Kate Smith, PharmD
@katesmithpharmd.bsky.social
Associate Prof UIowa Pharmacy #PharmEd Insatiably curious #problemsolving #leadership #Enneagram1❤ @Cubs⚾ #tacos🌮 #girlmom👧🏼👧🏼👧🏼
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We should probably stop treating the number of things someone has produced as a proxy for how much thinking they have done.
August 30, 2026 at 11:54 AM
We should probably stop treating the number of things someone has produced as a proxy for how much thinking they have done.
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Very thankful for this letter to Becky Pepper-Jackson (the 16 year-old trans girl SCOTUS ruled against yesterday) from James Dale, a gay man whose expulsion from the Boy Scouts was upheld by the Supreme Court in 2000.
To the Trans Girl Who Just Lost at the Supreme Court: So Did I 26 Years Ago
A letter to Becky Pepper Jackson about her trans sports case defeat at SCOTUS yesterday
medium.com
July 1, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Very thankful for this letter to Becky Pepper-Jackson (the 16 year-old trans girl SCOTUS ruled against yesterday) from James Dale, a gay man whose expulsion from the Boy Scouts was upheld by the Supreme Court in 2000.
This is a long shot #booksky #emmamlion #london I’m visiting London and looking for a brick and mortar store that might sell Emma M. Lion fan merch (shirts, bags, etc). Any suggestions?
June 8, 2026 at 7:44 PM
This is a long shot #booksky #emmamlion #london I’m visiting London and looking for a brick and mortar store that might sell Emma M. Lion fan merch (shirts, bags, etc). Any suggestions?
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"So you agree RFK Jr should resign?. You're a pharmacist, Buddy. You know better than this." -- damn -- Auchincloss is not playing around with Rep. Carter
May 17, 2026 at 1:29 PM
"So you agree RFK Jr should resign?. You're a pharmacist, Buddy. You know better than this." -- damn -- Auchincloss is not playing around with Rep. Carter
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My book From Gridlock to Governance is now available for pre-order in hardcover! If you are interested in how and why policy change occurs or the strategies legislators use in negotiations, you’ll enjoy this book! Use code PALAUT for 20% off.
link.springer.com/book/9783032...
link.springer.com/book/9783032...
March 26, 2026 at 1:08 PM
My book From Gridlock to Governance is now available for pre-order in hardcover! If you are interested in how and why policy change occurs or the strategies legislators use in negotiations, you’ll enjoy this book! Use code PALAUT for 20% off.
link.springer.com/book/9783032...
link.springer.com/book/9783032...
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My quote of the day
When we were children, we used to think that when we were grown-up we would no longer be vulnerable. But to grow up is to accept vulnerability... To be alive is to be vulnerable.
Madeleine L'Engle
When we were children, we used to think that when we were grown-up we would no longer be vulnerable. But to grow up is to accept vulnerability... To be alive is to be vulnerable.
Madeleine L'Engle
March 24, 2026 at 11:10 AM
My quote of the day
When we were children, we used to think that when we were grown-up we would no longer be vulnerable. But to grow up is to accept vulnerability... To be alive is to be vulnerable.
Madeleine L'Engle
When we were children, we used to think that when we were grown-up we would no longer be vulnerable. But to grow up is to accept vulnerability... To be alive is to be vulnerable.
Madeleine L'Engle
Dolly Parton is an amazing human 🥹 If you’ve got kiddos under age 5 in your life, make sure to check out her Imagination Library- they send one book a month 🤩📕📗📘📙
“Dolly Parton Children’s Hospital did not share how much Parton donated as part of the naming announcement. But Matt Schaefer, its president and CEO, said her support would ensure ‘every child who walks through our doors receives the treatment they deserve.’”
