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Clinical Pharmacologist Working in Drug Safety

By Nerissa | March 22, 2021 | Comments Off on Clinical Pharmacologist Working in Drug Safety

Patrick Twomey is a physician scientist and clinical pharmacologist. He is trained as an Internal Medicine physician and realized a couple of years into his practice that he did not love clinical medicine. Given he was a chemist before going…

Women’s History Month

By Nerissa | March 15, 2021 | Comments Off on Women’s History Month

Reflecting on Women’s History Month, I saw a post about how we often celebrate women that had major successes in the past. Like Marie Curie, Madame C.J. Walker, Amelia Earheart, Harriet Tubman… But, what about highlighting the amazing women doing…

LinkedIn Learning

By Nerissa | March 8, 2021 | Comments Off on LinkedIn Learning

Letting my readers know about a great, FREE resource! Do you use LinkedIn? If not, you should! If so, you have access to a really cool resource called LinkedIn Learning! GROW your knowledge, for FREE! They have great courses on:…

Pearls

By Nerissa | March 1, 2021 | Comments Off on Pearls

I had the opportunity to speak at my daughter’s high school, The Academy at Penguin Hall, this past week. Two students moderated the hour and the students and faculty asked great questions! Here are a few excerpts from the full…

Where Do I Start??

By Nerissa | February 22, 2021 | Comments Off on Where Do I Start??

Key resources for learning about the biopharma industry PhRMA: Represents the country’s leading innovative biopharmaceutical research companies, which are devoted to discovering and developing medicines that enable patients to live longer, healthier, more productive lives. The PhRMA site includes information…

25 Years of Pharmacovigilance Experience

By Nerissa | February 15, 2021 | Comments Off on 25 Years of Pharmacovigilance Experience

Elenie Bartzokis is an internist who practiced in a group practice setting for about 6-7years.  She loved practice, seeing patients and having that interaction. She practiced in the early ‘90s when HMOs were starting to take more control over physician…