Joe Medicis worked his way up from the ground floor pharmacy stock room of Upstate Medical University as he embarked on a path that would continue to take him ever upward. That’s just one part of the story of this Class of ‘91 ACPHS grad on his journey to becoming vice president of medical affairs at Baudax Bio. In this episode of Occupation Station, Joe talks about his early plans of becoming a pharmacist and how his education at ACPHS helped prepare him for the many new directions his career would take. Now Joe works with some of the top scientists around the world. It’s exciting work that comes with the responsibility of helping to provide factual information on medicines that go on to improve thousands of lives. Joe has great advice for current students on how to shape their best careers. He explains how being open minded is good for students and good for the profession of pharmacy.