Kate Smith, PharmD

smiling, good looking couple seated on a porch (soft focus garden behind them) elegantly dressed, the lady in a sleeveless dress, patterned top, banded at the waist with a softly pleated long white skirt, the man wearing a light colored suit with white shirt and striped tie - body language relaxed and intimate

Portrait of Michelle
and Barack Obama

former First Lady and
President of the US

📷 Pete Souza

One of the best organizers I know in the Twin Cities has a great line, "We can't always take away the hurt, but we can take away the alone."

Tell me your pets name with a gif

The U.S. withdrawal from the World Health Organization is a shortsighted and misguided abandonment of our global health commitments.

Our statement: https://bit.ly/4jWGJgy

it is -10 here today. I was supposed to go do a volunteer shift standing outside loading groceries into people’s cars to deliver to families stuck at home. just got a call not to come in because they have too many volunteers already. if you were wondering if the cold would stop us.

To the kids with disabilities deprived of a teacher's aide—Trump thinks it's not a problem.

To the parents fighting for their kid to be treated equally in the classroom—Trump thinks it's not a problem.

To the teachers in need of resources—Trump thinks it's not a problem.

Opinion | We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health

9 CDC Directors going back to 1977 speak out. What RFK Jr has done to our nation’s public health system "should alarm every American."

It "is unlike anything we have ever seen at the agency, and unlike anything our country has ever experienced." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...

Painting featuring a grey building with reddish roof next to a tree on orange brown grasslands

'August Farm' by contemporary UK painter Kate-Evans #WomensArt

Colorful quilt of a nighttime scene with Harriet Tubman in an orange jacket and purple dress carrying a rifle. She is leading other figures who walk behind her.

Harriet Tubman #quilt by my Mom, Vera P. Hall, who makes quilts celebrating Black people who fought for their own freedom. This seems to be the crowd favorite of the “We Didn’t Wait for Freedom” series. Happy #Juneteenth #quilting

Painting of stylised pink poppies and seedheads on stems

Colleen Parker, contemporary artist and illustrator #womensart

“Contrary to what we may think, simply giving feedback doesn't initiate change. It has to be accepted as valid and actionable by the learner. He then has to commit to using that information to do something different.”

“Contrary to what we may think, simply giving feedback doesn't initiate change. It has to be accepted as valid and actionable by the learner. He then has to commit to using that information to do something different.” Zaretta Hammond

Chidi saying, “Why choose to be good every day if there is no guaranteed reward we can count on, now or in the afterlife? l argue that we choose to be good because of our bonds with other people and our innate desire to treat them with dignity. Simply put, we are not in this alone.”

The line that keeps running through my head this morning is from The Good Place:

“The real question is what do we owe to each other?”

In a reversal, the Trump administration restores funding for women's health study The unexpected elimination of funding for the decades-long research project focused on women's health shocked scientists. They were heartened by the quick restoration of support.

Friends, a bit of good news! 🎉 (We take it whenever we can!)

The Trump admin reversed their decision to cut funding for the Women's Health Initiative (WHI), a landmark study that’s essential in advancing our understanding of women’s health. 🙌

A very small (real) flower arrangement in a thimble including forget me nots , lily of the valley, buttercup, geum, chive flower bud, snowberry, green alkanet…

The first posy in a thimble I made, to lift my mood during the pandemic. The flowers are all real.

When humans look at plants (even on a screen as here) we recover from stress 60% more quickly & the relaxation response is triggered in our brains.

Zoom in if you're strung out🌿

An adult dachshund wearing glasses helps grab a book from a "tall" shelf for a dachshund puppy in a library. The are two big arched windows in the bg, and big wood bookshelves framing the scene.

It was national library workers day yesterday! Thank you for your work!! 📚
#art #nationallibraryweek

"Doing work in meaningful ways here is a recipe for burnout." #academia #PharmEd I'm feeling the burn these days!

Gutting the Department of Education will impact everything from internet access to school buses.

Let’s not make it harder to learn.

Thrilled to help get #Pharmacists recognized in @jama.com! 🎉 A recent JAMA algorithm on prescription cost management overlooked pharmacists. We spoke up, highlighting our essential role. Our letter proudly advocating our value, published today in JAMA!
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

#PharmSKy

Pharmacy Education #PharmEd needs #leaders who can balance the feasibility & value, persevere through initial challenges, and take the long view of success to bring these types of learning experiences to life.

High-Impact Practices | AAC&U The teaching and learning practices listed and described below are designated as “high-impact practices,” based on evidence of significant educational…

What types of experiences have the most significant educational benefits for students? @aacu.org recommends first-year seminars, service-learnings, capstones, and more. www.aacu.org/trending-top...

This Pharmacy Fika episode highlights the need for curricular leadership- the ability to see beyond traditional topics, disciplines, and silos in Pharmacy Education- to infuse our curricula with high-impact educational practices. pharmacyfika.podbean.com/e/high-impac...

A large pan of homemade cinnamon rolls

Snow day calls for #glutenfree cinnamon rolls #baking #stressbaking

The Iowa GOP advanced a bill making it a misdemeanor for a healthcare provider to administer a Covid vaccine.

Even when a person has requested a Covid vaccine.

mRNA vaccines are the biggest recent/current medical breakthrough/moonshot for ALL diseases, not just viral infections. There could very well be (more) vaccines to prevent & treat cancer (eg pancreatic & melanoma!), malaria, HIV, genetic conditions, & things like CMV that cause untold disease burden

😳 #rxsky #PharmSky

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Be kind to each other today. It's a lot...

ICONIC: Yosemite National Park workers just hung an upside-down American flag—THOUSANDS of feet up on El Capitan. That’s not decoration. That’s a distress signal. They’re telling us the country is in danger. Are you paying attention?

www.sfchronicle.com/outdoors/art...

Every single vaccine in the childhood schedule has been subjected to the highest level of scrutiny for any medical product. Because vaccines are given to an otherwise healthy population, safety and effectiveness are essential.

"It is time for our profession to avail itself of the full range of talents represented by neurodiversity."

This Viewpoint discusses the importance of embracing neurodiversity in medicine to build a more inclusive physician workforce.

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#MedSky

I had a great time in Houston for #PharmEd #Interim25 @aacpharmacy.bsky.social Presented with co-chairs of the COD/COF Academic Affairs Committee and received very valuable feedback from attendees. Grateful to reconnect with mentors and friends from across the country!