PART TWO
As a student new to South Dakota State University College of Pharmacy, my interview with Dr. Evink, the President of the Iowa Pharmacy Association, was very insightful and actually got me to think as the profession of pharmacy differently as a whole. Additionally, the amount of what she accomplished during her presidency has caused me to think of what leadership positions entail and the types of activities which a leader must take charge of. This interview has also made me consider how I may play a role in a future pharmacy leadership position, and has also made me think about how the practice of pharmacy is changing and how new leadership roles could be created in this evolving profession.
To begin with, this project has changed
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One example of this is the new role of telepharmacy. I can see how this new field of pharmacy could take off in the future, as it can be advantageous for a hospitals and clinics to have a telepharmacist available. Some examples of how it may benefit hospitals is that it could allow quick access to specialized pharmacists who are very skilled and knowledgeable who can assist staffed pharmacists and physicians with a treatment plan, it can alleviate stress on small hospitals or clinics who have a limited number of staffed pharmacists, and it could allow nurses or practitioners to ask pharmacists questions during the night when there may not be a pharmacist on hand. I think that a future leadership role in this area of pharmacy would have a very direct role on this new profession and if changes would happen very quickly. I imagine jobs in this field would resemble call centers and communication with them would be very direct. For example, if a treatment plan was made available which did a better job a treating a particular illness, a leader could quickly and efficiently relay this information to the correct pharmacists which would result in better outcomes for the