The IPhO Podcast

Sure, it would be nice to secure a fellowship early in the recruitment season. And we understand why! It can be a stressful time. And even more stressful is reading other students' fellowship acceptance posts on LinkedIn and still waiting for your offer to come through.

But if you don't secure your fellowship during the traditional recruitment cycle, remember that it isn't game over!

On this episode, Aleksey is joined by Austin Murphy, PharmD. Austin is a first-year Global Safety Strategy & Risk Management Fellow at Janssen. Austin tells his story of how he initially went through the process without any offers, but still managed to get a fellowship in the end. It’s always a good idea to be prepared for every situation, and this episode will help you do just that.

 

Novo Nordisk
https://www.industrypharmacist.org/resources/a6a585162b1b2a4048b40e1b39092cfd.pdf

University of North Carolina
https://pharmacydpetfellowships.web.unc.edu/applications/

University of Southern California

• AbbVie: https://www.industrypharmacist.org/resources/0cf4416bd9b6dc398284ed8efbf127a9.pdf
• Gilead: https://www.industrypharmacist.org/resources/bf533185f02a7baa67053a8bfcbbb07c.pdf
• Kite: https://www.industrypharmacist.org/resources/ada43d369ca28f7fce8994c0aa20461a.pdf
• MannKind: https://www.industrypharmacist.org/resources/ed81e0e89f5c7073f75eacb5efc1ca2c.pdf
• Neurocrine: https://www.industrypharmacist.org/resources/95870cdce0c6961e3468620e78c22583.pdf
• Adaptive Therapeutics: https://www.industrypharmacist.org/resources/f8f6929abbf39218dff9f4c914803053.pdf

University of the Sciences

https://www.industrypharmacist.org/resources/8ee0b3f4f8cedcf5f24fbddf22cfc245.pdf

On this episode, Sergio and Alex are joined by Iram Hasan, who currently heads up the UCB Fellowship Program while also working in Regulatory Affairs. For Iram, a fellowship was nowhere on her radar when she was graduating pharmacy school. She stumbled upon her fellowship program and spent time evaluating industry against residency.

Ultimately, though, she made a choice that changed the entire trajectory of her career. Iram shares her advice about applying to multiple functional areas, the most important traits to highlight in an interview, the unique way the UCB Fellowship Program recruits, the "intangibles" recruiters look for in candidates, and more.

AbbVie
https://www.industrypharmacist.org/resources/515a14a2320d5aa5ac12c89252ae51f6.pdf

Lilly
https://www.industrypharmacist.org/resources/6553db877502dc8c0f995c58309c1f42.pdf

Pfizer
https://www.mcphs.edu/academics/postgraduate-opportunities/biopharmaceutical-fellowships/pfizer-fellowships
https://cppr.pharmacy.uic.edu/fellowships/
https://pharmacy.ucsd.edu/research/uc-san-diego-pfizer-post-doctoral-research-fellowship-clinical-pharmacology-oncology
https://pharmafellows.rutgers.edu/partner-companies/
https://www.industrypharmacist.org/resources/a6a585162b1b2a4048b40e1b39092cfd.pdf

Northeastern
https://bouve.northeastern.edu/pharmacy/fellowships/

Worried about applying to fellowships with no prior industry experience? Don't be! Many fellowship candidates are in the same situation. And many secure positions by highlighting other transferable and relevant skills.

On this episode, Aleksey is joined by Liz Wilks, PharmD, RPh, a First-Year Pfizer/Rutgers University Post-Doctoral Fellow working in Global Medical Affairs. Liz talks about her experiences applying for fellowships without having any prior direct experience in the pharmaceutical industry, and provides advice on how to best navigate the process by utilizing other life experiences.

