Description: APhA is the oldest (est. 1852) and largest pharmacy association (60,000+) in the U.S. Comprised of practicing pharmacists, student pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, APhA provides information, education and advocacy to empower its members to improve medication use and advance patient care.
Membership requirements: Open to all pharmacy students, $60 annual membership fee (also includes membership into the state organization, Colorado Pharmacists Society), membership deadline is October 1st.
Membership Census 2010-11: 231 members
Benefits:
- Student Pharmacist & Pharmacy Today magazines
- Access to Career Center on pharmacist.com
- Leadership positions within APhA-ASP
- Colorado Pharmacist Society (CPS) membership
- Network with local pharmacists & professors
- Reimbursement opportunities for local & national meeting attendance
- National Patient Counseling Competition (top 10 win free books & 1st prize is a trip to nationals!)
- Gain experience with patient counseling & opportunities through patient care projects
Events:
- American Pharmacist Month Celebration
- Immunization Clinics
- Chapter meeting
- Visit from APhA Nationals
- StepOut 5k Diabetes Walk
- Region 8 Midyear Regional Meeting
- 24-Hour Fitness Health Fair
- Project RECOVERY CeDAR
- World AIDS Day Bake Sale
Officers (2011-2012)
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President: |
David Vo
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Vice President: |
Scott Karkula
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President Elect: |
Eddie VanMatre
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Secretary: |
Hallie Jung
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Treasurer: |
Dan Lyons
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MVP: |
Sara Vu and Lucas Smith
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PR/Fundraising: |
Christina Dai
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Project HEART (replaced Op HTN): |
Sarah Waybright and Amit Kapadia
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Project Diabetes: |
Mark (Tony) Mixon and Andrew Nunes
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Operation Immunization: |
Leela Velayudhan and Kimberly Won
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Heartburn Awareness/Women’s Health: |
Megan Currey and Charlyn Wong
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IPSF: |
Jennifer Christensen and Ok Cho
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PAN: |
Brittany Schock and Kristin Holmes
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Project Recovery: |
Gale Albrecht, Fallon Wu, Sarah Salisbury
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P1 Members At Large: |
TBD
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Faculty Advisor: |
Brian Hemstreet, PharmD |
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