Pharmacist Diaries

*This podcast episode was originally a YouTube LIVE with Q&A which you can watch on my YouTube channel ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . This is a series of episodes I am doing on non-traditional careers running from July to December 2025. Sign up to my shared Google Calendar ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ so you never miss an episode* As part of my non-traditional career series, I have invited the one and only, Jamie Wil...

*This podcast episode was originally a YouTube LIVE with Q&A which you can watch on my YouTube channel ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . This is a series of episodes I am doing on non-traditional careers running from July to December 2025. Sign up to my shared Google Calendar ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ so you never miss an episode* We're halfway through the non-traditional pharmacy career series, having featured A...

*This podcast episode was originally a YouTube LIVE with Q&A which you can watch on my YouTube channel ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . This is a series of episodes I am doing on non-traditional careers running from July to December 2025. Sign up to my shared Google Calendar ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ so you never miss an episode* Are you tired of just managing symptoms instead of solving root causes? 💊➡️🌱Join us as La...

*This podcast episode was originally a YouTube LIVE with Q&A which you can watch on my YouTube channel ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ . This is a series of episodes I am doing on non-traditional careers running from July to December 2025. Sign up to my shared Google Calendar ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ so you never miss an episode* I was scrolling through Dr. Nikita Patel's LinkedIn and seeing titles like: → Director, Clinica...

*This podcast episode was originally a YouTube LIVE with Q&A which you can watch on my YouTube channel ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ . This is a series of episodes I am doing on non-traditional careers running from July to December 2025. Sign up to my shared Google Calendar ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ so you never miss an episode* Tired of traditional pharmacy roles? Meet Dr. Steve Aluoch, the PharmD who might be behind some of your...

*This podcast episode was originally a YouTube LIVE with Q&A which you can watch on my YouTube channel ⁠here⁠ . This is a series of episodes I am doing on non-traditional careers running from July to December 2025. Sign up to my shared Google Calendar ⁠here⁠ so you never miss an episode* Join me for an inspiring conversation with Dr. Lauren Curtis, who transformed her retail pharmacy career in...

*This podcast episode was originally a YouTube LIVE with Q&A which you can watch on my YouTube channel here . This is a series of episodes I am doing on non-traditional careers running from July to December 2025. Sign up to my shared Google Calendar here so you never miss an episode* In this episode of Pharmacist Diaries, I’m joined by Adam Quicaro , a pharmacist who transitioned into the worl...

This conversation explores the journey of Emeka Onwudiwe, a pharmacy student and talented entrepreneur who founded a record label and the lessons he learned along the way. He discusses the importance of humility, the therapeutic power of music, and the innovative approaches taken to stand out in the music industry. He emphasises the significance of building strong relationships with artists and ho...

In this powerful episode, we follow the inspiring and deeply personal story of Emeka Onwudiwe, a pharmacy student at the University of East Anglia. Emeka shares how he went from failing his GCSEs and taking an unexpected path through a BTEC in Health and Social Care to becoming the National President of the British Pharmaceutical Students’ Association (BPSA) . 👩🏽‍⚕️ This is not your typical phar...

This episode pulls back the curtain on what really happens after pharmacy graduation, focusing on the complex transition from university life to professional responsibility. Sue Wong shares her candid experiences from her foundation year at Great Ormond Street Hospital, revealing the challenges and insights that universities don't typically prepare students for. 1. Mental health struggles are...

In this inspiring episode, Harvey John, a fourth-year pharmacy student at Swansea University, shares his remarkable journey from being told he'd never succeed academically due to his dyslexia diagnosis at age 9, to becoming an award-winning student leader. Harvey reveals how he transformed his perceived limitations into superpowers, founded his university's first pharmacy society, and deve...

Hey there pharmacy family! Welcome back to the Untold Stories of Pharmacy Students Series! Today we're tackling something every single one of us can relate to...those moments when pharmacy school gets really tough. Have you ever looked at your module and thought, "There is absolutely no way I'm going to get through this"? Today's episode is your ultimate survival guide. Meet...

