PharmBUDs

by Sierra Schippers and Lizabeth Cowgill

PharmBUDs, created by PharmD students Sierra and Liz, is an interview-led podcast hoping to spark curiosity in prospective and current pharmacy students through candid conversations. Guests from diverse areas of pharmacy expertise share their narratives to inspire a passion for pharmacy aimed at advancing the future of the profession. Sierra and Liz are “buds” or friends so it seemed important to emphasize that their relations ...   ...  Read more

Podcast episodes

  • Season 1

  • Herbal Supplements Effective?

    Herbal Supplements Effective?

    Dr. Laura Shane-McWhorter, Professor Emeritus at the University of Utah College of Pharmacy, talks cultural competency and how pharmacy practice has evolved over time.

  • T-Cells or B-Cells?

    T-Cells or B-Cells?

    Dr. Alessandro Venosa, Assistant Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology, shares opportunities for PharmD students to get involved in research and reveals his favorite immune cell.

  • 24 Hour Pharmacist Staffing?

    24 Hour Pharmacist Staffing?

    Dr. Presley Whetman, PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Resident, shares her experience as a pharmacy resident and tells pharmacy students what they should know about residencies.

  • University of Utah Unique?

    University of Utah Unique?

    Kammy Shepherd, Pre-Pharmacy Advisor at the University of Utah, walks Sierra and Liz through the PharmD program's application process and tells prospective students of the College of Pharmacy what they need to know.

  • 911 or Poison Control?

    911 or Poison Control?

    Dr. Joe Lambson, Clinical Toxicology Fellow at the University of Utah, tells Sierra and Liz what pharmacy students should know about fellowships and shares a little about the Utah Poison Control Center.