Conferences & Meetings - American Pharmacists Association Academies Leadership Meeting (Washington D.C.)

American Pharmacists Association - Academies Leadership Meeting

This past weekend I had the opportunity to attend the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Academies Leadership Meeting in Washington D.C.  It was a great meeting and allowed me to truly understand APhA more.  APhA consists of three academies which includes: 

• APhA-Academy of Pharmacy Practice and Management (APhA-APPM)
• APhA-Academy of Pharmaceutical Research and Science (APhA-APRS) 
• APhA-Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA-ASP) 

The APhA-Academy of Student Pharmacists consists of a National Executive Committee whose members serve as the chairs of the five national standing committees.  The National Executive Committee members are: 

• APhA-ASP National President
• APhA-ASP National President-elect
• APhA-ASP National Member-at-large (2)
• APhA-ASP Speaker of the House

Along with the chair, each standing committee also consists of a vice chair and 3 other student pharmacist leaders.  The five national standing committees includes: 

• Awards Standing Committee
• Communications Standing Committee
• Education Standing Committee
• International Standing Committee (my committee)
• Policy Standing Committee

I look forward to serving on the International Standing Committee as the National Project Coordinator.  As the National Project Coordinator, I will be working to promote the International Pharmaceutical Students Federation (IPSF) Health Campaigns in pharmacy schools across the United States.  These health campaigns include: 

• Healthy Living Campaign
• Tobacco Alert Campaign 
• Medicine Awareness Campaign
• HIV/AIDS Campaign 
• Vampire Cup (blood drive)
• Anti-Counterfeit Drugs Campaign 

As the National Project Coordinator, I hope work within my committee and with the Communication and Education Standing Committees to promote and integrate these projects with the APhA-ASP patient care projects which include: 

• Operation Diabetes
• Operation Immunization
• Operation Heart
• Generation Rx
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Publications - APhA Student Pharmacist Magazine

I recently submitted an article for submission in American Pharmacists Association Student Pharmacist Magazine.

Below is a pdf copy and a link to the article:
Pilot Program Prepares Students for Diverse Patient Population

Publications - ACCP Clinical Administration PRN Newsletter April 2015

As part of ACCP, I have been serving on the Clinical Administration PRN and recently helped to summarize member survey results highlighting the recent achievements of PRN members (page 5).  The newsletter will be distributed electronically and at the upcoming ACCP Updates in Therapeutics 2015 annual meeting.

Conferences & Meetings - APhA Annual Meeting 2015

APhA Annual Meeting 2015

Opening general session - being awarded the APhA Foundation Juan and Esperanza Luna Scholarship 

Foundation breakfast - meeting Dr. Nancy Alvarez.  The Juan and Esperanza Luna Scholarship was established by Nancy A. Alvarez in 2013 and named in honor of her parents.  More information about the APhA Foundation can be found here: http://www.aphafoundation.org/student-scholarship-program

Iowa reception

National officer transition meeting - incoming officers for the APhA International Standing Committee