-: So coming here at University of Toledo,
the Pharmacy School, I did the standard 2 + 6 program.
So I did two years of undergrad where I was here
at University of Toledo main campus
and then I spent the next four years
of my college career in the Pharm.D. program
at the University of Toledo Medical Center.
Afterwards, in order to get a position
like this and be in a hospital,
residencies are almost required at this point.
So I did a one year residency
at the University or at....
Promedica Toledo Hospital.
So for me, I think it's really important
because to be able to show that you're doing
more than just school work
I found that being able to be diversified
and show that you're out there in the community.
You're doing things besides just going to class.
When I'm looking at people, I'm really looking
for people who seem active engaged.
And the biggest thing is, you have to be able
to put the patient first, right?
Cause at the end of the day it's the patient
that's the reason you're there.
That's the reason you have your job.
So I'm looking for someone who would be
willing to go above and beyond and do anything
for the best care for the patient.
So there are a lot of great pharmacy organizations
that you can get involved with
while you're in pharmacy school.
So I definitely recommend pharmacy students
getting involved with organizations.
As well that the University of Toledo,
we have things called like IPPY experiences
or Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences.
And a lot of the faculty at University of Toledo
participate in these and I would highly recommend
getting involved in them with shadowing opportunities.
I did a lot of my shadowing in hospitals
through our staff at University of Toledo
and that really led me into knowing
that I wanted to go into hospitals.
So trying to take the opportunities that they have
for shadowing, getting involved in organizations,
and then just trying to get out there and to learn
as much as possible.`