We’d like to introduce you to our October student pharmacist, Nadia Szymanski, who is a fourth year student at The Ohio State University’s College of Pharmacy. Nadia will graduate in May of 2016 to start her career as a pharmacist. She will be with us the entire month of October and we hope you will make her very welcome.

Here is what Nadia has to say about herself:

Hi, everyone. My name is Nadia Szymanski and I am a pharmacy student from The Ohio State University. I will be an intern at Plain City Druggist during the month of October and I am looking forward to my time here.

I am from Erie, Pennsylvania and, surprisingly, I miss the changes in elevation. Central Ohio is rather flat, but it is great for gas mileage. I live in Hilliard with my soon-to-be husband (we are getting married on October 7th!) and our ever-growing petting zoo. We have a two-year-old Bernese Mountain Dog named Luna, a 7-year old cat, Titan, and a 7-month-old rabbit, Olli. We have plans to soon include another dog and possibly llamas.

I graduated from Indiana University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor degree in chemistry. It was my love of chemistry, particularly organic chemistry, that got me interested in pharmaceuticals. Also, during ungraduate school, I did a great deal of chemistry tutoring and really enjoyed talking to people and helping them understand complex ideas. This all cumulated into me becoming interested in pharmacy.

Throughout my time in pharmacy school, I learned about compounding pharmacy and nuclear pharmacy. Both areas allow me to mix my passion for chemistry with helping people. Also, I love working in the community setting, getting to know patients, and taking care of them long-term. I would enjoy working in an independent pharmacy and I am considering ownership in the future.

When I am not in the pharmacy, I love to watch TV and movies, read, and do things outside.

We just took our dog on her first camping trip last month at Tar Hollow State Park and had a great time. Even though our dog is not a water dog, she tried swimming for the first time since she was a puppy and was successful! We want to continue to explore the state parks that are near Columbus.

I hope to meet all of you throughout October and am happy to help in any way that I can.