GOD BLESS DOLLY PARTON
GOD BLESS DOLLY PARTON
A children's hospital is renamed for Dolly Parton and hopes to transform pediatric care in Tennessee
Dolly Parton’s name might inspire full-throated sing-a-longs to her working woman’s anthem “9 to 5,” or evoke memories of thrilling days spent at her Dollywood theme park.
www.telegraphherald.com
March 1, 2026 at 4:33 AM
Dolly Parton is an amazing human 🥹 If you’ve got kiddos under age 5 in your life, make sure to check out her Imagination Library- they send one book a month 🤩📕📗📘📙
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BREAKING: The Department of Education has ended its directive that attempted to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in schools nationwide.
This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.
This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.
February 18, 2026 at 5:39 PM
BREAKING: The Department of Education has ended its directive that attempted to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in schools nationwide.
This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.
This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.
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In clinical practice, medicine rarely follows a script.
Join your peers for Judgment Calls: Navigating Uncertainty in Clinical Practice, a panel discussion on real-world decision-making in medicine’s gray zones hosted by NEJM Clinician.
🗓️ March 10, 2026 | 12–1 PM ET
Save your spot: nej.md/4jM2Vdm
Join your peers for Judgment Calls: Navigating Uncertainty in Clinical Practice, a panel discussion on real-world decision-making in medicine’s gray zones hosted by NEJM Clinician.
🗓️ March 10, 2026 | 12–1 PM ET
Save your spot: nej.md/4jM2Vdm
February 13, 2026 at 2:04 PM
In clinical practice, medicine rarely follows a script.
Join your peers for Judgment Calls: Navigating Uncertainty in Clinical Practice, a panel discussion on real-world decision-making in medicine’s gray zones hosted by NEJM Clinician.
🗓️ March 10, 2026 | 12–1 PM ET
Save your spot: nej.md/4jM2Vdm
Join your peers for Judgment Calls: Navigating Uncertainty in Clinical Practice, a panel discussion on real-world decision-making in medicine’s gray zones hosted by NEJM Clinician.
🗓️ March 10, 2026 | 12–1 PM ET
Save your spot: nej.md/4jM2Vdm
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Portrait of Michelle
and Barack Obama
former First Lady and
President of the US
📷 Pete Souza
and Barack Obama
former First Lady and
President of the US
📷 Pete Souza
February 6, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Portrait of Michelle
and Barack Obama
former First Lady and
President of the US
📷 Pete Souza
and Barack Obama
former First Lady and
President of the US
📷 Pete Souza
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One of the best organizers I know in the Twin Cities has a great line, "We can't always take away the hurt, but we can take away the alone."
January 25, 2026 at 4:49 AM
One of the best organizers I know in the Twin Cities has a great line, "We can't always take away the hurt, but we can take away the alone."
Tell me your pets name with a gif
January 24, 2026 at 3:57 AM
Tell me your pets name with a gif
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The U.S. withdrawal from the World Health Organization is a shortsighted and misguided abandonment of our global health commitments.
Our statement: https://bit.ly/4jWGJgy
Our statement: https://bit.ly/4jWGJgy
January 22, 2026 at 4:59 PM
The U.S. withdrawal from the World Health Organization is a shortsighted and misguided abandonment of our global health commitments.
Our statement: https://bit.ly/4jWGJgy
Our statement: https://bit.ly/4jWGJgy
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To the kids with disabilities deprived of a teacher's aide—Trump thinks it's not a problem.
To the parents fighting for their kid to be treated equally in the classroom—Trump thinks it's not a problem.
To the teachers in need of resources—Trump thinks it's not a problem.
To the parents fighting for their kid to be treated equally in the classroom—Trump thinks it's not a problem.
To the teachers in need of resources—Trump thinks it's not a problem.
October 23, 2025 at 9:50 PM
To the kids with disabilities deprived of a teacher's aide—Trump thinks it's not a problem.
To the parents fighting for their kid to be treated equally in the classroom—Trump thinks it's not a problem.
To the teachers in need of resources—Trump thinks it's not a problem.
To the parents fighting for their kid to be treated equally in the classroom—Trump thinks it's not a problem.
To the teachers in need of resources—Trump thinks it's not a problem.
