ETSU Pharmacy White Coat Radio

About ETSU Pharmacy White Coat Radio

“White Coat Radio” provides listeners with helpful advice, stories, and insights from the faculty, staff, and student pharmacists at East Tennessee State University Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy in Johnson City, Tennessee. Hosts Dr. Michele Williams and Stephen Woodward lead this informative and entertaining podcast, with new episodes appearing regularly. This podcast recently landed top spots on multiple national and state charts (https://news.etsu.edu/articles/podcast-rankings-july-2025) for pharmacy and education podcasts.

Publisher

East Tennessee State University

Category

education · health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

1 Aug 2022

Latest episode

5 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

38 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   5 Oct 2026

   Episode 35 — From Gatton to Independent Pharmacy: Dr. Robbie Monahan’s Journey

   On this episode of our college podcast, White Coat Radio, we're joined by Dr. Robbie Monahan, a member of the inaugural Class of 2010, who reflects on the importance of independent community pharmacy, memories from Gatton, and how the college helped prepare him for his future in pharmacy. Monahan is Pharmacist-in-Charge and Director of Pharmacy Operations at Marcrom’s Pharmacy in Manchester, Tennessee. Transcript: 00;00;00;13 - 00;00;32;05Robbie MonahanMy inaugural class was constantly reminded of the support of the community, and we were reminded that with that support came an expectation and obligation to be really good citizens. 00;00;32;08 - 00;00;55;14Michele WilliamsWelcome to White Coat Radio, a podcast from East Tennessee State University Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy in Johnson City, Tennessee. Each episode, we cover a wide range of topics about the pharmacy school experience, from study tips to deep dives with faculty and student pharmacists. I'm one of your hosts, Doctor Michele Williams, assistant professor and director of academic success. 00;00;55;16 - 00;01;23;15Stephen WoodwardAnd I'm Stephen Woodward, marketing and communications manager at Gatton. Doctor Robbie Monahan is a member of Gatton's inaugural class of 2010, where he served as the college's first student body vice president. Now, he is pharmacist in charge and director of Pharmacy operations at Marcrom’s Pharmacy, an independent community pharmacy in Manchester, Tennessee. There, he leads a team of approximately 40 pharmacists, technicians and support staff. 00;01;23;17 - 00;01;48;26Stephen WoodwardIn addition, Doctor Monahan is active in the Tennessee Pharmacists Association and the American Pharmacists Association. Since the student pharmacist years, he is past chair and current Secretary of TPA’s Tennessee Society of Independent Pharmacists. He's become a prominent voice in Tennessee's efforts to expand collaborative pharmacy practice in patient care. Delivering a keynote address for TPA and testifying before the Tennessee Board of Pharmacy. 00;01;48;29 - 00;02;09;06Stephen WoodwardHe is passionate about developing future pharmacy leaders and finding sustainable ways to serve underserved communities. Towards the end of the podcast, you may notice that it sounds like someone is mowing and weed eating inside a recording studio. We apologize for that extra noise. But now, without further ado, let's get to our interview. Thank you so much for coming on to White Coat Radio. 00;02;09;10 - 00;02;13;03Stephen WoodwardI know it's been a busy whirlwind of a day for you, but we appreciate you making time for us. 00;02;13;04 - 00;02;17;13Robbie MonahanYeah. Thank you for having me. This is a been a blast of the day already. 00;02;17;15 - 00;02;22;13Stephen WoodwardWell, you want to start by just telling us who you are and where you're from. A little bit about your backstory. 00;02;22;14 - 00;02;50;08Robbie MonahanSo, yeah. Robbie Monahan of Class of 2010. Somehow they let me in the first class here. I grew up in wood, Virginia, just over the line. In in Virginia. My, graduated from otherwise, in 2006. My wife and I got married shortly thereafter, and we moved to Johnson City. You know, at school here. 00;02;50;10 - 00;03;14;16Robbie MonahanLived here, worked here for a long time. And then, life here it is down to Manchester, Tennessee. And. Yeah, middle Tennessee. And now that Marcrom’s pharmacy, it's, obviously, and partial, but I think it's one of the best pharmacies, I would say, in the world. But yeah, I think we do. I think we do a really good job. 00;03;14;18 - 00;03;34;13Robbie MonahanSo, I get to serve down there as our, pharmacist in charge and title was, director of pharmacy operations, but. So Joe McNamee, Sarah McCabe, owners, GM, some of our best friends. I get to work with them, and I get to work with my wife. It's great. So you can't beat that. 00;03;34;15 - 00;03;40;23Michele WilliamsThough. That does sound great. Thank you. So w

