Cory Jenks
About the Author
Cory Jenks earned his doctor of pharmacy degree from the University of South Carolina in 2011. Since then, he has practiced as a retail pharmacist, outpatient clinical pharmacist, and inpatient clinical pharmacist. He currently is a practicing clinical pharmacist—and improv comedian. Cory travels the country teaching healthcare professionals how to apply the valuable skills of improv comedy to create a more adaptable, empathetic, and humanizing healthcare experience for both patients and providers. Cory lives in Tucson, Arizona, with his wife, Cassie, their two children, and ten chickens.
Cory Jenks earned his doctor of pharmacy degree from the University of South Carolina in 2011. Since then, he has practiced as a retail pharmacist, outpatient clinical pharmacist, and inpatient clinical pharmacist. His current practice is as an ambulatory care clinical pharmacy specialist, where he applies his passion for lifestyle interventions in the management of chronic disease.
In addition to his career as a pharmacist, Cory is also an accomplished improv comedian, having started on his comedy journey in 2013. Since then, Cory has coached, taught, and performed improv for thousands of people. Today, Cory travels around the country speaking and teaching other healthcare professionals how to apply the valuable skills of improv comedy to create a more adaptable, empathetic, and humanizing healthcare experience.
Cory lives in Tucson, Arizona, with his wife, Cassie, their two children, and ten chickens. When he’s not caring for patients or making people laugh, Cory enjoys harvesting rainwater, playing racquetball, basketball, and golf, and exploring the science of disease management through lifestyle. Cory is currently working on his master’s degree in “Dad Jokes” with the help of his two sons.
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About Cory's Book
PERMISSION TO CARE
Building a Healthcare Culture that Thrives in Chaos
Are you tired of feeling like you aren’t permitted to connect with your patients?
Can you envision creating a less sterile healthcare experience?
Pharmacist Cory Jenks had all the elements to make a competent healthcare professional. Good looks, academic accolades, multiple board certifications, and a competitive residency. However, none of these items prepared him for truly caring for his patients in a chaotic healthcare environment, and he was struggling. After implementing lessons he learned as an improv comedian, Cory’s perspective began to shift.
In these pages, Cory takes you through the comical and powerful tools needed to create a memorable, humanizing experience for your patients and colleagues. You’ll learn how to
- Prepare for the unpredictability of healthcare.
- Find more joy in your day-to-day work.
- Express your personality while connecting with your patients.
In whatever capacity you support patients and their families, this book will help you become a dynamic, adaptable, and empathetic caregiver.
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QUESTIONS TO ASK CORY...
- What got you interested in improv comedy?
- What was the frustration you were experiencing as a pharmacist, and how did improv help change that?
- How the lessons of improv can make customer experiences better?
- Examples of how improv training helped Cory take care of his patients?
- How to find the time to have a side hustle when you work a full-time career?
- How to build and retain high performing teams within your organization?
- What is Permission to Care and why did you decide to write this book?
- What is one improv takeaway our listeners can start using today?
FACTS
- Voted 'Most Athletic' in Pharmacy School Class
- Enjoys harvesting rainwater and raising chickens
- Holds the unofficial NCAA College Football record for most field goals caught by a fan in a game with 3
STATS
- PharmD from the University of South Carolina
- Practicing pharmacist for 10 years -retail pharmacist, inpatient pharmacist, in a community health center, and as an ambulatory care pharmacist
- Holds two board certifications: one in Pharmacotherapy and one in Ambulatory Care
- Started Improv career in 2013, and since has performed, coached, taught, and ran the comedy school at the Tucson Improv Movement Theater in Tucson, AZ.
