Episode 50: “Embrace Leadership ” with Ilisa Bernstein

In Episode 50, Melissa talks with Ilisa Bernstein, Interim CEO & Executive Vice President of the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) and recipient of the 2023 Alumni Distinguished Lifetime Achievement Award, University of Michigan College of Pharmacy. They discuss Ilisa’s passion for both pharmacy and law, supporting her path to a 30-year career with the Food and Drug Administration and then advocating for pharmacy at APhA. Ilisa reflects on embracing leadership through playing to your strengths. Finally, she shares her well-being experiences personally as a triathlete and describes APhA’s collaborative work on well-being.

Link to JAPhA article: https://www.japha.org/article/S1544-3191(22)00279-5/fulltext

Well-Being resources: https://www.pharmacist.com/wellbeing