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About three years ago, Christina Martin made the leap from practicing pharmacy in an ambulatory infusion center to serving student and new graduate members at a pharmacy membership association. “It felt a lot like starting all over again,” she said in an Associations Now blog post. “But getting involved allowed me to quickly build up my network.” A look at how she wound up in the association world:

### A Working History

**2005-2010:** Pharmacy Intern at Lancaster General Health

**2012-2014:** Pharmacy Sterile Products Manager at Reading Health System

**2014-2015:** Pharmacy Supervisor at Ann B. Barshinger Cancer Institute

**2015 – :** Director of Membership Forums at American Society of Health-System Pharmacists

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