Jonathan Issa Email & Phone Number

Nice to meet you, I'm Jonathan! I am a PharmD. Candidate at the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy Class of 2025 and currently completing my APPE rotations. I first found interest in pharmacy in high school, shadowing a local community pharmacist in Marion, IA and learned that pharmacy is much more than counting pills, but that it is really about being a member of the community and helping the people we serve with all aspects of their care. Since then, I have had work experience at Walgreens Pharmacy #5977, where the pharmacy manager has really been an inspiration of what a pharmacist should be. I have learned more about holistic healthcare from leading our pharmacies MTM program, where we conduct Comprehensive Medication Reviews as well as Targeted Medication Reviews. These have both given me great experience balancing multiple disease states within a single patient, as well as how social determinants of health play a role in tailoring a medication regimen that suits a patients specific situation. Within the College of Pharmacy, I have also had the privilege to be a part of several amazing student organizations and national committees. I am a member of Phi Lambda Sigma (PLS), a pharmacy leadership society that one must be nominated into by their peers based on their leadership qualities. Through PLS, I have been a part of 2 national committees, the By-Laws Committee and the inaugural DEI Task Force, where I got to work with pharmacy students and pharmacists from across the country on improving and ensuring equity within the organization. I was a member of the Pharmacy Student Ambassador Network (PSAN) where we met with prospective students from other undergraduate colleges/universities, as well as high schools from around Iowa and helped introduce them to what a pharmacist really does and the pharmacy program at Iowa. Most recently, I have gotten to serve as an educator for Iowa Naloxone Expansion and Training (IA-NEXT), a grant-funded project to educate the public and expand naloxone access in the state of Iowa. Just as you are reading about all the experiences that have put me on my path in pharmacy, I hope to be able to take the person in their environment and help everyone recognize that those we serve exist as a sum of the world around them. Most often, it is those who are marginalized that are underserved and underrepresented in our healthcare system and my goal is to continue to serve marginalized and underserved populations that often slip through the cracks in health care.