Student Organizations
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American Pharmacists Association (APhA) - Academy of Students Pharmacists (ASP)
Improving medication use. Advancing patient care.
Eligibility
All pharmacy students, regardless of class or GPA
Mission
To be the collective voice of pharmacy students, to provide opportunities for professional growth, and to envision and actively promote the future of pharmacy.
Contact
Advisor Brett Feret at bferet@uri.edu
President Jessica Ouelette at jouelette@mail.uri.edu
American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists (ASHP)
Eligibility
All Students of Pharmacy
Mission
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Networking with professionals and students within the field of pharmacy and closely related fields, allowing communication of information necessary to make an informed decision regarding career direction.
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Increase the knowledge of students about careers in pharmacy practice health systems.
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Improve the organizational and practice-focused leadership skills of students.
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Increase cooperation among pharmacy schools, ASHP Affiliated State Chapters, and ASHP in addressing the needs of students with respect to career information, leadership development, and organizational involvement.
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ASHP represents pharmacists who practice in hospitals, health maintenance organizations, long-term care facilities, home care, and other health care systems. The mission of pharmacists is to help people make the best use of medicines. Assisting pharmacists in fulfilling this mission is the primary objective of ASHP.
Contact
Advisor Mike Simeone at msimeone@uri.edu
President Colleen Allard at allard.colleen@gmail.com
American Society of Health-System Pharmacists at http://www.ashp.org/
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Eligibility
All pharmacy students
Mission
Kappa Psi is a professional fraternity, which promotes leadership and fellowship in pharmacy through a combination of professional, philanthropic and social events.
Contact
Advisor Paul Larrat at larrat@uri.edu
President Andrew Bundeff at drewbund@mail.uri.edu
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Eligibility
All pharmacy students
Mission
To promote the profession of pharmacy among women and advance women within the profession by developing its members as individuals and leaders through the support of fellow members while encouraging a high standard of professional ethics and scholarship.
Contact
Advisor Kelly Matson at matson@uri.edu
President Becky Davis at beckydavis@mail.uri.edu
Phi Lambda Sigma - Pharmacy Leadership Society (PLS)
To promote future pharmacy leaders, who are made, not born
Eligibility
Membership is by peer recognition Applicants must also: have attained a 2.5 OPA, be an active member of APhA-ASP and be in at least their first professional year
Mission
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To foster and recognize leaders and support leadership commitment
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Motivate and facilitate the acceptance of opportunities to serve in a leadership role
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Acknowledge leadership achievement and award membership to leaders recommended by the Society
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Develop and deliver programs and services to assist those who desire to serve in a leadership role
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Develop and deliver programs and services to sustain leadership commitment
Contact
Advisor Celia MacDonnell at cmac@uri.edu
President Andrea Handeli at ilednah74@mail.uri.edu
Rho Chi - Pharmacy Honor Society
Eligibility
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Completion of 6 semesters towards a professional degree in pharmacy
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Attainment of a 3.00 QPA in both overall university and pharmacy coursework
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Must be in the top 20% of the class
Mission
Rho Chi is dedicated to a dual purpose:
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Our first aim is to promote the advancement of the pharmaceutical sciences and the profession of pharmacy.
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Our second aim is to foster good fellowship among members. and indeed among pharmacists everywhere, for it is only by organized efforts and cooperative action that our first aim can be accomplished.
Contact:
Advisor Dr. Jef Bratberg at jefbratberg@yahoo.com
President Karen Thudium at kthudium@mail.uri.edu
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Eligibility
Must be a president or vice-president of a College of Pharmacy student organization or be elected as a class representative.
Mission
To foster a sense of community in the College of Pharmacy, to promote academic reform, to advocate health and disease prevention and to promote political advocacy in the profession of pharmacy.
Contact
Advisor Dr. Kelly Orr at kellyo@etal.uri.edu