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9 CDC Directors going back to 1977 speak out. What RFK Jr has done to our nation’s public health system "should alarm every American."
It "is unlike anything we have ever seen at the agency, and unlike anything our country has ever experienced." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
It "is unlike anything we have ever seen at the agency, and unlike anything our country has ever experienced." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
Opinion | We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health
www.nytimes.com
September 1, 2025 at 11:23 AM
9 CDC Directors going back to 1977 speak out. What RFK Jr has done to our nation’s public health system "should alarm every American."
It "is unlike anything we have ever seen at the agency, and unlike anything our country has ever experienced." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
It "is unlike anything we have ever seen at the agency, and unlike anything our country has ever experienced." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
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'August Farm' by contemporary UK painter Kate-Evans #WomensArt
August 13, 2025 at 6:59 AM
'August Farm' by contemporary UK painter Kate-Evans #WomensArt
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Harriet Tubman #quilt by my Mom, Vera P. Hall, who makes quilts celebrating Black people who fought for their own freedom. This seems to be the crowd favorite of the “We Didn’t Wait for Freedom” series. Happy #Juneteenth #quilting
June 19, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Harriet Tubman #quilt by my Mom, Vera P. Hall, who makes quilts celebrating Black people who fought for their own freedom. This seems to be the crowd favorite of the “We Didn’t Wait for Freedom” series. Happy #Juneteenth #quilting
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Colleen Parker, contemporary artist and illustrator #womensart
June 3, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Colleen Parker, contemporary artist and illustrator #womensart
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“Contrary to what we may think, simply giving feedback doesn't initiate change. It has to be accepted as valid and actionable by the learner. He then has to commit to using that information to do something different.” Zaretta Hammond
May 4, 2025 at 2:11 PM
“Contrary to what we may think, simply giving feedback doesn't initiate change. It has to be accepted as valid and actionable by the learner. He then has to commit to using that information to do something different.” Zaretta Hammond
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The line that keeps running through my head this morning is from The Good Place:
“The real question is what do we owe to each other?”
“The real question is what do we owe to each other?”
April 30, 2025 at 12:31 PM
The line that keeps running through my head this morning is from The Good Place:
“The real question is what do we owe to each other?”
“The real question is what do we owe to each other?”
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Friends, a bit of good news! 🎉 (We take it whenever we can!)
The Trump admin reversed their decision to cut funding for the Women's Health Initiative (WHI), a landmark study that’s essential in advancing our understanding of women’s health. 🙌
The Trump admin reversed their decision to cut funding for the Women's Health Initiative (WHI), a landmark study that’s essential in advancing our understanding of women’s health. 🙌
In a reversal, the Trump administration restores funding for women's health study
The unexpected elimination of funding for the decades-long research project focused on women's health shocked scientists. They were heartened by the quick restoration of support.
www.npr.org
April 25, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Friends, a bit of good news! 🎉 (We take it whenever we can!)
The Trump admin reversed their decision to cut funding for the Women's Health Initiative (WHI), a landmark study that’s essential in advancing our understanding of women’s health. 🙌
The Trump admin reversed their decision to cut funding for the Women's Health Initiative (WHI), a landmark study that’s essential in advancing our understanding of women’s health. 🙌
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The first posy in a thimble I made, to lift my mood during the pandemic. The flowers are all real.
When humans look at plants (even on a screen as here) we recover from stress 60% more quickly & the relaxation response is triggered in our brains.
Zoom in if you're strung out🌿
When humans look at plants (even on a screen as here) we recover from stress 60% more quickly & the relaxation response is triggered in our brains.
Zoom in if you're strung out🌿
April 18, 2025 at 10:03 AM
The first posy in a thimble I made, to lift my mood during the pandemic. The flowers are all real.
When humans look at plants (even on a screen as here) we recover from stress 60% more quickly & the relaxation response is triggered in our brains.
Zoom in if you're strung out🌿
When humans look at plants (even on a screen as here) we recover from stress 60% more quickly & the relaxation response is triggered in our brains.
Zoom in if you're strung out🌿