After having the pleasure of serving for 2 years on the APhA–ASP National Executive Committee, I knew I wanted to continue working for pharmacists and student pharmacists through APhA. I decided to apply, and was ultimately selected, for the APhA Foundation Executive Residency in Association Management & Leadership. This meant that the APhA Headquarters building on the national mall would house my cubicle, and that the great pharmacy leaders working for this organization would be my colleagues.

On January 28, 2015, H.R. 592, the Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act, was introduced in the House of Representatives by Reps. Brett Guthrie (R–KY), G.K. Butterfield (D–NC), and Todd Young (R–IN). Just as exciting, a day later on January 29, S. 314, legislation with the same name as H.R. 592, was introduced in the Senate by Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Robert Casey (D-PA), Mark Kirk (R-IL), and Sherrod Brown (D-OH). While we had legislation that mirrored the language in H.R. 592/S. 314 last year in the House, this is the first year we have had a companion bill in the Senate.