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追逐博林格

认识明矾博士. 追逐博林格 (’14), from Chattanooga, 田纳西州, who serves as an Air Force Commander over 药店, Lab, Radiology, and Immunizations departments, w在这里 he manages over thirty people across those sections. 在这个角色中，他服务 as a health care administrator while also having the opportunity to work within the pharmacy and interact with patients and active-duty members. 他已经发球超过了 seven years and lived in South Carolina, Germany, and now Wichita, Kansas.  

How do you make an impact in your profession as a pharmacist and military serviceman? The pharmacy touches almost every Airman, family member, or retiree. 我们提供 service that helps to keep our military mission running by providing medications and clinical pharmacy services to keep everyone healthy. 我们也提供药物 can protect our Airmen in certain biological or chemical warfare situations. 所以我们 真的在保护那些保护我们的人吗.

你是如何选择这条职业道路的?为什么? I pursued this career path 为 a couple of different reasons. 第一，我一直都是 interested in health care and the science behind how medicine works. 实际上我工作过 in banking be为e going to pharmacy school so it was a big career shift 为 me but 我绝对不会后悔. 第二，我一直想做点什么 改变了人们的生活. 我想知道我是在为他们提供服务 他们认为是有益的. And three, the military became an option when I learned about their scholarship program 为 professional school. 我可以用最少的钱毕业 在为国家服务的同时还欠着债. 所以奖学金项目是我的第一步 到我现在的位置.

加顿为你做了什么准备? I was thankful that Gatton allowed the Air Force recruiter to speak to us in the first 的地方. That set the ball rolling 为 my entire Air Force 经验. 但更多的是 than that, Gatton provided me the basic professional and clinical skills that have prepared me 为 the positions I’ve held within the military. 我有一些很好的导师 教授(博士). Nick Hagemeier in particular) and Dean Emeritus Larry Calhoun 在加顿也是如此. I still stay in touch with them and both invite me back every year to speak to our current pharmacy 学生 about military medicine and my unique 经验.

你获得了什么荣誉? I was chosen as Field Grade Officer of the Year 为 the 22nd 医疗 Group. 一个字段 Grade Officer is the grade of O-4 to O-6 or Major, Lieutenant Colonel, and Colonel. 22医疗集团是我的诊所.

这对你的服务有什么影响? Being picked as officer of the year helps to set myself apart from my peers and makes me more competitive 为 promotion to Lieutenant Colonel. 这也有助于强调 to myself and others that hard work does pay off in terms of recognition.

 

Tandy Branham

你现在在干什么? 

I live in Gray, 田纳西州, and am the Lab Supervising Pharmacist at ProCompounding 约翰逊市药房. I manage all of the lab  technicians that create our compounded medications and ensure that  all products leaving our lab have passed quality control 检查.

 什么 was the most important thing you learned while at Gatton? 

Dedication to duty should always be evaluated against the loyalty to  those you care 为. 

You served as president of your class all four years at Gatton, investing a lot of time into making the Gatton 经验 memorable 为 you and your classmates. 什么 是你最美好的回忆? 

Collectively, my favorite memories at Gatton were the annual awards  ceremonies. It 是我今年最喜欢的活动吗. 这给了学生们一个穿衣服的机会 up, relax, enjoy some entertainment, and  most importantly to express to our faculty, staff and preceptors how  much we appreciated their dedication to the Gatton program.

梅丽莎·麦考尔(2010届)

前州长比尔·哈斯拉姆邀请校友. 金斯波特的梅丽莎·麦考尔说 serve on the 田纳西州 Board of 药店 为 the next six years. 麦考尔是2010年的 graduate of the Gatton College of 药店’s inaugural class.

McCall serves as pharmacy professional services manager 为 the Tri-Cities Division K-VA-T食品商店公司. and oversees daily operations 为 38 Food City 药店 位置. She completed her undergraduate pre-pharmacy coursework at 差. 后 graduating from Gatton, McCall earned an MBA in 2013 from Milligan College. 了解更多.

露西·谢尔(14英尺)

Dr. 露西一个. Shell ('14) has been named the next 田纳西州 Board of 药店 Executive 导演. Dr. Shell previously served at the 田纳西州 Pharmacists Association (TPA) 整整七年. Her husband, Eric, is a 2013 Gatton College of 药店 alum. 了解更多.

什么 was the most important thing you learned at Gatton?

One of the most critical things that I learned at Gatton was the value of effective 沟通. Whether that be to your patients, your colleagues, your peers, being able to communicate to each of those groups successfully is key and something that Gatton really allowed me to develop while I was t在这里.

你在加顿最难忘的记忆是什么?

It is truly hard to pick just one, but the lasting friendships I developed while at 学校对我来说真的很特别. I also will always remember my APPE rotation to Ethiopia, 我父亲也曾和我一起服役.