Transcript Who are we? • We are the student chapter of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), the Texas Society of Health-System.

Who are we?
• We are the student chapter of the American Society of Health-System
Pharmacists (ASHP), the Texas Society of Health-System Pharmacists
(TSHP), and the Gulf Coast Society of Health-System Pharmacists (GCSHP)
• We are 140+ UHCOP students in a 30,000+ national professional
pharmacy organization
ASHP: American
National
Society of Health-System Pharmacists
State
Regional
College
TSHP: Texas
Society of Health-System Pharmacists
GCSHP: Gulf Coast
Society of Health-System Pharmacists
SSHP: Student
Society of Health-System Pharmacists
What do we represent?
Hospital or health-system pharmacy. This
encompasses many areas outside the traditional
(retail) pharmacy environment including:
• Clinical specialists
– Ex: Transplant, Infectious disease, Pediatrics, Oncology, etc.
• Inpatient and outpatient care practitioners
– Ex: Pharmacists in ambulatory & chronic care settings such as
diabetes, HIV, and lipid clinics
• Directors of Pharmacy, Hospital Administration
• Home infusion
• Academia
What can we offer you?
• Advance your knowledge of health-system
pharmacy
• Advance your clinical skills to become a
proficient clinician
• Advance your professionalism through
networking and seminars
• Advance your leadership skills to move forward
the profession of pharmacy
Advancing Knowledge…
• Through our meetings with speakers from different areas
of health-system pharmacy
– Clinical specialists in cardiology, oncology, infectious disease, critical
care, etc.
– Pharmacy management and industry
• Through Journal Club on TMC
Campus
– Opportunity to evaluate and present
literature to peers
• Through Resident’s Meetings
on TMC Campus
– Opportunity to discuss residency
programs with 1-3 TMC Residents
Advancing Clinical Skills…
• Through Clinical Skills Competitions
– Teams work in pairs to evaluate a
patient case & recommend
appropriate medication therapy
– Compete at campus and state
level. Winners of campus
competition advance to nationals
at ASHP Midyear.
• Through Disease State Management Competitions
– Individual competition where students counsel patients on their
disease state
– Annual TSHP competition
Advancing Professionalism…
• Through our Residency Preparation Series
– Residency Workshop (Fall)
• Introduce yourself to what residency
is all about!
• Learn about residencies & what it
takes to get one from the residents
themselves
– Residency Mentoring Social (Spring)
• Network with residents & program
directors at a sit down dinner.
– Residency Showcase (Fall)
• Talk with residency programs booths in a convention style expo
• Through Professional meetings
– TSHP Annual Seminar; this April in San Antonio, TX!
– ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting; this December in Anaheim, CA!
• Through Continuing Education (CE)
– GCSHP Sponsored Dinners
– ASHP Publications
Advancing Leadership…
• Through the TSHP Student Section Executive Committee (SSEC)
– Serve as a delegate to the TSHP Board of Directors
• Through TSHP Councils
– Communication, Professional, Educational, Public, &
Organizational Affairs
• Through the ASHP Student Forum Groups
– Student Forum Executive
Committee
– Student Forum Advisory
Groups
– ASHP Councils
Service projects
• HOMES Clinic
• Kidney Action Day
• Brown Bag Medication
Review Events
• Community Health Fairs
• Houston High School and
Elementary Presentations
• National Health
Awareness Observances
• TSHP Teddy Bear Drive
How to join SSHP
• Dues are $87 for the school year and includes
– Four levels of membership: ASHP, TSHP, GCSHP, & SSHP
– Monthly subscription to the premier clinical pharmacy journal:
The American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy™ (AJHP)
– Food and drink at each main campus meeting
– Exclusive access to clinical internship database
• September 30th sign up deadline
Questions? Talk to an officer!
MAIN CAMPUS
OFFICERS:
Kaitlin Wasko
Stephanie Pham
Thuy-Duong (Vivian)
Lam
Tran Le
Tracy Nguyen
Rose Cherian
Maggie Chu
Mahwish Yasin
Krutina Garcia
Robert Miller
Lydia Matar Solis
TMC OFFICERS:
Zachary Kirk
Meghann Davis
Nguyen Nguyen
Sunny Bhakta
Van Ngo
Khiet Nguyen
Brittany Greensage
Ron Le
Hang Mui
SSHP Officers 2014-2015
Chapter Advisors:
Dr. Pitman & Dr. Wanat
Immediate Past President:
Zachary Kirk (P4)
• Liaison to ASHP
Students Section
• Point of contact for
President
President:
Meghann Davis (P3)
• Oversees entire chapter
and reports activities to all
levels
• Conducts TMC meetings
• Represents UH at both
GCSHP and TSHP
• Plans Fall Residency
Workshop
President Elect:
Kaitlin Wasko (P2)
• Runs Main Campus
meetings
• Accompanies president in
all chapter responsibilities
• Plans Spring Residency
Mentoring Social
Vice President of Programming:
Sunny Bhakta (P3)
• Coordinates meeting
speakers
• Pharmacy Council
representative until
P1 liaisons elected
• Responsible for
Advocacy Initiatives
Vice President of Communication:
Nguyen Nguyen (P3)
• Communicates with ASHP,
TSHP, and GCSHP
• Compiles chapter reports
• Designs poster for ASHP
Student Society Showcase
highlighting chapter activities
• Manages web & social
media
Secretary:
Stephanie Pham (P2)
• Distributes meeting
agendas and minutes
• Oversees email account
and RSVP lists
• Maintains Internship
Database—exclusive to
members
Treasurer:
Van Ngo (P3)
• Manages annual budget,
taxes, banking, and
finances
• Helps oversee White Coat
orders and sales
• Sends bi-monthly report to
President and Presidentelect
Historian:
Khiet Nguyen (P3)
• Captures photo record of all
important events for chapter
• Attends most events
organized by SSHP
• Assists in all meeting
related duties including food
set up/ distribution
Service Co-Chairs:
Ron Le (P3) & Rose Cherian (P2)
• Sets up Service
Events: Donation drives,
Brown Bag Medication
Events for Seniors, etc.
