IPhO News

For the past three years, IPhO has partnered with organizations that are committed to the professional development and advancement of underrepresented PharmD students.

As part of this important initiative in 2023, scholarships were provided to 38 Black, Hispanic, and Native American student pharmacists, who now have access to a year of IPhO Membership, Annual Meeting Registration, and a suite of Fellowship preparation resources.

Congratulations to this year's scholarship recipients, and thank you to the generous scholarship supporters below:

Industry Pharmacists Organization (IPhO) is pleased to announce the release of a new publication: Number of PharmDs Entering Industry Upon Graduation from 2020-2022

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In 2022, 748 PharmDs entered the US-based pharmaceutical industry upon graduation. This represents more than 5% of all graduating pharmacists—and the number has been increasing each year!

The 2022-23 student leadership term has been incredibly productive and exciting for our IPhO National Student Officers (NSOs) and Regional Student Officers (RSOs). We want to take a moment to thank them for their numerous accomplishments. These leaders worked tirelessly to ensure that all IPhO student pharmacists were well informed about the resources and tools available to them.

In a single weekend, IPhO chapters from across the country gathered for three collaborative events:

• IPhO Philly Chapter Conference, March 31
• IPhO Northeast Regional Meeting (NERM), April 1
• IPhO Purdue Chapter Industry Pharmacist Symposium, April 1

Students worked incredibly hard to plan events offering insightful takeaways and networking opportunities for all industry-minded attendees. And we're pleased to report that all three events achieved their goals! Congratulations to everyone involved.

IPhO is pleased to announce the release of two new publications that analyze feedback and opinions of student pharmacists, Fellowship applicants, and incoming Fellows regarding Fellowship recruitment processes and ASHP Midyear attendance.

These reports provide valuable insights not only for students pursuing a Fellowship, but also for Fellowship stakeholders who are planning for the fall 2023 recruitment and application cycle.

The reports below can be accessed and downloaded here (see Scholarly Publications and Posters section):

• Class of 2023 Fellowship Applicants: Recruiting and Midyear Findings
• Class of 2024: Fellowship Recruiting Process Preferences

Industry Pharmacists Organization (IPhO) is pleased to announce the release of its first Diversity Initiatives Analysis! For the past two years, IPhO and its supporters have launched multiple initiatives aimed at increasing equity and inclusion in the pharmaceutical industry—including skill development opportunities and tailored workshops focusing on virtual interviewing, public speaking, and presenting for industry to help student pharmacists of color advance in their careers.

In addition, IPhO and its partners have awarded scholarships to students of color to enhance equity and access to a variety of valuable IPhO resources, including IPhO Membership, Annual Meeting Registration, and 1-1 Coaching.

The goal of this research was to assess the value of IPhO diversity initiatives and their impact on helping student pharmacists of color succeed in the pursuit of a pharmaceutical industry career.

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One important takeaway was that, compared to the 20% national average of obtaining a Fellowship position, 55.6% of the 2022 IPhO Diversity Scholarship Recipients obtained a Fellowship position upon completion of their PharmD curriculum. This is an increase from the 44.4% of IPhO Diversity Scholarship Recipients from 2021.

In September 2022, 72 IPhO student chapters from across the country embarked on a six-month professional journey to create a drug development plan that would bring a theoretical new bladder cancer medicine to market.

This year's winning team did an extraordinary job putting together a comprehensive drug development plan and was especially impressive when justifying their thinking at key decision points throughout the competition. Congratulations to our winning team members for going above and beyond at every stage!

Team representatives will present their case at the annual BCAN Bladder Cancer Think Tank Meeting in Washington, DC this August.

In September 2022, 72 IPhO student chapters from across the country embarked on a six-month professional journey to create a drug development plan that would bring a theoretical new bladder cancer medicine to market.

Congratulations to our second-place winner! Our reviewers were impressed by this team's strong submission, collaboration, and attention to detail. This is a very well-deserved recognition!

In September 2022, 72 IPhO student chapters from across the country embarked on a six-month professional journey to create a drug development plan that would bring a theoretical new bladder cancer medicine to market.

Congratulations to the two teams below for placing in third and fourth in this year's competition. Both submissions were thorough, innovative, and creative. All participants should be incredibly proud of their hard work!

In September 2022, 72 IPhO student chapters from across the country embarked on a six-month professional journey to create a drug development plan that would bring a theoretical new bladder cancer medicine to market.

Participating teams were asked to cover drug development from many perspectives, including clinical development, medical strategy, regulatory affairs, and marketing. With support from the Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network (BCAN) team, students also incorporated patient advocacy best practices into their submissions—ensuring that the patient voice is always kept top-of-mind throughout the drug development lifecycle.

