Why 80% of Pharmacists are Considering an Alternative Career Path

Written By Sierra Richard, PharmD, BCPPS

Burnout is not a new topic when it comes to healthcare. While burnout existed before the COVID-19 pandemic, the additional burden placed on healthcare workers has only worsened burnout across the industry and pharmacists are no different. In this video podcast episode, I am reviewing a recent Pharmacy Times article called “Pharmacists Report High Levels of Burnout, Resulting in Understaffing and Alternative Career Paths”. The content of this article is based on the results of the 2023 Pharmacy Times Burnout and Mental Health Survey.

I will be reviewing the results from the following survey questions:

  • On a scale of 1 to 7, what is your level of burnout now vs. before the COVID-19 pandemic?

  • Do you think burnout has contributed to understaffing?

  • Does your job allow for work-life balance?

  • Is your company trying to improve burnout in the workplace? If so, have those interventions been effective?

  • And more!

Watch or listen to the full episode on your favorite podcasting platform below:

To get access to the full Pharmacy Times article, click here.

Want to get access to the Burnout Signs Checklist mentioned in this video? Get it now by clicking here.

Sierra Richard, PharmD, BCPPS

I’m an investigational drug service clinical pharmacist specialist, a board certified pediatric pharmacy specialist, and a pharmacy preceptor, but I’m also a content creator, a wife, a cat and bird momma, and multi-passionate human being! (seriously, ask me about the geysers of Yellowstone or how NASA is sending humans back to the moon!)

I discovered that pharmacy could give me a lot in life, but it couldn’t give me a happy life on its own so I created a life I love and I am helping you do the same.

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