Interview with Ashley Walker, PharmD - Pharmacist, Entrepreneur, and Advocate
Dr. Ashley Walker returns to the podcast today to talk about being a pharmacist, an entrepreneur, and an advocate.\xa0 She was also featured in my Back-to-School Series in August 2022 (Episode 173), which promoted her Speed Signing (American Sign Language) Classes and OTC Hearing Aids Class. \xa0
Ashely is deaf, but you will hear her speaking voice in this episode.\xa0 This interview is also available as a YouTube video.\xa0Click here for the YouTube link.\xa0 *Updated subtitles will be added after the video has been published.
Bio (January 2023)
Dr. Ashley R Walker is a pharmacist, entrepreneur, and an advocate.
Dr. Walker holds a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Xavier University of Louisiana and a Bachelors of Science in Biotechnology from Rochester Institute of Technology. She has been a pharmacist for 7 years and recently transitioned into full time entrepreneurship. Prior to her transition, she has had experience in retail pharmacy, hospital pharmacy, and long term care pharmacy.
Her recent transition into full time entrepreneurship has led to the birth of her business Med Max Consulting, LLC. Under this business, Dr. Walker can advocate for members of the deaf and hard of hearing community as well as offer medication counseling services to help this unique community maximize and optimize their medication therapy.
Since her high school years, Dr. Walker has been an advocate for members of the deaf and hard-of-hearing community. She spends time speaking to students in elementary, middle, and high school encouraging them to never let their hearing loss be a reason not to dream big and go after their dreams. As a deaf person herself, she also helps business owners and healthcare professionals make their businesses/practices inclusive to members of this unique community.
Dr. Walker enjoys reading, traveling, going on walks with her family, and attending festivals.
With her personal experiences as a deaf pharmacist and advocate for the deaf and hard-of-hearing community she aims to remind the world that deafness should not be viewed as a DIS-ability but rather a UNIQUE-ability.
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