• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

The Pharmacist's Voice ® LLC

  • Home
  • About
  • Podcast
  • STORE
  • CONTACT

Episode 251:  Interview with RDML Pam Schweitzer, PharmD (Ret) – Veterans Day 2023

Uncategorized

RDML Pam Schweitzer, PharmD returns to the podcast today to talk about Veterans Day and the PBS Documentary Invisible Corps.  Dr. Schweitzer was also featured in episodes 185 and 229 of The Pharmacist’s Voice ® Podcast.  

November 11 is Veterans Day. Veterans Day is a US holiday celebrated annually to honor America’s veterans for their patriotism, love of country, and willingness to serve and sacrifice for the common good.  On Veterans Day, we thank veterans for their service.  Thank you veterans!  Why talk about the documentary in this episode?  Because it features veterans of the United States Public Health Commissioned Corps.  It fits into my Veterans Day theme.

Subscribe to or follow The Pharmacist’s Voice ® Podcast to get each new episode delivered to your podcast player and YouTube every time a new one comes out!  

Apple Podcasts   https://apple.co/42yqXOG 

Google Podcasts  https://bit.ly/3J19bws 

Spotify  https://spoti.fi/3qAk3uY 

Amazon/Audible  https://adbl.co/43tM45P

YouTube https://bit.ly/43Rnrjt

Bio (November 2023)

Rear Admiral (RDML) Pamela Schweitzer retired in September 2018 from a four-year term as the Assistant Surgeon General and 10th Chief Pharmacist Officer of the United States Public Health Service (USPHS) Commissioned Corps. As Chief Pharmacist Officer (first female in this role), Schweitzer was responsible for providing leadership and coordination of more than 1,300 PHS pharmacy officers in thirteen agencies with the Office of the Surgeon General and the Department of Health & Human Services. 

Schweitzer continues to support the pharmacy profession and national efforts to increase access to public health initiatives, especially in rural and underserved communities. 

Rear Admiral Schweitzer earned her Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) School of Pharmacy, completed an Ambulatory Care/Administrative Residency at University of California Irvine Medical Center.

Schweitzer has been recognized for her leadership contributions, including the Surgeon General Exemplary Service Medal (2018), ASHP 2019 Distinguished Leadership Award (2019), APhA “Next 10 Women in Pharmacy,” honoree (2022), Cal State University Fullerton Vision & Visionaries Award, Distinguished Alumni (2023).

Invisible Corps documentary description from https://www.pbs.org: “This one-hour PBS documentary covers the history and role of the Public Health Service, the PHS Commissioned Corps, and how public health has evolved throughout our history. It explores how public health has become politicized and how important it is to change that in order to positively affect the nations’ health for years to come.”

Highlights from our conversation

  • How pharmacists can be Veterans
  • Our family members who are Veterans
  • Comparing numbers: Army, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, and Public Health Service
  • How Invisible Corps went from idea to published
  • Screenings of the documentary around the US and connecting communities to local public health professionals
  • “Visibility” was a theme during our conversation.  For example, the USPHS does their job so well, average citizens don’t know they exist.  
  • Pharmacists are versatile members of the PHS.
  • Funding challenges and the fluctuating size of the number of Officers in the USPHS.
  • Demonstrating value is important, but United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps (USPHSCC) Officers are humble.  Outcomes from their work are significant, but you won’t hear them brag. The documentary Invisible Corps is a humble brag.  
  • History of the USPHS.
  • Surgeons General RDML Schweitzer has met over the years.

If you’re interested in showing the film and you need help connecting with PHS Officers in your community, Dr. Schweitzer can help.  Contact her through LinkedIn.  

In episode 229 of The Pharmacist’s Voice Podcast, Dr. Schweitzer talked about a book she wrote with her daughter, Amy Graves.  It’s called Alice and Jack Hike the Grand Canyon.  It is sold at the Grand Canyon now.  Her next book project is about baseball.  

During retirement, Dr. Schweitzer is traveling, advocating in the DEI space, helping rural communities, and advocating for interoperability, among other things.  She enjoys looking at data and doing research on topics she is passionate about.  She also enjoys promoting pharmacists as indispensable members of the healthcare team.  

