32 – Why I Pursued a Non-Traditional Residency and Why I’m So Excited to Pivot into a Specialty Pharmacy Role (REWIND)

Ijeoma Ekeocha Black Women Pharmacists Podcast

Allow me to re-introduce myself! On today’s episode, we’re rewinding to episode 1, where I chat about why I pursued a non-traditional residency, what that even means, and the exciting opportunity afforded to me at my current institution.

In case you guys didn’t already know, I earned my Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of the Sciences, formally known as Philadelphia College of Pharmacy in 2009. Following graduation, I became a Clinical Pharmacist at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD.

Five years into my clinical practice, I was eager to learn more, so I chose to pursue an ASHP accredited non-traditional pharmacy residency and in 2014 became the first (and only to date) non-traditional pharmacy resident at The Johns Hopkins Hospital.

Post-residency, I landed a job at another large academic institution as a Lead Pharmacist. Three years later I accepted a position as a Clinical Pharmacy Manager in a Specialty pharmacy within a large academic institution.

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