On the weekend of October 28, I had the opportunity to represent the St. John’s University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences as chapter delegate and chapter policy vice president at the Region 1 Midyear Regional Meeting (MRM). I presented on the importance of medical intervention focusing on polypharmacy in the older and geriatric population through state and community support. It was a humbling experience, and one which has taught me more about myself and my profession.

As much as I enjoyed virtual Midyear Regional Meetings (MRM) the past few years, there is nothing like networking in-person with like-minded student pharmacists from across your home region. So, the best part of MRM2022 for me was witnessing the regrowth of culture and spark in student members during the Region 8 weekend (October 21–23) in Albuquerque, NM.

The Region 5 APhA–ASP Midyear Regional Meeting in Minneapolis this year (November 4–6) can be boiled down to 3 words: connection, collaboration, and companionship. These themes followed each student pharmacist throughout the weekend and allowed for new relationships to blossom.

I left Florida on a breezy 7-hour drive to Birmingham, AL, brimming with excitement to reconnect with my fellow national standing committee members and network with student pharmacists from all over the southeast at the Region 3 Midyear Regional Meeting (MRM) the weekend of October 28 to October 30.

I joined APhA–ASP during my first year of pharmacy school but finally got to attend my first in-person Midyear Regional Meeting (MRM) the weekend of October 28–30, in Cincinnati. This was a valuable experience in learning more about the policy proposal process and other chapters’ resolutions focused on improving the pharmacy profession. Learning from the other students’ experiences and challenges fascinated me.