Links from this episode

History of Veterans Day

RDML Pamela Schweitzer on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pamela-schweitzer-50638b16/

USPHS Commissioned Corps: https://www.usphs.gov/

Invisible Corps Documentary: https://www.pbs.org/video/invisible-corps-5czrsw/ 

The Pharmacist’s Voice Podcast Episode 123 with LCDR Renu Lal, PharmD

The Pharmacist’s Voice Podcast Episode 185 featuring RDML Pam Schweitzer, PharmD (Veterans Day 2022)

The Pharmacist’s Voice Podcast Episode 187 with CDR Stephanie Begansky, PharmD

The Pharmacist’s Voice Podcast Episode 209 with CAPT Marisol Martinez, PharmD

The Pharmacist’s Voice Podcast Episode 229 (Pharmacist Authors Series) featuring Pam Schweitzer, PharmD and her daughter Amy Graves

The Pharmacist’s Voice Podcast Episode 239 featuring CDR Stephen Chang, PharmD, MPH

🖥Check out Kim’s websites, and connect with her on social media!

✅Business website https://www.thepharmacistsvoice.com

✅The Pharmacist’s Voice ® Podcast https://www.thepharmacistsvoice.com/podcast

✅Pronounce Drug Names Like a Pro © Online Course https://www.kimnewlove.com 

✅Podcast Planning Course for Pharmacy Professionals https://www.kimnewlove.com  

✅LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimnewlove

✅Facebook https://www.facebook.com/kim.newlove.96

✅Twitter https://twitter.com/KimNewloveVO

✅Instagram https://www.instagram.com/kimnewlovevo/

✅YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA3UyhNBi9CCqIMP8t1wRZQ

✅ACX (Audiobook Narrator Profile) https://www.acx.com/narrator?p=A10FSORRTANJ4Z

✅Start a podcast with the same coach who helped me get started (Dave Jackson from The School of Podcasting)! **Affiliate Link – NEW 9-8-23**   

Thank you for listening to episode 251 of The Pharmacist’s Voice ® Podcast!

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: audiobook narrator, Commissioned Corps of the United States Public Health Service, elearning, eLearning narration, eLearning narrator, Kim Newlove, Kim Newlove RPh, Pam Schweitzer PharmD, PBS Documentary Invisible Corps, pharmacist, pharmacy student, pharmacy technician, PharmD, professional female medical narrator, professional female voice actor, RDML Pam Schweitzer PharmD, The Pharmacist's Voice Podcast, United States Public Health Service, USPHSCC, Veterans Day, Veterans Day 2023, voice actor, voiceover

Primary Sidebar

Subscribe Today!

Kim Newlove The Pharmacists Voice Apple Podcast

Apple
Podcasts

Kim Newlove The Pharmacists Voice iHeart

iHeart

Kim Newlove The Pharmacists Voice Spotify

Spotify

Kim Newlove The Pharmacists Voice Overcast

Overcast

Kim Newlove The Pharmacists Voice Podcast Addict

Podcast
Addict

Kim Newlove The Pharmacists Voice Amazon Music

Amazon
Music

Listen to my demos

WORK WITH ME

Categories

  • Autism
  • Drug Name Pronunciations
  • Interview
  • Podcast
  • Podcasting
  • Series
  • Uncategorized

Archives

  • June 2025
  • May 2025
  • April 2025
  • March 2025
  • February 2025
  • January 2025
  • December 2024
  • November 2024
  • October 2024
  • September 2024
  • August 2024
  • July 2024
  • June 2024
  • May 2024
  • April 2024
  • March 2024
  • February 2024
  • January 2024
  • December 2023
  • November 2023
  • October 2023
  • September 2023
  • August 2023
  • July 2023
  • June 2023
  • May 2023
  • April 2023
  • March 2023
  • February 2023
  • January 2023
  • December 2022
  • November 2022
  • October 2022
  • September 2022
  • August 2022
  • July 2022
  • June 2022
  • May 2022
  • April 2022
  • March 2022
  • February 2022
  • January 2022
  • December 2021
  • November 2021
  • October 2021
  • September 2021
  • August 2021
  • July 2021
  • June 2021
  • May 2021
  • April 2021
  • March 2021
  • February 2021
  • January 2021
  • December 2020
  • November 2020
  • October 2020
  • September 2020
  • August 2020
  • July 2020
  • June 2020
  • May 2020

©2025 Kim Newlove // Voice Over Site by Voice Actor Websites

Expert Medical Narration, Dispensed With Clarity And Purpose.

kim@thepharmacistsvoice.com
419-699-4460