In this episode of The Regimen, part of our Beyond the Counter series, we sit down with Natalya Salganik, a current PhD student in Health Outcomes at the University of Rhode Island. Natalya shares her journey transitioning from a career in retail pharmacy to the world of research and academia. We dive into the challenges she faced along the way, including personal adversities that ultimately fueled her decision to pursue a PhD. Her story is one of resilience, growth, and redefining what it means to be a pharmacist beyond the counter.