43rd & Woodland

Have you ever wondered what's the best way to tailor your CV/resume for a full time role or how standout during interviews? What about negotiating for a better offer? If you answered "YES" to any of those questions, then you're in luck! On this episode we sit down with an expert in the field, Kristi Thomas, who is the Founder and President of BionetwRx, an executive search firm with clients spanning the pre-IPO biotech industry to ...

As we head into the new year and people start thinking about those new year resolutions, we thought it was only fitting to talk about the art of goal setting! 

So we sat down with Joe Fiore, a Senior Director and Clinical Development Lead at Bristol Myers Squibb. In this role Joe oversees multiple studies focusing on lung cancer and leads a team of clinical trial physicians, and he obtained this role in 4 years while at the co...

On this episode, we sit down with USciences very own, Darren Friedman, who shares his passion for psychology and the importance of mental health. With being a licensed counselor and therapist in the state of New Jersey, Darren walks us through his holistic approach on recognizing and navigating challenges that could be impacting your daily life. This was a very insightful and meaningful conversation to have, so we hope you enjoy!

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Season 2 is rolling right along with our next incredible guest - Mr. David Forde, VP for Community & Government Affairs at University of the Sciences.

We chat with David about how he always remained a "nice big fish" in some really big "ponds" like his career with the Philadelphia City Council & how his strategies in connecting with people then make it that much easier now to be the bridge between West Philly & Universi...

We're kicking off Season 2 of the podcast with one of the most INCREDIBLE guests we'll ever speak with - Dr. Carrie Collins!

Carrie is an amazingly productive, organized, & dynamic leader and she shared so much wisdom and knowledge in this episode that you are not going to want to miss it!

You can follow along with Carrie's great work on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/carriemcollins/) and you can follow her business - Hi...

On this episode, I sit down with David Dill PharmD'21 and Ayush Sood PharmD'21 and discuss the importance of getting involved with organizations during your time in college. Tune in to learn why it's important to get involved, how to pick the right organization for you, and the lessons David and Ayush have learned along the way. In addition, learn about how you can get involved in USciences APhA and the exciting events they have co...

We wanted to do something special for our last episode of 2020, so we’ll be chatting about our holiday favorites, traditions, and everything in between and get a chance to hear some holiday greetings from the rest of the USciences community too!

Although this holiday season may be a little differ for everyone, we hope this episode provides some holiday cheer! Happy holidays to all of our listeners and we look forward to what’s to c...

We sat down with USciences Black Student Union President, Massandje Dosso, and Secretary, Lexi Visco to discuss the student organization's work on campus in the wake of heightened discussion across the country about social justice and community engagement.

Now more than ever it's important for us to be open and honest with one another about the realities in our society. Our students and university are doing amazing things in and ou...

On this episode of 43rd and Woodland, we sit down with Dr. John Gans, who was the former CEO of the American Pharmacist Association, president of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, and dean of the school of pharmacy at the University of the Sciences. Tune in to learn some of the invaluable life lessons he picked up after graduating from the university and how these lessons ultimately transcended his career. 

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To round out our "Proven Everywhere" series we got to sit down with the phenomenal Mayank Amin (PharmD '09). 

Mayank has had such an amazing career since graduating ten years ago and we were so excited to sit down with him and chat about that career. Mayank is the owner and operator of Skippack Pharmacy and Platinum Dream Events - a wedding planning company he started after finishing up business school. 

Mayank has also b...

For our third episode in the "Proven Everywhere" series we got to chat with Stephanie Pham (PHB '15) who has an incredibly unique story by translating her pharmaceutical healthcare business degree into the entertainment industry. 

Since graduating, Stephanie and her friends have created an amazing digital media group called "Art School Dropouts" that creates action and comedy films aiming to entertain through martial arts and ...

Our second episode of the "Proven Everywhere" series stars one of our first real celebrities: Felinah Buslig (Bio '15)! 

Felinah not only holds a Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine, but she is actively pursuing a music career in her spare time. She's made some amazing songs and albums in the past five years and you can actually hear her latest song, "Stay on the Ground" in this episode AND on Spotify. Be sure to follow her more ...

43rd and Woodland kicks off its Summer Series called Proven Everywhere, as we sit down with alumni who took "non-traditional" paths either during or after their time at USciences.  On our first episode I sit down with our very own Jared Hunter who shares his story of going from a PharmTox major to pursuing a PhD in Public Affairs with a concentration in Community Development. Tune in to learn more about his amazing journey!&nb...