#pharmacyfutureleaders

Getting involved in State and National Associations

Guest: Robert Nichols - P4 at UIowa at IARX APPE

Today we're going to be talking with Robert Nichols, 4th year PharmD candidate with the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy. Robert is currently completing his APPE rotation with the Iowa Pharmacy Association. Robert grew up in Ottumwa, IA and he received is Bachelor of Arts in Business Management from Wartburg College in Waverly, IA. He currently resides in Waterloo, IA with his wife Bryndee as he completes his rotations.

Robert initially became a member of the IPA as a technician in 2009, after attending what was then termed Fall Pharmacy Nights. Since then he has served on various IPA committees including the Technician Advisory Committee, the Long Term Care and Senior Care Advisory Committee, and the IPA Policy Committee on Professional Affairs. He has served in the IPA House of Delegates since 2012 first as a technician then as a student. He recently completed a one-year term as the University of Iowa’s student representative on the IPA Board of Trustees, which concluded with him being awarded the Karbeling Leadership Award.

1. Everyone’s leadership road is a little different, tell us what you are doing now and how you got there.

1. What do you feel is your area of expertise and what are two things that we can really learn from what you do?

1. Tell us how you became a leader and how your perception changed when that happened.

1. What’s the worst thing that’s happened to you as a leader and how did you get out of it?

1. Tell us about a time when you had an epiphany that changed how you thought about something?

1. What’s the one thing you’re most excited about now?

7 . What are your plans for the future?

1. What blanket advice do you have for someone wanting to get to where you are?

1. How do you prefer people contact you?

ROBERT's LINKEDIN Profile: 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-nichols-98214676

 Email: 

Robert.Ed.Nichols@gmail.com

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