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Each Friday in May 2022, I\\u2019m publishing an interview with a pharmacist mom in honor of Mother\\u2019s Day, which was Sunday, May 8.\\xa0 Today\\u2019s episode is an interview with my Aunt Janet Titkemeier, RPh.

Thank you for listening to The Pharmacist\\u2019s Voice \\xae Podcast episode 152! \\xa0

Full bio

Janet Titkemeier earned her BS Degree in Pharmacy from The University of Toledo College of Pharmacy in 1976.\\xa0 She retired from clinical pharmacy practice in 2018 and lives in Toledo, OH with her husband Tom (also a retired pharmacist).\\xa0 Janet maintains an active Ohio pharmacist license and volunteers as a medical missionary.\\xa0 She enjoys bicycling, traveling, and spending time with family.\\xa0

Mentioned in this episode\\xa0

Janet\\u2019s LinkedIn Profile \\xa0

The University of Toledo College of Pharmacy\\xa0

Ryan Pharmacy Toledo, OH

Magruder Hospital Port Clinton, OH

St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center (\\u201cSt. V\\u2019s\\u201d) Toledo, OH

The Pharmacist\\u2019s Voice Podcast episode 3 featuring Tom Titkemeier

Christian Medical and Dental, a subgroup of Global Health Outreach

Cedarville University School of Pharmacy\\xa0

Doing Life with Your Adult Children:\\xa0 Keep Your Mouth Shut and the Welcome Mat Out by Jim Burns, PhD

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Highlights from the interview

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Pharmacy was Janet\\u2019s 2nd choice, but it was a good choice.\\xa0 Initially, she wanted to go to veterinary school.

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Janet retired in 2018, after more than 40 years of pharmacy practice.\\xa0 Her internship (during pharmacy school) was at Ryan Pharmacy in Toledo, OH.\\xa0 She worked at Magruder Hospital in Port Clinton for a year.\\xa0 Then, she worked at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center (\\u201cSt. V\\u2019s\\u201d) in Toledo, OH for more than 40 years.\\xa0 During that time, she served a number of roles as a pharmacist:

• Main inpatient pharmacy\\xa0
• Peds, neonatal, L&D (labor and delivery), and Peds chemo
• Ortho
• General medicine floor
• ICU and ICU satellite pharmacy
• Midnights as the solo pharmacist with 2 techs (~8 years)
• OR satellite for open heart and vascular surgery (~10 years)
• Outpatient pharmacy\\xa0

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Being versatile has its advantages.\\xa0 Janet could float around as needed.\\xa0 When she worked part-time as a new Mom, she could cover shifts in a variety of areas. \\xa0

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As her kids grew up,\\xa0 her roles changed.\\xa0 Janet went from part-time in various areas to working full-time on midnights for 8 years.\\xa0 She worked four, 10-hour shifts per week.\\xa0 Then, she moved to day shift.\\xa0 At first, she worked Peds and floated.\\xa0 Then, she worked in the OR satellite for open heart and vascular surgery during the last 10 years of her career.\\xa0 Her community practice skills from her intern days came in handy throughout her career.\\xa0 She floated to the outpatient department throughout her 40 years at V\\u2019s as well. \\xa0

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Getting a pharmacist job has changed over the years.\\xa0 She got hired on the spot during her initial interview in the 1970\\u2019s.\\xa0 She was qualified.\\xa0 Plus, the person interviewing her knew her internship preceptor and understood the depth of her training. \\xa0

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Mentors are important.\\xa0 Janet had a great mentor at Magruder Hospital as a newly licensed pharmacist, and she was able to mentor a number of students and new pharmacists throughout her career. \\xa0

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Many pharmacists feel like they don\\u2019t know enough upon graduation and passing their licensing exams.\\xa0 Janet advised a pharmacist to get a notebook and write down important things in it.\\xa0 That pharmacist said it was the best piece of advice anyone had ever given her.\\xa0 To help with quick retrieval of important information, Janet created 3-ring binders with drug information, departmental expectations, etc.\\xa0 Those binders pre-dated online resources.\\xa0 Later in her career, the binders were great references during computer down time and in case of emergencies.\\xa0 While working on midnights, those binders were very helpful and helped her collaborate effectively with other midnight pharmacists seeking information. \\xa0

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In her retirement, Janet and her husband Tom (also a retired pharmacist and featured on The Pharmacist\\u2019s Voice Podcast episode 3) are medical missionaries with Christian Medical and Dental, a subgroup of Global Health Outreach.\\xa0 Services offered are a medical clinic, dental clinic, eye clinic, and pharmacy.\\xa0 Janet and Tom\\u2019s mission trips have taken them to Nicaragua, El Salvador, Lebanon, and The Gambia (Africa).\\xa0

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Each trip is 7-10 days long.\\xa0 Medical missionaries meet the medical and spiritual needs of the people they serve.\\xa0 Pharmacy students from Cedarville University School of Pharmacy have been on their trips too. \\xa0

Interpreters are important members of mission teams.\\xa0 Interpreters help pharmacists counsel patients on Tylenol, ibuprofen, antibiotics, antifungals, and more.\\xa0 Tom and Janet plan to continue mission work during retirement. \\xa0

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During the second half of our interview, we talked about family and motherhood.\\xa0 Janet and Tom have been married more than 40 years.\\xa0 They have 3 adult children and 7 grandchildren.\\xa0 Topics we discussed include: \\xa0

• A good time for a pharmacist to start a family
• Childcare
• Favorite things about being a Mom and a Grandma
• Developing friendships with other parents
• Carpooling
• Words of wisdom for speaking to your adult children\\xa0
• A book recommendation:\\xa0 Doing Life with Your Adult Children:\\xa0 Keep Your Mouth Shut and the Welcome Mat Out by Jim Burns, PhD
• Bedtime routines and staying organized
• Work-life balance
• Planning things to look forward to
• General advice for pharmacist moms

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Thank you Aunt Janet for being my guest on The Pharmacist\\u2019s Voice \\xae Podcast episode 152!