leadership These letters will also allow you to benefit from others leadership journeys and lessons learned including: -In the pharmacy content, learning the meaning of leadership and what success looks like. -Realizing the value of being nimble and the importance of organizational culture and design. -Being in leadership for the right reasons. -Learning that empowering your staff entails understanding how the work gets done. -Believing in yourself. -Appreciating the value of mentors. -Observing other leaders and learning from what works and what doesn t work. -And many more

Letters from Leaders in Pharmacy: Advice from Pharmacy Leadership Academy Graduates, Faculty, and Mentors

Bruce E. Scott

Advice and insight from 31 distinguished pharmacists who are retired or contemplating retirement. Each letter provides an account of professional and personal journeys, important career decisions, and the many paths one may take toward retirement. 
A variety of retirement experiences covers topics such as: Financial planning for retirement Deciding when is the “right time” to retire What a “meaningful” retirement may look like Pivoting when retirement plans change How to stay involved with the profession in retirement And much more\nLetters for Your Next Act joins the ASHP series of personal letters books created to inspire pharmacists through all stages of their professional journey.

Letters for Your Next Act: Navigating a Purposeful Retirement

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Letters to a Young Pharmacist, 2nd Edition delivers even more advice and insight for new pharmacists through 35 personal letters providing practical guidance, ideas and inspiration – all drawn from the writers’ experiences. 
Learn from people who have faced many of the same career and life experiences that lie ahead of you on such topics as: Living with imposter syndrome Finding the right job or residency Developing productive partnerships Making difficult career decisions Working well in the culture of your organization And many more\nMore than a book, Letters to a Young Pharmacist is a companion guide for your life's work - and a must-have for every new pharmacist.

Letters to a Young Pharmacist: Even More Sage Advice on Life & Career, 2nd Edition

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