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RDML Pam Schweitzer, PharmD returns to the podcast today to talk about Veterans Day and the PBS Documentary Invisible Corps.\\xa0 Dr. Schweitzer was also featured in episodes 185 and 229 of The Pharmacist\\u2019s Voice \\xae Podcast. \\xa0

November 11 is Veterans Day. Veterans Day is a US holiday celebrated annually to honor America\\u2019s veterans for their patriotism, love of country, and willingness to serve and sacrifice for the common good.\\xa0 On Veterans Day, we thank veterans for their service.\\xa0 Thank you veterans!\\xa0 Why talk about the documentary in this episode?\\xa0 Because it features veterans of the United States Public Health Commissioned Corps.\\xa0 It fits into my Veterans Day theme.

Thank you for listening to episode 251 of The Pharmacist\\u2019s Voice \\xae Podcast!

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Bio (November 2023)

Rear Admiral (RDML) Pamela Schweitzer retired in September 2018 from a four-year term as the Assistant Surgeon General and 10th Chief Pharmacist Officer of the United States Public Health Service (USPHS) Commissioned Corps. As Chief Pharmacist Officer (first female in this role), Schweitzer was responsible for providing leadership and coordination of more than 1,300 PHS pharmacy officers in thirteen agencies with the Office of the Surgeon General and the Department of Health & Human Services.\\xa0

Schweitzer continues to support the pharmacy profession and national efforts to increase access to public health initiatives, especially in rural and underserved communities.\\xa0

Rear Admiral Schweitzer earned her Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) School of Pharmacy, completed an Ambulatory Care/Administrative Residency at University of California Irvine Medical Center.

Schweitzer has been recognized for her leadership contributions, including the Surgeon General Exemplary Service Medal (2018), ASHP 2019 Distinguished Leadership Award (2019), APhA \\u201cNext 10 Women in Pharmacy,\\u201d honoree (2022), Cal State University Fullerton Vision & Visionaries Award, Distinguished Alumni (2023).

Invisible Corps documentary description from https://www.pbs.org: \\u201cThis one-hour PBS documentary covers the history and role of the Public Health Service, the PHS Commissioned Corps, and how public health has evolved throughout our history. It explores how public health has become politicized and how important it is to change that in order to positively affect the nations\\u2019 health for years to come."