 

RevHealth:

https://www.industrypharmacist.org/resources/638a3c1ecf36ea329f33ebd23890cf45.pdf

 

Boehringer Ingelheim:
https://www.boehringer-ingelheim.us/careers/academic-programs/medicine-post-doctoral-and-post-pharmd-fellowships

 

University of the Pacific:
https://www.industrypharmacist.org/resources/0fc35b2551e97b954c21eb76053e420a.pdf

"Coincidence or Serendipity?" Next up in our Midyear Marathon series, Veronica joins us to share her career journey and how a sequence of serendipitous events led her to pursue fellowship training. Inspired by her brother's love for research and with her strong belief in the scientific method, Veronica has always had a logical and calculated approach to life, until chance and destiny stepped in to take care of the rest.

Listen in as Veronica shares her candid philosophies on navigating Midyear and her fellowship experiences. Her guiding principles? Have positive influences, come over-prepared, stay true to your values, and trust your instincts. Plus, hear how she is navigating fellowship interviews on the other side and her advice for students going through the recruitment process.

The brochures mentioned in the episode can be found HERE.

In what feels like a universe full of fellowship positions, it can feel daunting to know how to narrow down options and select "the one."

Should you choose a program affiliated with a university? One with a partner organization like IPhO? A one-year position or a two-year position? There are many factors to consider when determining which program is the best fit for you.

On episode 11, Aleksey is joined by Jessie Kim, PharmD, MS, first-year Global Regulatory Affairs Fellow at UCB; and Richard Cale, PharmD, first-year Marketing Fellow at Becton Dickinson (BD). Aleksey, Jessie, and Richard chose fellowship positions affiliated with IPhO, and they share their thoughts on how and why they made the choices that they did when applying for fellowships.

Jim joins us for the second time on the IPhO podcast—and the timing couldn't be better. Listen in as he shares information about the important resources on the IPhO website that will help fellowship candidates and employers navigate the ever-changing fall recruitment period. Students get advice on how best to prepare for their interviews and what to do to stay organized and confident. Plus, he shares valuable tips for those conducting interviews. The key? Resist the urge to find a clone of yourself, as tempting as it might be.

Going through the fellowship interview process at Midyear poses many challenges: keeping track of timelines, preparing for interviews, staying calm under pressure, feeling confident in your responses and decisions - the list goes on and on.

Thankfully, IPhO Podcast episode 9 offers some important guidance to help you prepare. On this episode, Aleksey is joined by Preston Skersick, a current US Medical Affairs Fellow at GSK/UNC. They both share tips and tricks that helped them navigate the fellowship interview process and land the positions they really wanted.

For episode eight, we are joined by Rolee Das, PharmD, who has built a successful career at Bristol Myers Squibb. Rolee dives deep into her career journey, which she says took many unexpected twists and turns.

From clinical, to academia as a professor at Rutgers, to industry—she has worn many hats and shares her thoughts on each one. What advice does she have for pharmacists being told that working in industry is "selling out?" What does she enjoy most about her work? And what traits separated her top students from the rest (hint: it's not the grades)? Get answers to these questions (and so much more) in episode eight!

We are excited to release the first podcast episode hosted by our newest member of the team, Aleksey. Aleksey is joined by Corey Rantz, a current Bristol Myers Squibb fellow.

 

It's no surprise how important it is to find mentors throughout your career—individuals who can help guide you, answer your questions, and look out for you as you navigate industry.

 

But finding the right mentor can sometimes feel overwhelming. In this episode, Corey and Aleksey share personal stories about how they found and built relationships with their mentors and what other students can do to get started searching for their own. 

Aleksey, an incoming UCB/IPhO fellow and Class of 2021 graduate of Wilkes University, joins us for IPhO Podcast episode six.

 

As a student, Aleksey was looking for more information about Midyear, fellowship recruitment, and general advice on starting out in industry as a pharmacist. He reached out to our IPhO podcast team with the goal of creating a second monthly episode offering tips and advice for students—and the rest is history in the making! 

 

Aleksey will join as our newest podcast host later this summer with his very first episode. And in the meantime, tune in to episode six to learn more about what's to come from Aleksey, hot topics in industry today, and more!