• Manages service
event member
involvement
• Oversees Antibiotics
Awareness & Medication
Safety Chair positions
Orientation Co-Chairs:
Bao Tran Le (P2) & Tracy Nguyen (P2)
• Plan and execute SSHP orientation presentation
• Manages roster as well as new/renewed
memberships
• Assists in scheduling white coat fittings for interviews
Professional Development Co-Chairs:
Hang Mui (P3) & Krutina Patel Garcia (P2)
• Organize the Orientation
Social
• Helps with planning of
Fall Residency
Workshop and Spring
Residency Mentoring
Social
• Assist with various
events and planning
Fundraising Co-Chairs:
Mahwish Yasin (P2) & Maggie Chu (P2)
• Plan fundraisers and communicate finances to treasurer
• Inventory management at TMC and Main Campus
• Assist with meetings
Convention Co-Chairs:
Thuy-Duong Lam (P2) & Brittany Greensage (P3)
• Coordinate Clinical Skills Competition in the Fall
• Coordinate Training Sessions for Clinical Skills and
Disease State Management Competitions
• Communication link for ASHP, TSHP, and GCSHP
Conventions
Antibiotic Awareness Senior Chair:
Lydia Matar Solis (P2)
• Lead Antibiotic Awareness
Committee & serves as
mentor to Junior chair
• Works with local PTAs, High
Schools, and Pharmacy
Tech Classes to raise
awareness
• Educate pharmacy students
on antibiotic issues
Medication Safety Senior Chair:
Robert Miller (P2)
• Lead Medication Safety
Committee & serves as
mentor to Junior chair
• Raise awareness at various
service events (ie. Brown
Bag, Tabling Event)
• Raise medication error
prevention awareness for
healthcare professionals
and pharmacy students
SCCP Liason:
Robert Miller (P2)
• Representative for the
American College of Clinical
Pharmacy
• Runs ACCP Clinical
Pharmacy Challenge
Chapter Faculty Advisors
Dr. Paige Pitman
&
Dr. Matthew Wanat
P1 Leadership Opportunities
• P1 Liaisons (2)
– We need 2 enthusiastic P1’s to serve as Liaisons for the 2014-2015
school year!
– A gateway position for advanced leadership.
– Responsibilities:
• Represent SSHP at Pharmacy Council meetings
• Help set up at meetings
• Food arrangements, ordering, & pick up
• Be the voice of SSHP to your P1 class
• Promote membership among your fellow P1s
Interested? Applications are DUE Sep. 14th
Prepare 1 minute speech for elections at Sep. 16th
meeting.
P1 Leadership Opportunities
Cont.
• Antibiotic Awareness Chair
• (1) P1 Position – 2 Year Office Position*
• Formulating/Building Current & New Ideas
• Reviewing/Editing current poster & resources
• Seeking suitable audiences to present information
• Compiling project to submit to TSHP
• Medication Safety Chair
• (1) P1 Position – 2 Year Office Position*
• Formulating /Building Current & New Ideas
• Reviewing/Editing current poster & resources
• Seeking audiences for presentation
• Compiling project to submit to TSHP
Interested? Online applications are DUE Sep.
19th (5pm)
National P1-P4 Leadership
Opportunities
• ASHP Advisory Groups
– Serve and get involved at the national level
– Five Advisory Groups of 11 positions each within the
ASHP Pharmacy Student Forum
• ASHP Pharmacy Student Forum Executive
Committee
– Appointed by the ASHP President and serves as
student advisors to the Board of Directors.
– Five Chair positions, one for each Advisory Group.
Interested? Applications due in May!
We’ll remind you in the spring!
Thank you to those who came
out for the Casino SSHP/APhAASP Social!!!
We would love to see you at
our first main campus meeting on
Tuesday, Sep.
th
16
at 12:00!
Contact us at:
Web:
www.uhsshp.org
Email:
[email protected]
Facebook:
UH College of Pharmacy SSHP