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Industry Pharmacists Organization (IPhO) is pleased to announce the release of its signature 2022-2023 PharmD Industry Fellowship Analysis!

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There are 830 PharmDs currently participating in US-based, industry-focused postgraduate Fellowships. This is a 12.5% increase over last year and a record number.

If you're looking to break into industry as a PharmD, this resource is for you! In addition to fellowships, direct-to-industry roles are a great option for pharmacists to begin their careers. Check out different employment options in the infographic below, as well as our tips for applying.

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If you're looking to enter industry without a fellowship, don't miss our newly released direct-to-industry analysis, now available on the IPhO website. From this publication, you'll learn about the roles that were most common for the 253 Class of 2022 graduates who entered industry without a fellowship, along with details about the employers that hired them.

We've shared many times that roughly 80% of pharmacists currently working in industry never completed a fellowship. And we continue to reinforce that statistic because it's important that graduating pharmacy students know that a fellowship is not the only way to launch an industry career!

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This report from the Industry Pharmacists Organization (IPhO) documents the outcomes of PharmD Fellows with a planned Fellowship end date in 2022 (n=407) by analyzing the characteristics of their full-time employment post-Fellowship.

View the full report to learn more about:

• Characteristics of full-time positions that Fellows secured after their Fellowship
• How long Fellows stayed in their Fellowship before starting a full-time job
• What percentage of Fellows are retained by their host company post-Fellowship
• Differences and similarities in 1-Year vs. 2-Year Fellowship outcomes
• Much more!

On February 8, 2023, SIA-IPhO (Industry Pharmacists Organization) students at USC Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy hosted an Internship Forum event, coordinated by the first-year board representatives.

Mr. Jerry Silverman, IPhO Senior Consultant, Coach, and Industry Instructor, described the high interest of student pharmacists seeking industry careers, the importance of starting early when preparing for industry as P1 and P2 students, and the value that prospective industry employers place on clinical rotations.

Furthermore, Mr. Jerry Silverman, Dr. Denise Barlett, Dr. Sara Fouad Mahmoud, and Dr. Zade Hikmat presented valuable insights about professional development resources, direct-to-industry pathways, fellowships, internships, and valuable resources for students offered through IPhO and the USC E. Mann School of Pharmacy.

We are pleased to announce that Xavier University of Louisiana College of Pharmacy has joined our growing 100-chapter network!

Congratulations to the student pharmacists at Xavier University! IPhO now connects them to nearly 6,000 student pharmacists with similar interests, as well as a national network of hundreds of industry fellows and thousands of industry pharmacists.

Several more schools are in the late stages of filing their chapter applications and will soon join the growing national network.

To start a chapter at your school, contact us here.

For the student benefits of joining IPhO, view the National Student Brochure here!

We are pleased to announce that Auburn University Harrison College of Pharmacy has joined our growing 100-chapter network!

Congratulations to the student pharmacists at Auburn University! IPhO now connects them to nearly 6,000 student pharmacists with similar interests, as well as a national network of hundreds of industry fellows and thousands of industry pharmacists.

Several more schools are in the late stages of filing their chapter applications and will soon join the growing national network.

To start a chapter at your school, contact us here.

For the student benefits of joining IPhO, view the National Student Brochure here!

We are pleased to announce that Ohio Northern University College of Pharmacy has joined our growing 100-chapter network!

Congratulations to the student pharmacists at Ohio Northern University! IPhO now connects them to nearly 6,000 student pharmacists with similar interests, as well as a national network of hundreds of industry fellows and thousands of industry pharmacists.

Several more schools are in the late stages of filing their chapter applications and will soon join the growing national network.

To start a chapter at your school, contact us here.

For the student benefits of joining IPhO, view the National Student Brochure here!

IPhO industry research was on full display at the 2022 ASHP Midyear Meeting in Las Vegas this month, including data reported for the first time on the following topics:

• Class of 2022 Incoming Fellows Recruitment and Decision Characteristics
• Class of 2023 Fellowship Candidate Recruitment and Interview Preferences

IPhO is committed to providing the necessary insights, data, and analytical information to assist students, fellowship program stakeholders, and industry employers in their identification of industry opportunities and recruitment of industry talent. Results of all five research studies offer application and career development guidance that can be immediately used.

The Industry Pharmacists Organization (IPhO) and the Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network (BCAN) are pleased to announce a collaboration on the development of the 2022-2023 Value of Industry Pharmacists (VIP) Case Competition.

The VIP Case Competition is an IPhO signature professional development program that challenges pharmacy students from a national network of 100 schools to design a cohesive development and commercialization plan for a theoretical new drug entity. This year, teams will be focused on bringing “metafitinib” to market for the treatment of bladder cancer (metastatic Urothelial Cancer, mUC).