Louise Paed ’23, PharmD ’27, is in her fourth year of six on the way to a doctorate in pharmacy. Paed, who hails from Downingtown, Pennsylvania, serves in leadership positions in multiple organizations on campus. She is the vice president of finance for St. Joe’s chapter of the American Pharmacists Association (APhA), vice president of organizational representatives for the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy (PCP) Student Council, vice president of marketing for Hawk City Productions and a Writing Center tutor. Paed hopes to work as a hospital pharmacist with a specialty in pediatrics upon graduation.
What is something about you that may surprise others?
I’m a drummer in a band, Never Got the Memo. We’ve been together for about three years.
Who is someone on campus you look up to?
Reigne Villanueva, a fifth-year OT major. We met through one of the orgs we are both in, the Pilipino [Cultural Association], and she was assigned as my ‘older sister.’
What do you value most in your friends?
Empathy.
Who are your heroes in real life?
My mom.
What is your most prized possession?
Memories with my sister. I’m very close with her.
What is your definition of happiness?
Being in a spot where you’re self-aware and have the emotional intelligence that you’re in an OK spot with your life.
What do you think is your best trait overall?
My positivity.
What is your favorite place on campus?
STC second floor. It’s really quiet there.
What is your favorite class you have taken?
PRX 316, our communications class where we learned how to effectively communicate as a pharmacist and learn about empathy and how to handle difficult patients and their experiences.
What is your biggest worry right now?
I’m afraid to feel burnout again, but I do have a lot of mechanisms to prevent me from getting to burnout.
What is a word you hope people on campus would use to describe you?
Positive … I hope people see me as this ray of sunshine.
What’s on your bucket list to do before you graduate?
I want to go on a trip abroad with one of my roommates.
Where would you like to live after you graduate?
I’m trying to find the perfect area that’s woodsy but also close to a city.
