Connecting through volunteer work

Waterloo School of Pharmacy recognizes alum volunteer during National Volunteer Week

Helping to develop future pharmacists plays an important role in Puja Sharma’s (PharmD ’15) life. She is a pharmacist at Baxter CIVA Pharmacy Services and first applied to be a PharmD interviewer during her last two years at Waterloo Pharmacy.

PharmD interviewers help to interview new prospective students looking to start a doctoral degree.

“Volunteering at the School gives me a sense of wholeness,” says Sharma. “I’m fortunate that I am able to make a difference by giving back in such a positive way to our profession.”

Sharma continues to volunteer annually in the PharmD interviewer role, seeing it as a way to give back to the educational experience that set her up for success.