Episode 69: Placement Spotlight Series - Jenny Wichart

Keeping it going with our Placement Spotlight Series, we had the absolute fortune of interviewing Jenny Wichart. Jenny is a graduate of the University of Alberta, getting her Bachelor of Pharmacy in 1998. Not wasting any time, she then went on to complete her pharmacy residency in Calgary in 1999, wherein she developed a passion and love for everything transplant. Even outside of work, she has continued to develop this passion, spending a lot of time enjoying and learning from many opportunities, such being Chair of the CSHP Transplant Pharmacy Speciality Network and also holding various Committee, Executive, and Board positions with the Canadian Society of Transplantation and International Pediatric Transplant Association. In 2019, she was awarded the CSHP Preceptor of the Year Award from the Alberta Pharmacy Residency Program, and followed it up in 2020 with the ACP and RxA APEX M.J. Huston Pharmacist of Distinction Award. In her free time, Jenny enjoys walking and exploring the City of Calgary and surrounding areas. Although, she makes a note that the locations have to be safe from bears, as she admits to having a disproportionate fear of them. All this exercise is to prepare her for the annual September Kidney March, which is a 100km walk through Kananaskis to raise funds and awareness for kidney disease and organ dysfunction. Last but not least, she enjoys cooking for her friends and family, and goes as far to boast a crazy large autographed cookbook collection.

Well, Jared and I definitely had a meal of a conversation in this episode with Jenny, so we hope you all can take some time out of your day to listen to it!