We found a pool of future independent pharmacists
at the recruitment fair at our newest pharmacy
college, the Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy at
Texas A&M Health Science Center in Kingsville.
American Pharmacies Directors Buddy de
la Rosa from the Valley and Bruce Rogers from Victoria
joined me last week to talk with student interns. My
wife and I both are graduates of Texas A&M
Kingsville, so I was particularly proud to attend this
event.
We had some very interesting discussions
with young people who stopped by our booth. Many of
the first- and second-year students are eager to know
more about operating their own pharmacies, especially
those from the Valley who had friends and family in the
business.
Every chain and most hospital
groups were aggressively recruiting at this fair,
significantly outnumbering independent pharmacy.
We invited students to visit our Website
and send information if they are looking for a summer
internship. For those who do, we will contact one
of you in their desired area to help connect these
interns with our professional members.
To host an intern, a pharmacist must be
a preceptor. You can do this through approximately three
CEU hours through the various universities--even online.
Watch for more on attaining preceptor status.
APRx member and Texas Pharmacy
Association President-Elect Bill Moore narrowed his
group of students to 11 and is interviewing further to
hire three interns, one for each of his stores in the
Corpus Christi area.
Dr. Barry Bleidt, PhD, PharmD, RPh,
Professor and Associate Dean, Academic Affairs, asked us
to line up speakers to talk about the profession of
independent pharmacy. Start thinking about this, and let
us know your interest.
Stay tuned for more information about
more internship matching opportunities and preceptor
CEUs.
NOTE: Many of you have
asked about Richard since his recent heart bypass
surgery. He's home and doing well, and is very
appreciative of all the good wishes you sent.