In this final episode of my special three-part series with Leya Luhar, we dive deep into the significant changes coming to pharmacy education in 2026, when all pharmacy students will qualify as prescribers upon graduation. We explore the monumental change happening in pharmacy education, where all graduates will qualify as prescribers. This represents a fundamental transformation in the profession...

In the second episode of our special three-part series with Leya Luhar, we tackle one of the most frequently asked questions I receive in my DMs: "Should I choose pharmacy or medicine?" Instead of just sharing my perspective, I brought on Leya - a medical student and entrepreneur - to offer insights from someone currently experiencing medical school firsthand. This episode provides an ho...

In this first episode of our special three-part series, we introduce Leya Luhar, a medical student and the founder of OSCE Toolbox, a platform revolutionising OSCE preparation for pharmacy students across the UK. Leya shares her journey from considering various career paths to ultimately finding her passion in medicine. She discusses the challenges of medical school, including the intense workload...

In this powerful episode of the Untold Stories of Pharmacy Students Series, I enjoy a deep dive conversation with Ewoma Ayetuoma. Ewoma is a British drug-free powerlifting association world record holder and fourth-year pharmacy student at the University of East Anglia. After facing rejection from medical schools, he pivoted to pharmacy, where he overcame first and second-year resits while buildin...

From the sun-soaked hills of Tuscany to the halls of British pharmacy education, this week's episode features Craig Ndip. Craig Ndip is the Vice President of the British Pharmaceutical Students' Association (BPSA) and a fourth-year pharmacy student. He grew up in the beautiful hills of Tuscany, Italy, where he developed a love for food and landscapes. After moving to the UK as a teenager without k...

In Episode 3 of The Untold Stories of Pharmacy Students, we meet third-year student, Hikmat Kazeem, who's rewriting what success looks like in pharmacy education. Like many pharmacy students, Hikmat's path wasn't straightforward. After COVID-era predicted grades affected her medical school applications, she reluctantly considered pharmacy - despite a less-than-inspiring work experience placement t...

In Episode 2 of The Untold Stories of Pharmacy Students, I sit down with Sanjida Hossain, a fourth-year Kingston pharmacy student who is transforming how pharmacy students connect, support each other, and build lasting communities. As BPSA's Southern Area Coordinator and Kingston Pharmacy Society's Treasurer, she's living proof that you don't need to wait until graduation to make an impact. In thi...

In this debut episode of The Untold Stories of Pharmacy Students Series, we sit down with Romoluwa ("Rommy") Akinnawonu, a remarkable third-year pharmacy student at Keele University who's making waves as BPSA's Engagement Officer.  Originally from Dublin and now based in East London, Rommy brings a fresh perspective to pharmacy education through her commitment to addressing health inequalities, pa...

Get ready for an inspiring conversation with the Dr. Swathi Varanasi-Diaz, who's shaking things up in the pharmacy world! Named one of 2023's 50 Most Influential Leaders in Pharmacy, Swathi shares her fascinating journey from pharmacy school to becoming a pioneer in integrative medicine and healthcare consulting. With her PharmD from the Medical University of South Carolina and BA from Carleton Co...

Scott Stewart is the Vice President of Clinical Services at Pharmcare USA, where he has demonstrated exceptional leadership in growing the clinical services team from fewer than 10 consultants to over 60, while maintaining an impressive turnover rate of less than 5% over a decade. His journey in pharmacy began in 2011 as a consultant pharmacist in long-term care, and despite his rise to executive...

In this special episode for World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week, we welcome Dr. Grace Barnes, a specialty registrar in Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, for an insightful discussion about her journey in medicine and her work in microbiology. Grace shares her path from studying medicine at Oxford University to her current role, including her formative experiences during medical electi...

In this World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week episode, we meet Bee Yean Ng, the lead antimicrobial stewardship pharmacist at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust. Starting her journey in Malaysia and completing her pharmacy degree through a partnership with the University of Strathclyde, Bee shares her transition from community pharmacy training to hospital practice. Despite initial chall...

In this World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week episode, Neha Voralia shares her journey from community pharmacy to becoming an advanced anti-infectives pharmacist.  Starting at Northampton General Hospital, she discovered her passion for antimicrobial stewardship through working with complex diabetic foot infections and surgical patients. Neha discusses her transition to paediatric antimicr...