New Practitioner Experience News Winter 2025
OPA New Practitioner Experience (NPX) Committee LaunchpadWinter 2025 |
Welcome to the NPX Launchpad
Welcome to the Winter 2025 edition of the NPX Launchpad, the quarterly newsletter intended to help you, a new practitioner, excel personally and professionally!
Check out our featured articles:
- New Practitioner Profile
- Reflections from Rotation
- Hometown Highlights: Marengo
- Cheesy Broccoli Casserole
- News & Upcoming Events
We hope you enjoy the NPX Launchpad and we invite each of you to take the next step in your professional growth by getting involved with NPX today!
NPX Advisory Team:
Chair: Jennifer Wick, R.Ph., PharmD, MPH, BCACP
Vice-Chair: Korie Maryo, R.Ph., PharmD
Member-at-Large: Jared Malott, PharmD
Member-at-Large: Amber Lilly, PharmD
Member-at-Large: Eric Dierkes, R.Ph., PharmD
Member-at-Large: Regann Rutschilling R.Ph., PharmD
Launchpad Coordinator: Bella Blankenship, PharmD
New Practitioner Profile
Hannah Pangallo, R.Ph., PharmD
What excites me most about working with students is...
Reflections from Rotation
Amaal Ahmed, PharmD Candidate 2025
During my rotation with the Ohio Pharmacists Association (OPA), I had the chance to participate in several experiences that not only expanded my understanding of the pharmacy profession but also deepened my commitment to community work and pharmacy advocacy.
Hometown Highlights: Marengo
Thirty miles north of Columbus is Marengo, OH, is a charming rural community with naturally beautiful rolling hills and fields.
Cheesy Broccoli Casserole
Total Time: about an hour
News & Upcoming Events:
Pharmacist Training Program for Long-Acting Injectables
January 16, 2025 at the OPA Office
OPA Student Pharmacist Legislative Day
February 19 at the Renaissance Downtown Columbus Hotel
147th OPA Annual Conference & Trade Show
Save the date! April 11-13, 2025 at the Hilton Columbus Downtown
Get Involved with the Launchpad Newsletter
Help contribute to the next Launchpad newsletter! Articles may be submitted for Pharmacy Trivia, Rx Impact, Financial Future, A Taste of Our Kitchen, and Ohio Days. Have an idea for another article relevant to students and new practitioners? You can submit that as well!
Sign up for upcoming articles HERE.
Articles should be submitted in a Word document to Bella Blakenship blankenship.397@osu.edu. Photographs for articles should be submitted as attachments for higher quality reproduction. Thank you!