This month, we are joined at Happy Druggist on Karl Road by Meghanne White, a fourth-year pharmacy student from The Ohio State University’s College of Pharmacy.

Meghanne will graduate in May 2022 and will then take the test to become a registered pharmacist. Meghanne will be with Kristie and the staff on Karl Road throughout May, so please stop by and meet her while she is in the store in Columbus.

Here is what Meghanne tells us about herself:

Hello everyone! My name is Meghanne White and I am a current fourth year (P4) Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) student at The Ohio State University with a graduate minor in Applied Clinical and Preclinical Research. I graduated a year early from Ohio State in 2018 with a Bachelor of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences as a STEM scholar. I originally chose Ohio State because I wanted a big state school with ample opportunities and research funding in a metropolitan area (and great school/football spirit!). I lived in Delaware, OH until the age of 7 when my family moved to the suburbs of Chicago.

Throughout pharmacy school, I worked as an inpatient pharmacy intern at Riverside Methodist Hospital. I enjoyed the inpatient world of pharmacy, specifically sterile IV compounding and medication reconciliation. I learned a lot from the residents and skilled pharmacists there who are practicing at the top of their licenses, especially during the pandemic.

I also worked the past four years at an independent pharmacy, O’Reilly Family Pharmacy in Worthington, OH. I loved my experience there and hope to continue working there post-graduation next May. Our pharmacy packages medications for assisted living facilities, while also providing traditional retail pharmacy offerings to our community. O’Reilly Family Pharmacy is currently enrolled in the Partners for Promotion program, as well as Flip the Pharmacy, where they focus on expanding their clinical offerings through collaborative practice agreements and point of care testing. This is the area I would like to help expand post-graduation and one day become board certified in, so my Partner for Promotion rotation at Happy Druggist aligns perfectly with this goal!

Outside of school, I love to cook! I recently discovered Indian food during quarantine and quickly became obsessed! I also love coffee and visiting independent coffee shops throughout Columbus. A few of my favorites are Staufs and Winans.

Additionally, I love to run! I ran the Columbus Half Marathon in 2018, and hope to train for another half marathon throughout my P4 year.

In the very scarce spare time that I have, I have been planning for my wedding in April 2022! My fiancé proposed to me on New Year’s Eve 2019; we thought 2020 might have gone a little differently. My fiancé and I have been together for 4.5 years and engaged for 1.5 years, so we are very excited for our friends and family to get vaccinated so we can finally be married next spring!