SITTING on the family farm under the Queensland sun on a 45-degree day, Mitchell Everlyn received an email that would steer his life away from dirt roads and into pharmacy aisles.
Being accepted into a pharmacy degree meant a choice between hard yakka in the heat or an air-conditioned future in pharmacy - an easy decision as it turned out.
In the latest episode of Raven's Recruitment's Your Pharmacy Career Podcast, Everlyn shares his inspiring journey into the profession and how he became a passionate advocate for pharmacy education and mental health care.
Everlyn first felt the call of pharmacy as a 13-year-old, playing Uno with patients in a hospital ward where his dad was receiving chemotherapy.
He was struck by the small amounts of medication doing so much to help people.
"It's the biology, it's the chemistry behind it, but it's also the people, the healthcare," Everlyn shared.
"It's actually treating people as individuals - that's why I chose pharmacy."
He brings a unique perspective to healthcare, highlighting the diverse experiences and ethical challenges faced by locum pharmacists across different settings.
Listen to the podcast HERE.
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