The APhA-ASP Policy Process is one the most important activities of the Academy. APhA-ASP policy covers a wide variety of pharmacy issues and reflects many issues which students believe to be important to the profession. The policy process gives members the opportunity to voice their ideas and opinions to influence the goals and objectives of the Academy. Every APhA-ASP member is strongly encouraged to participate in the policy process on some level.

APhA policies begin as ideas brought forth to their chapter by individual members. After much discussion on the chapter, regional and national levels, the most prominent ideas are brought to the APhA-ASP House of Delegates during the APhA Annual Meeting each spring. Once passed by the House, those ideas become resolutions representing the collective voice of student pharmacists. Those resolutions are then addressed by the APhA-ASP Policy Standing Committee for further action.

APhA-ASP Policy Process - General Links

› APhA-ASP Capsule: The Policy Process in Detail

› APhA-ASP House of Delegates Rules of Procedure 

› APhA-ASP Policy Process Presentation: (Use to Educate Chapter Members) Please note this is a very large file and takes several minutes to download.

APhA-ASP House of Delegates Resources

› APhA-ASP Adopted Resolutions: 1973-2010 

› APhA-ASP Mock House of Delegates Script

› Guidelines on Parliamentary Procedure

APhA2011 House of Delegates Session Documents

› See APhA211 APhA-ASP Meeting Page 

Past APhA-ASP House of Delegates Session Documents

› Report of the 2010 APhA-ASP House of Delegates 

MRM Session Documents

› MRM 2010 Policy Proposal Form 

› MRM New Business Item Form