017 Jennifer Shannon
I am so excited to welcome Dr Jennifer Shannon onto the podcast today. We first met in high school in 1998, went to the same univeristy for our undergraduate degrees and then parted ways around 2005 when I moved back to London to start my career in pharmacy. Instagram has reunited us after several years and it was an absolute pleasure having this conversation and much needed catch up.
Jennifer is a wonderful mother of 4 beautiful children, dedicated wife to Professor Mike, and currently the proud owner of Lily's Pharmacy in Georgia, USA. She started her career as an enthusiastic resident pharmacist; an experience which she clearly loved and her passion for this type of role at the start of a pharmacy career shines throughout our conversation. She then transitioned into academia as an Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Practice Professor with the Philadelphia College of Medicine. During this time she also worked for the Good Samaritan Society which involved setting up a diabetes clinic. From there she makes the bold and brave decision to buy her own pharmacy with her husband and they run the business together as a team! I love that this episode allows us to get insider insight into what it is truly like to be a pharmacy owner, mother of four, and a wife!
We talk a lot about students and starting a career in pharmacy. Jennifer has plenty of advice to share:
- take the time to understand what roles pharmacists have and expose yourself at every opportunity you can find
- learn the state of the profession every step of the way as it is constantly evolving
- advocate for your profession and drive the change you want to see!
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