It Takes Only a Few Drops of Black Ink

to stain a beautiful white outfit! I was very sad to hear a medical student say: "What's up with you pharmacy students? I was at a domestic violence conference and some pharmacy students were studying with their flash cards while a panel of speakers were talking about their traumatic experiences!" I was more than mortified to hear that about my fellow student pharmacist and apologized profusely about this inappropriate behavior. I wished I had enough sense then to tell her then that it's the exception and not the rule. Most of my classmates are intelligent, conscientious, warm-hearted individuals who put more than 100% in helping the underserved communities on top of studying. We try so hard to establish ourselves worthy of being included in the decision-making process in the interprofessional healthcare team. Unfortunately, we still have long ways to go..