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Mariam Altheraawi is a fresh, new-generation pharmacist. She graduated with a B.Sc. Degree in Pharmacy in 2018. Mariam hosts a pharmacy podcast called IVPN Voice, and she loves to use her voice to inspire and empower pharmacists her age to improve the profession as they know it.

Linkedin (Mariam): https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariam-altheraawi-a63a07131/\\xa0

LinkedIn (IVPN) https://www.linkedin.com/company/ivpn-network/mycompany/

IVPN on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ivpn.network/\\xa0

IVPN Network Website: http://www.ivpn-network.com

IVPN Voice Podcast (Google Podcasts) \\xa0

IVPN Voice Podcast (Apple Podcasts)\\xa0

IVPN Voice Interview with Kim Newlove (Apple Podcasts Link)\\xa0

IVPN Voice Interview with Kim Newlove (Google Podcasts Link)

Founded in 2012, IVPN stands for (I)ntra(V)enous (P)arenteral (N)utrition.\\xa0 Visit http://www.ivpn-network.com for more information.\\xa0 Originally, it was an email group focused on the topic of intravenous parenteral nutrition.\\xa0 IVPN is growing and includes other specialties now.\\xa0 Members are fondly nicknamed, \\u201cIVPNeers.\\u201d \\xa0

Mariam pitched the idea of adding a podcast to IVPN, and they loved it!\\xa0 IVPN founder, Osama Tabbara, saw something in Mariam and let her take the lead.\\xa0 She launched IVPN Voice Podcast in 2020.\\xa0 Mariam is learning a lot and having fun. \\xa0

IVPN Voice Podcast has a global audience with Ambassadors in other countries.\\xa0 Visit IVPN on Instagram for more information about Ambassadors and the countries they represent.\\xa0 IVPN wants to promote the profession of pharmacy among all countries and empower pharmacists to practice at the top of their licenses.

Many listeners are people around Mariam\\u2019s age.\\xa0 They may be students, fresh grads, or pharmacists trying to find jobs and their passion for the profession of pharmacy.\\xa0 Mariam hopes to inspire them or push them to do what they want to do.\\xa0 She is a working pharmacist and a podcaster.\\xa0 She\\u2019s a role model to her listeners! \\xa0

Mariam has several co-hosts, including Ahmad El Ouweini, PharmD, Sirine Shoukair, PharmD, Leen Agha, and others.\\xa0 She appreciates her team and enjoys working with them. \\xa0

We discussed differences between the role of the pharmacist in the UAE vs the US.\\xa0 Private practice and entrepreneurship are more common in the US.\\xa0 Two US women pharmacists who help other pharmacists launch businesses are Dr. Blair Thielemier and Dr. Asha Pai Bohannon.\\xa0 Blair\\u2019s Pharmapreneur Academy helps pharmacists leverage their skills through consulting services. Dr. Asha works with her husband Eric to help pharmacists launch their own businesses.\\xa0 Visit the BizRx\\u2122\\ufe0f website to learn more or check out their IMPACT Pharmacist online course. (Note: affiliate link.)

IVPN and APhA (The American Pharmacists Association) are partners.\\xa0 IVPN Founder Osama Tabbara and current APhA President Scott Knoer know one another from Cleveland Clinic.\\xa0 Cleveland Clinic has a presence in the UAE, specifically in Abu Dhabi.\\xa0 According to Mariam, Cleveland Clinic in Abu Dhabi (CCAD) has set the bar high for medicine.\\xa0 She did her internship at CCAD and credits them with helping her find her passion for pharmacy during her internship. \\xa0

Currently, Mariam works full-time as a pharmacist in a hospital in the UAE.\\xa0 Her focus is insurance and pre-authorization issues, but she also dispenses meds, counsels patients on therapy, and does first fill reviews.\\xa0 She records 1-2 podcasts per month.

Mariam may be the only woman pharmacist podcaster in UAE as of this recording (April 10, 2021).\\xa0 Way to go Mariam!!\\xa0 Check out IVPN Voice Podcast, and connect with Mariam on LinkedIn. \\xa0

IVPN Voice Podcast (Google Podcasts) \\xa0

IVPN Voice Podcast (Apple Podcasts)

Thank you for listening to episode 95 of The Pharmacist\\u2019s Voice \\xae Podcast!