My first degree was in mass communication and afterwards I obtained a Master of Science
degree in Marketing/Public relations. Upon my relocation to the United States in 2014, I decided
to pursue my childhood dream of becoming a pharmacist. I proceeded to South suburban
college for my pre-pharmacy coursework and eventually obtained an associate degree in
science. While I was doing my pre-pharmacy course work at South Suburban College, I worked
as a pharmacy technician at Walmart Pharmacy. I obtained my Doctor of Pharmacy degree from
CSU-COP in 2021.

I perform various roles ranging from teaching, service to research. My teaching role entails
delivering didactic lectures to pharmacy students. I lecture majorly in the DAST and PPS VI
series. In terms of service, I am involved in several committees including Admissions, Curriculum
and Assessment, University Wide interprofessional Education, OSCE task force and Health
Outreach Task Force committees. I also maintain a practice site at OSF Little Company of Mary.
My role at my practice site includes rounding with the medical team, optimizing patient care
and precepting pharmacy students.

After I obtained my PharmD, I proceeded to obtain a PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency and a Teaching
Certificate Program as well. The teaching certificate program afforded me the opportunity to
discover my passion for teaching and I decided to go for it. There was no better place to start my
teaching career than my Alma-Mata. It was very easy to adapt to my new role because the
environment was familiar, and the faculty members were very much available to assist me in
transitioning to my new role.

Equip yourself with knowledge. Knowledge is key. You cannot give what you don’t have. Follow
your passion. Do not get involved in anything you are not passionate about. Your passion is
going to be your driving force. Obtain the necessary certifications such as residency and
teaching certificate. Reach out to your network and your mentors for guidance and assistance.
Sign up with indeed, LinkedIn and other platforms that will alert you when positions become
available.

Helping students learn gives me so much pleasure. I put in so much time into making my lecture
slides and coming up with active learning strategies. My goal is to make my slides easy to follow
and easy to understand. I have received a lot of positive feedback from my students which is
confirmation that the time I put into making the slides and delivering the lectures is not wasted.
This encourages and motivates me to do more.