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   2 Sept 2026

   Episode 34 — A passion for pharmacy and teaching: Brunella Martinelli De Medeiros Fiuza (’28)

   On this episode of White Coat Radio, we’re joined by Brunella Martinelli De Medeiros Fiuza (’28), a student pharmacist from Brazil who chose East Tennessee State University Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy to pursue her goal of practicing pharmacy in the United States. Fiuza shares her journey to Gatton through one of the college’s flexible admissions pathways and how she is now pursuing another goal that began in Brazil: becoming a pharmacy educator. Recently selected as one of 29 student pharmacists nationwide for the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy’s 2026–27 Aspiring Academics Program, Fiuza discusses her path to pharmacy, her passion for education and what this national opportunity means for her future. This interview was recorded when she was a P2. Listen to the video interview on Youtube. Transcript: 00;00;00;04 - 00;00;32;05BrunellaThey students here I feel like is more like a family. Not like very not competitive. It's more like a family. Everybody's helping everybody to, you know, to get to that goal and get our diplomas. 00;00;32;07 - 00;00;55;10MicheleWelcome to White Coat Radio, a podcast from East Tennessee State University Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy in Johnson City, Tennessee. Each episode, we cover a wide range of topics about the pharmacy school experience, from study tips to deep dives with faculty and student pharmacists. I'm one of your hosts, Doctor Michelle Williams, assistant professor and director of academic success. 00;00;55;13 - 00;01;26;14StephenAnd I'm Stephen Woodward, marketing and communications manager, again. Today we welcome Brunella, a P3, who is a practicing pharmacist in Brazil as well as a teacher. And she came to America with her family, not speaking any English. Later she enrolled at Gatton through our second career pathway and was recently selected to participate in the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Aspiring Academics Program, a national initiative designed to introduce pharmacy students to careers in academic pharmacy and prepare future faculty members. 00;01;26;16 - 00;01;36;13StephenYou can also hear a video of today's interview on our YouTube youtube.com slash at Etsu pharmacy. Let's hear more from her now. 00;01;36;16 - 00;01;54;22BrunellaHi, my name is Brunella Martinelli De Medeiros Fiuza. I'm a two year student at Bill Get and College of Pharmacy. All I'm a I'm a prunella just so as to the the annual and I will college the pharmacy I will get an and it's you two. 00;01;54;24 - 00;01;56;01StephenWhere are you from originally? 00;01;56;07 - 00;02;13;27BrunellaI'm from Brazil. My city name is Vitoria, in the state of Espirito Santo is a beautiful tiny island just close to the coast, in Brazil, southeast of Brazil. And it's a beautiful place to live. 00;02;14;00 - 00;02;18;04StephenTell us about the journey from Brazil to Johnson City, Tennessee. 00;02;18;07 - 00;02;51;08BrunellaI lived in Brazil, most of my life, and I did my bachelor's bachelor's degree in pharmacy in Brazil. I graduated there, and I worked as a community pharmacist in Celina, compounding Pharmacy for about 7 to 8 years in total. And, after a while, my family and I decided to move to the US because my husband wanted to pursue the doctorate. 00;02;51;10 - 00;03;20;17BrunellaHere in the US. So we moved here. My husband and our son and me after I moved here. I started learning English first and then the. Because my husband was doing his doctorate in Spanish literature, we ended up meeting a lot of people from Latin America and Spain. They were in the same, course as he was. 00;03;20;20 - 00;03;46;21BrunellaSo we ended up meeting a lot of people who had their first language. Their first language was Spanish. So I started learning Spanish to talk to them. And, since they were also teaching Spanish at college level, I asked them if I could sit in their classes to learn some more. And that's how I learned both English and Spanish. 00;03;46;24 - 00;03;50;20StephenWhat led you to

