Reported by: Ogechi Umejei, PharmD Candidate 2018, St. John’s University

Special thanks to:

St. John’s University IPhO Student Chapter President, Nancy Simon, and St. John’s University alumni and current Post-Doctoral Fellow, Praneeta Nagraj, Dr. Rahul Bhambri, Long Island University alumni and current Pfizer Medical Director, and IPhO Student Chapter President, David Pinkhasov and IPhO Student Chapter Secretary, Laura Sedita Alaimo, and Patrick Campbell, LIU Director of Student and Professional Activities.

Often times in pharmacy school, students are encouraged to pursue more conventional career paths within hospital or community pharmacy. However, a PharmD is a powerful degree that can allow entry to working in a variety of different settings. While careers within both community and hospital are of great importance to our society and the healthcare system, student pharmacists deserve to be informed about the diverse roles they can hold once they gain entry into the work force. Information regarding career paths in the pharmaceutical industry can be difficult to gain prior to APPE rotations. In a quest to gain more insight and knowledge about the opportunities available within the pharmaceutical and biotech industry, students around the country are joining the Industry Pharmacists Organization (IPhO).

On March 10, 2016, pharmacy students from St. John's University and Long IslandUniversity had the opportunity to attend a site visit at Pfizer.