Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Completed Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences
Leadership Experiences
Affiliations
Presentations
Accomplishments
Community Service Activities
Languages
Timeline
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Minyoung Joo

Piscataway,NJ

Summary

Fifth year pharmacy student in the six year PharmD program at the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy at Rutgers University. Seeking a career in the pharmaceutical industry. Committed to continuous learning and eager to pursue new opportunities through networking and work experience.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience

Work History

Bartender

Korean Barbeque: Butcher 360
North Brunswick, NJ
09.2024 - Current
  • Greeted customers and provided excellent customer service.
  • Prepared alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages according to recipe standards.
  • Managed bar area, cocktail design and menu and handled inventory, regulation compliance, and customer relationships.

Pharmacy Technician

Freedom Pharmacy
Randolph, NJ
05.2024 - Current
  • Prepared medications for dispensing by counting, pouring, labeling, and verifying doses.
  • Assisted pharmacists in compounding sterile products according to state regulations.
  • Maintained daily inventory of pharmaceuticals and ensured proper storage conditions.
  • Collaborated with other healthcare professionals such as nurses or physicians regarding drug therapies or treatments for patients.

Assistant Manager

Paris Baguette America
Ithaca, NY
12.2022 - 08.2024
  • Recruited and trained new employees to meet job requirements.
  • Provided leadership, insight and mentoring to newly hired employees to supply knowledge of various company programs.
  • Supervised daily operations including scheduling shifts, assigning duties.
  • Remained calm and professional in stressful circumstances and effectively diffused tense situations.

Pharmacy Technician

CVS Pharmacy
Edison, NJ
05.2022 - 01.2023
  • Performed data entry for patient profiles, billing information and prescription orders into the pharmacy software system.
  • Provided customer service to patients by answering questions about medications and health-related topics.
  • Resolved customer complaints in a timely manner while maintaining professionalism at all times.
  • Assisted pharmacist with clearing high volume of prescriptions and responded to customer questions.

Research Assistant

Rutgers University
New Brunswick, NJ
05.2021 - 09.2021
  • Researched on the drug development of Cystine Diamides as inhibitors of cystine Stone formation for cystinuria
  • Gathered data from various sources, including online databases, libraries, and interviews with experts.
  • Presented findings at professional conferences or seminars as required by faculty supervisors.

Education

PharmD - Pharmacy

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
New Brunswick, NJ
05-2026

Skills

  • Attentive listening, with empathy and positivity
  • Speed and efficiency
  • Customer/patient needs analysis
  • Good communication skills and problem-solving

Completed Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences

Freedom Pharmacy | 1248 Sussex Turnpike. Randolph, NJ 05/2024 ~ 06/2024 

  • Responsibilities included visiting long term care facilities to give vaccines, analyzing patients profiles to study medications and lab values to assess individualized therapy and correct any medical errors, participating in antimicrobial stewardship meetings, and performing audits on antimicrobial uses.

Walgreens Pharmacy | 555 Inman avenue. Colonia, NJ 05/2023 ~ 06/2023

  • Responsibilities included prescription data entry, shadowing pharmacist medication verification, counseling patients on medications, running analysis on store inventory and weekly profit margin, stocking store inventory, and providing friendly retail and pharmacy customer service

Leadership Experiences

  • Rutgers Pharmacy Governing Council | New Brunswick, NJ 2021 ~ 2022 Class of 2026, Secretary
  • Rutgers NCPA Student Chapter | New Brunswick, NJ 2020 ~ 2022 Member and Co-coordinator of Business Committee

Affiliations

  • Rutgers Interdisciplinary Opioid Training (RIOT) Program | New Brunswick, 2024
  • Rutgers NCPA and AphA Student Chapter | New Brunswick, NJ 2023 Member: Naloxone Training
  • Rutgers iPhO Student Chapter | New Brunswick, NJ 2021~2024 Member: Competed in VIP Case Competition 2021
  • Rutgers Chemsitry Department | New Brunswick, NJ 2022-2023: Teaching Assistant for General Chemistry II
  • Rutgers SNPhA Student Chapter | New Brunswick, NJ 2021 Medical Telebridage for Ghana: Campaigned and fundraised in the New Brunswick Area for Ghana

Presentations

  • Comparisons of Diabetic Injections in T2DM and Obese patients | Randolph, NJ 06/2024
  • Substance Use Disorder among Healthcare Professionals | New Brunswick, NJ 04/2024
  • Drug Monograph Presentation - Voquenza Triple PaTM | New Brunswick, NJ 10/2022
  • Rutgers NCPA Student Chapter - General Interest Meeting | New Brunswick, NJ 09/2022
  • Aresty Undergraduate Research Virtual Symposium Presentation | remote 08/2021 “Cystine Diamides as Inhibitors of Cystine Stone Formation for Cystinuria”

Accomplishments

  • Good Neighbor Pharmacy NCPA Pruitt-Schutte Student Business Plan Competition 2020 & 2021: Placed Top 10

Community Service Activities

  • Korean School Teacher at Korean Cornell Church | Ithaca, NY & Remote 09/2018 ~ present

Languages

English
Native/ Bilingual
Korean
Native/ Bilingual

Timeline

Bartender

Korean Barbeque: Butcher 360
09.2024 - Current

Pharmacy Technician

Freedom Pharmacy
05.2024 - Current

Assistant Manager

Paris Baguette America
12.2022 - 08.2024

Pharmacy Technician

CVS Pharmacy
05.2022 - 01.2023

Research Assistant

Rutgers University
05.2021 - 09.2021

PharmD - Pharmacy

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Minyoung Joo