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   27 Jul 2026

   Episode 33 — Dr. Morteza Rasoulianboroujeni on research into nanomedicine for cancer treatment

   On this episode of White Coat Radio, we welcome Dr. Morteza Rasoulianboroujeni, who joined East Tennessee State University Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy as an Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences in July 2025. Prior to joining ETSU, he earned his Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences and completed postdoctoral training at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. His research focuses on developing drug delivery systems, with particular emphasis on improving the formulation and biodistribution of nanomedicines for cancer treatment. Full transcription: 00;00;09;20 - 00;00;39;10Morteza Rasoulianboroujeni The very first thing that impressed me with, about ETSU what people and the culture we have here. And I got to join ETSU. And here I am. 00;00;39;13 - 00;01;02;20Michele WilliamsWelcome to White Coat Radio, a podcast from East Tennessee State University. Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy in Johnson City, Tennessee. Each episode we cover a wide range of topics about the pharmacy school experience, from study tips to deep dives with faculty and student pharmacists. I'm one of your host Dr. Michelle Williams, assistant professor and director of academic success. 00;01;02;22 - 00;01;29;04Stephen WoodwardAnd I'm Stephen Woodward, marketing and communications manager. Today we welcome Dr. Morteza Rasoulianboroujeni, who joined Gatton as an assistant professor in pharmaceutical sciences in July of 2025. Prior to ETSU, he earned his PhD in pharmaceutical sciences and completed post-doctoral training at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His research focuses on the development of drug delivery systems, with particular emphasis on improving formulation and bio distribution of nanomedicine for cancer treatment. 00;01;29;06 - 00;01;35;05Stephen WoodwardDr. Rasoulian welcome to White Coat Radio. We're so glad you're here. And would you mind just introduce yourself? 00;01;35;08 - 00;01;55;00Morteza Rasoulianboroujeni Oh, thank you so much. I'm very excited and very happy to be here. Thanks for inviting me. My name is. My first name is Morteza. My last name is Rasoulian. People here in the school may see my the long version of my last name, which is indeed. I'm going to take this opportunity to explain why my last name is so. 00;01;55;02 - 00;01;57;21Michele WilliamsThank you for that, by the way. 00;01;57;23 - 00;02;20;11Morteza Rasoulianboroujeni So my my last name is Rasoulian. So students can feel free to call me with that last name. The second part of what you see in my last name is actually the city I was born in. So there should be space between the two. But, because it might be confused with a middle name versus a last name, if someone puts a space in between the two. 00;02;20;14 - 00;02;47;01Morteza Rasoulianboroujeni That's why we try to kind of keep the two words together. So Boroujeni is my last name and which is the city I was born in. I got my PhD at University of Wisconsin-Madison and joined Gatton College of Pharmacy in July 2025 as an assistant professor. And I'm very glad to be here. I'll be happy to kind of talk about more more about my background that sounds great. 00;02;47;03 - 00;02;57;24Michele WilliamsThat does sound great. And we're really, really happy to have you here. And, tell us a little bit about your the career path that led you to Gatton. 00;02;57;26 - 00;03;26;02Morteza Rasoulianboroujeni Sure. That's a very good question, because I sometimes think about kind of how I got here and kind of, like, chose this, career and becoming a faculty. It's a long story, but if I'm going to start from the very beginning, I was always very interested in working in healthcare, things like including biotech, but I was I was also very, very good at math. 00;03;26;05 - 00;04;01;18Morteza Rasoulianboroujeni So when I wanted to start my undergrad program, I was always thinking I wanted to be an engineer because I've, like, been good at math. But I really loved biology and the application of all those kind of things in

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