tax returns sent to clients, and helped with many different administrative aspects of the firm. While she had no auditing experience when she started, she felt very prepared at the end of her internship, thanks to Fisher.
Thomas Nguyen, Wegmans School of Pharmacy
Thomas Nguyen is one of four family members to attend the Wegmans School of Pharmacy at St. John Fisher College, and the first to graduate with a degree in pharmacy. His brother, Daniel Nguyen, is a P2 pharmacy student along with their cousins, Michael and Thuy Nguyen, who are a P3 and P1 students, respectively. This will make for four consecutive years of Nguyen Pharmacy Fisher alumni. Thomas began his education at SUNY Geneseo, but transfered to Fisher after two years. “I had minimal pre-required courses compared to other program requests and I completed them at SUNY Geneseo,” said the Irondequoit native. “Getting accepted at the Wegmans School of Pharmacy allowed me to move closer to my family and friends to complete my remaining education. It was not long after that that my family started to join me in the Wegmans School of Pharmacy program at Fisher and we hit the ground running.” “I am very pleased to have chosen to pursue a career in Pharmacy,” Nguyen stated. “Once I obtained my first internship, I knew that’s what I wanted to do.”
“The faculty were very helpful. Any time I had a question, they were always there to help. Our professors all really cared about our success, and ultimately our career choices, so they were always available to talk during recruiting season and throughout the entire school year,” she said. Iafe also said the Career Center and the Accounting Department faculty—two of the best gifts Fisher gave her—helped lead her to the right opportunities as an undergraduate. “Because of that guidance and experience, I was able to learn more outside of the classroom over the summer, and ultimately choose the firm that I would start my career with,” she said. It should be no surprise that she chose to stay with Insero & Company CPAs, P.C., after having such great internships. She is now a staff accountant, and started the position in early September. For now, Iafe plans to explore her new career in public accounting and see where it takes her in the future.
Thomas is involved in retail pharmacy, while his brother and cousins have other plans after their own graduation dates.