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Meet Our Student Pharmacist for April, Kristy Jackson (and Her Gorgeous Dogs, Mycroft and Sherlock).

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We have two pharmacy students for the month of April, Kristy Jackson and Mark Borns. Both of them are from The Ohio State University’s College of Pharmacy and will be graduating this coming May. Please make them feel very welcome while they are with us this month.

First up, we’d like to introduce you to Kristy. Here is what she has to say about herself:

Hello! My name is Kristy Jackson and I am originally from Roaring Spring, Pennsylvania. I grew up in a small farming community and graduated from Central High School where I was a member of Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA). In high school, I had the opportunity to compete nationally in FBLA and this is where I became interested in pharmacy.

I then spent four years getting my bachelor’s degree in biological sciences at the University of Pittsburgh. I loved living in Pittsburgh and during my free time, while I was there, I loved exploring all the amazing parts of the city and attending Pitt football games. I was fortunate to get accepted to many pharmacy schools, but knew Ohio State was for me the second I came here. I am now currently in my last month of rotations and will be graduating with my doctor of pharmacy degree very soon!

In my free time I love spending time with my husband, Jason, and our two dogs, Sherlock and Mycroft. In the picture below, Sherlock is the basset hound and Mycroft is the English bulldog. When the dogs aren’t keeping us busy, Jason and I love going to the movies and trying new restaurants.

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I had the idea of becoming a pharmacist in high school, but I wasn’t really sure until I was in college. I explored other options while there, but always came back to pharmacy and that’s when I knew it was for me.

I love pharmacy because I am able to apply my love of science and be a part of the medical field. Learning how the body works and how we can change that with medications has always fascinated me.

I really enjoy talking and working with patients and getting to know them better, so I am able to help them with their health and medications. Even though, after pharmacy school I am looking to be more in an administrative position, providing the best care to patients has always been my main focus.

I have been very fortunate to have a wonderful job while in pharmacy school working for Ohio Health Rehabilitation Hospital. It is a small inpatient rehab hospital located in Victorian Village where I have had the opportunity to learn so much more about pharmacy.

My future, as of now, is still a little uncertain since I have applied for a pharmacy residency in healthcare administration. I am hoping to complete a 2-year residency and master degree in administration, so that one day I can be a director of a small hospital pharmacy.

I don’t have much community pharmacy experience, so I am very excited to be on rotation at Plain City Druggist to learn more about community pharmacy in such a unique environment. I look forward to working with all the staff and meeting a lot of patients during the month of April.

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