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November News
2008
Do You Want to Study Abroad?
The Student Exchange program gives student pharmacists from all over the
world a chance to experience pharmacy outside their own borders.
National and local student organizations within each country create host
sites where pharmacy students receive training. Training may be in
any area of pharmacy: community, hospital, industry, university
and others. The program runs year round but most exchanges occur
between May and September and are one to three months in length.
Applications are due December 1, and any student who is a member of
APhA-ASP is a member of IPSF with preference given to students beyond
the first year of study, up to four years after graduation from their
first pharmacy degree.
Visit the IPSF
section of the website for more information
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Member Benefit: APhA Foundation
Student Pharmacist Scholarship
The APhA Foundation will award up to nine scholarships in the
amount of $1,000 each. The Foundation hopes to award at least one
scholarship per region. These scholarships reward students who
participate in their school's APhA-ASP Chapter. Make sure you apply for
this scholarship today! The deadline for applications is December 1,
2008.
Review
the APhA Foundation Student Pharmacist Scholarship details
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Applications Available
for ...
APhA-ASP
Standing Committee
Are you interested in opportunities to serve APhA-ASP at the national
level through an appointed position? Much of the APhA-ASP work is
done through four standing committees--Awards, Education, Policy, and
Communications. Members of the standing committees play an important
role in representing members' views to the Association.
All APhA-ASP members are eligible to apply for a standing committee
position and are appointed by the APhA-ASP National Executive Committee
during the January Business Meeting. APhA-ASP Standing Committee
Applications - Must Be Postmarked by December 1, 2008.
International
Leadership Opportunities
As a member of APhA-ASP, you are also a member of the International
Pharmaceutical Students Federation (IPSF). You are also eligible to
apply for an appointed position as an APhA-ASP/IPSF National Officer.
National Officers serve as liaisons between our local APhA-ASP chapters
and the international pharmacy community. The positions of National
Contact Person and National Contact Person Co-chair are designated one
year appointments, while the Student Exchange Officer-Elect position is
a 2-year appointment that was created to provide training for the future
SEO and to smooth the transition between the in and outgoing
officers.
National Officers work with the APhA-ASP National Executive Committee
and are dedicated to the advancement of the profession of pharmacy on an
international level.
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November is Heartburn & Diabetes
Awareness Month!
As part of the Heartburn Awareness Challenge, APhA, the National
Heartburn Alliance, and P&G are proud to recognize November as
Heartburn Awareness Month. Now is a great time to screen and educate the
public on symptoms and proper treatment for heartburn.
Check out http://www.heartburnmonth.org/
or call 800-766-0495 to place your order for materials. Order you
brochures and materials to help you get involved with increasing
awareness about heartburn visit.
As part of your Operation Diabetes campaign sponsored by Rite Aid
Pharmacy visit the National
Diabetes Education Program and visit the American Diabetes Assocation
for more information on this months celebration.
Learn more about APhA-ASP Patient Care
Projects
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APhA-ASP Student Pharmacist
Hall of Fame
Those who have written—and those who will write—for
Student Pharmacist magazine will forever be immortalized in the
new online Hall
of Fame. There are no bronze statues or secret handshakes with this
Hall of Fame, but past writers will tell you they have enjoyed the
process of getting their thoughts and experiences on paper, seeing their
name in print, and adding an important entry to the Publications section
of their CV. So before you send your article ideas to APhA (send to
Managing Editor Tom English at tenglish@aphanet.org), pay
tribute to those student authors who have come before you. Hopefully you
will be inducted one day as well!
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Midyear Regional Meetings
2008 Recap
The APhA-ASP 2008 Midyear Regional Meetings (MRM) were a
huge success! This year had the largest attendance ever. A few
highlights include:
1. Over 100 policies were forwarded to the APhA-ASP Resolutions
Committee - they will begin to create policies for APhA2009 based upon
what the regions passed.
2. Election of 24 new APhA-ASP Regional Officers
3. Friday night socials included a casino night, masquerade
madness, salsa lessons, Halloween costumes, dressing as your favorite
star, and nautical themes.
4. The creation of the first YouTube
video to help answer questions about MRMs
Be on the lookout for pictures of MRMs on the APhA-ASP Flickr
Account.
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Contact us at: apha-asp@aphanet.org
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