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This month we get to meet Amanda Quelland.Amanda has worked in the healthcare field for 14 years. From a young age she knew she wanted to have job where she could help people. Amanda has a doctorate in pharmacy and completed a pharmacy practice residency at the University of Arizona Medical Center.  She works on the […]

Here’s some welcome news for those of us who didn’t sleep so well last night: New research suggests that a short power nap can make us feel and perform better. The study, recently published online in the journal Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, looked at how much a nap can really help in a memory task. On […]

Here’s some welcome news for those of us who didn’t sleep so well last night: New research suggests that a short power nap can make us feel and perform better. The study, recently published online in the journal Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, looked at how much a nap can really help in a memory task. On […]

National Doctors Day – What would we do without doctors?  The short answer is not much!  We need them to get us better when we’re ill whether that means help with something small or a much bigger, sometimes life-threatening illness. National Doctor’s Day wants to celebrate our medical professionals and all they do for us […]

National Doctors Day – What would we do without doctors?  The short answer is not much!  We need them to get us better when we’re ill whether that means help with something small or a much bigger, sometimes life-threatening illness. National Doctor’s Day wants to celebrate our medical professionals and all they do for us […]

So you swore you’d run a marathon this year.Good news: You can stop feeling guilty about not starting to train for it yet.As it turns out, you can get some of the same benefits of long-distance running and other types of endurance training without ever passing the five-mile mark. That’s right. Running fast and hard […]

Do you ever find yourself longing for some time for yourself? Many of us are so busy with work, school, and home life that often there is no time left over to do something that you enjoy. What follows are some ways to carve out that essential time you need to slow down, enjoy life, […]

Whether you’ve taken time off from your job or switched careers, make working for a younger boss, well, work. Keep the conversation current. Your impressive skills set have brought you this far in your career. So demonstrate why you’re an integral part of the company instead of boasting about past credentials. “Don’t undermine your opportunity […]

There are several avenues job-seeking pharmacy technicians can take, including advanced certification programs for technicians who want to specialize in an area, such as drug therapy, pharmacy law or medical distribution. Johnston says students contemplating pharmacy school should consider part-time careers as technicians. “Before they commit to a six-year college education program, it’s always a […]

Congratulations, Jennifer!  Jennifer is our Tuition Reimbursement Winner for February!  She will be getting a refund from us soon. You could be next! “I am 32 years old and a mother to four wonderful boys ages ranging from 16 – 3 years old. I have been married for almost a year to a wonderful man […]

Fitness should be timeless, and a lifelong commitment. However, fitness should also be fun. As a mother of a toddler and now a newborn, I love to watch the little ones’ attitudes toward fitness. It is just part of play, and an innate part of each day.  There is no second thought, but most likely […]

Nobody would ever choose a smiley face as the perfect symbolic emoticon for a caregiver. Caregiving for an ailing loved one is just too stressful — often triggering damaging emotions that can not only undermine your good work but harm your health, as well. Here’s how to cope: Caregiver emotion trap #1: Guilt Guilt is […]