Clinical Pharmacy Challenge ACCP Clinical Pharmacy Challenge: The Pursuit of Excellence Continues

Now in its sixth year, ACCP’s national team competition for pharmacy students returns to the Global Conference on Clinical Pharmacy in San Francisco, California. From an initial field of 108 teams, eight have advanced through four online rounds of competition to reach the quarterfinals. Following are the 2015 ACCP Clinical Pharmacy Challenge Quarterfinal Teams.

Quarterfinalist Teams:

• South Carolina College of Pharmacy
• Thomas Jefferson University Jefferson College of Pharmacy
• University of California, San Francisco School of Pharmacy
• University of Iowa College of Pharmacy
• University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy
• University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy
• University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy
• University of Utah College of Pharmacy

Join us for the live round Challenge action at the Global Conference on Clinical Pharmacy in San Francisco, California.

2015 ACCP Clinical Pharmacy Challenge Schedule

Saturday, October 17

Sunday, October 18

Monday, October 19

Travel Awards Promote Student and Resident/Fellow Meeting Attendance

ACCP initiated its Student Travel Awards and Resident/Fellow Travel Awards programs to support and encourage student, resident, and fellow attendance at ACCP national meetings as well as to expand opportunities for students and postgraduate trainees throughout the organization. To date, ACCP has awarded more than $62,000 in travel stipends and complimentary meeting registrations. In addition, many PRNs are now offering their own travel awards for students, residents, and fellows, providing even more opportunities for attendees to apply for funding to defray the costs associated with attending the Annual Meeting.

ACCP thanks the following PRNs and chapters for either donating funds to ACCP Travel Awards programs or sponsoring their own travel awards:

• Adult Medicine
• Ambulatory Care
• Cardiology
• Central Nervous System
• Clinical Administration
• Critical Care
• Drug Information
• Education and Training
• Geriatrics
• GI/Liver/Nutrition
• Gulf College of Clinical Pharmacy
• Hematology/Oncology
• Immunology/Transplantation
• Infectious Diseases
• Nephrology
• Pain and Palliative Care
• Pediatrics
• Women’s Health

Please encourage students at your institution to attend an ACCP national meeting and apply for a Student Travel Award. For more information on the program, please visit www.accp.com/stunet/award.aspx.

2015–2016 National Student Network Advisory Committee Appointed

Earlier this year, ACCP issued a call for applications to student members interested in serving on the National Student Network Advisory Committee (SNAC). The College received applications from students across the country. After reviewing their applications, ACCP President-Elect Terry Seaton selected student members for appointment. The committee will convene at the upcoming 2015 Global Conference on Clinical Pharmacy. ACCP is pleased to announce the appointment of the following student members to the 2015–2016 ACCP SNAC.

Chair: Tyler Vest, University of Cincinnati James L. Winkle College of Pharmacy
Vice Chair: Brian Kurish, University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy
Secretary: Mary-Haston Leary, University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy
Members-at-Large:

• Amanda Gibson, Thomas Jefferson University Jefferson College of Pharmacy
• Jordan Long, Cedarville University School of Pharmacy
• Mel Nelson, University of Arizona College of Pharmacy
• Deeter Neumann, University of Arizona College of Pharmacy
• Shivam Patel, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy
• Kassie Pfluger, University of North Texas System College of Pharmacy
• Jasmine Reber, Touro University – California College of Pharmacy
• Elizabeth Wood, Auburn University Harrison School of Pharmacy

ACCP Student Chapters: New Awards Announced

Because of the growing interest in clinical pharmacy, the ACCP Board of Regents (BOR) approved the development of ACCP Student Chapters. Since that time, almost 70 institutions have formed student chapters. Recently, the BOR approved two new awards for Student Chapter members: the Outstanding Student Chapter and the Outstanding Student Chapter Member.

Outstanding Student Chapter Award

The purpose of this award is to recognize the ACCP student chapter that has exemplified strength in leadership, dedication in patient care, and passion for professional development through its activities and membership. The activities of the chapter should address ACCP’s core values of extending the frontiers of clinical pharmacy and promoting dedication to excellence in patient care, research, and education. A key component of all the core values is the clinical pharmacist’s ability to work collaboratively within the health care environment. Each chapter must demonstrate its ability to work with other health disciplines.

An announcement will be featured on the ACCP website, and an article highlighting the winning chapter’s accomplishments will be published in StuNews and the ACCP Report. A commemorative plaque and $1000 cash will be awarded to the winning chapter. The faculty liaison/adviser and one appointed student liaison from the winning chapter will receive complimentary full Annual Meeting registrations, and each will receive a $250 travel stipend to attend.

Members of student chapters who wish to apply for the award will complete an application form as part of their end-of-the-year report that is due June 30. As part of the application process, each chapter is required to submit a rationale statement (250 words or less) outlining the plan for using the $1000 award funds, should said chapter be selected as the winner.

Outstanding Student Chapter Member

The purpose of this award is to recognize a student who has enhanced student involvement from his or her chapter in ACCP at the local, state, or national level and who has expanded the presence of ACCP through community engagement, education promotion, research opportunities, and/or professional stewardship. The activities of the selected student should address ACCP’s core values of extending the frontiers of clinical pharmacy and promoting dedication to excellence in patient care, research, and education.

Each chapter award recipient will receive a certificate suitable for framing and recognition in an ACCP Report article, a StuNews article, and the Annual Meeting News. In addition, student award winners in attendance at the award year Annual Meeting will be recognized during the Clinical Pharmacy Challenge semifinal round of competition.

Each recognized student chapter will select its recipient for Outstanding Student Chapter annually and submit the winner’s name to the ACCP national office as part of its year-end report.

ACCP Clinical Research Challenge

The Clinical Research Challenge is a novel competition targeted toward pharmacy students in the first 2 years of their degree program. Critically evaluating and applying the primary literature is an essential skill for clinical pharmacists. Research and scholarship contribute to improved health outcomes for patients and advances in the profession of clinical pharmacy. This innovative and unique competition offers teams of three pharmacy students the opportunity to participate in an online journal club and the chance to submit a clinical research proposal.

The ACCP Clinical Research Challenge is a team-based competition. Teams of three students will compete against teams from other schools and colleges of pharmacy nationwide in an online format. All eligible teams will have the opportunity to compete in round 1: Online Journal Club. Teams achieving the top 20 scores will advance to round 2: Research Protocol Development. In the event of a tie, the winner will be determined by the time required to complete the online journal club exam. All examinations will be time stamped. Time spent viewing instructional pages will NOT count toward total examination time. Teams advancing to round 2 will be given a clinically focused research question and have 4 weeks to develop and submit a research proposal online following the criteria outlined here.

Only one team per institution may enter the competition. Institutions with branch campuses, distance satellites, or more than one interested team are encouraged to conduct a local competition.

The teams with the top three research proposal submissions are requested to present their research design during a poster session at the ACCP Annual Meeting the following October. In addition, each member of said teams will receive a complimentary Annual Meeting registration and cash prize. Click here for additional prize information.

Students are not required to be members of ACCP to participate. Team registration should be submitted online and must be initiated by a current faculty member at the respective institution. Students interested in forming a team should contact their ACCP faculty liaison. If no ACCP faculty liaison has been identified, any faculty member from the institution may initiate the registration process. The registering faculty member must confirm the eligibility of all team members and/or alternates online before a team will be permitted to compete in the Clinical Research Challenge. Click here for current deadline and scheduling information.