Student Member Demographics

We thank the many PRN members and liaisons who have encouraged students to consider professional membership in ACCP. Your efforts in reaching out to students have considerably helped expand opportunities for students within the organization. During the past 4 years, the number of ACCP student members has more than tripled, reaching 2000 members as of March 2013.

2013 ACCP Clinical Pharmacy Challenge Registration Now Open

Team registration is now available online. Please note that a current faculty member at the respective institution must initiate all team registrations. Students interested in forming a team should contact their ACCP faculty liaison. All team registrations must be completed by the deadline compete in up to four online rounds, with the top eight teams advancing to the live quarterfinal competition at the 2013 ACCP Annual Meeting in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this October. Click here to view a detailed schedule of the 2013 competition.

The ACCP Clinical Pharmacy Challenge is a team-based competition. Teams of three students will compete against teams from other schools and colleges of pharmacy in a “quiz bowl”–type format. Only one team per institution can enter the competition. Institutions with branch campuses, distance satellites, and/or several interested teams are encouraged to hold a local competition. ACCP will provide a written examination that can be used by institutions as a basis for their local competition, if they so desire.

The local competition examination is now available and may be requested by the ACCP Faculty Liaison or the registering faculty member by e-mail. Please address your e-mail request to Michelle Kucera, Pharm.D., BCPS, at [email protected]. For more information on the local competition, click here. Each round of the ACCP Clinical Pharmacy Challenge will consist of questions offered in the three distinct segments indicated in the bulleted items below. An expert panel of clinical pharmacy practitioners and educators has developed and reviewed the item content used in each segment.

• Trivia/Lightning
• Clinical Case
• Jeopardy-style

Each team advancing to the quarterfinal round held at the ACCP Annual Meeting will receive three complimentary student full meeting registrations. Each team member will receive an ACCP gift certificate for $125 and a certificate of recognition. In addition, semifinal teams not advancing to the final round will receive a semifinal team plaque for display at their institutions. The second-place team will receive a $750 cash award ($250 to each member) and a commemorative team plaque. The winning team will receive a $1500 cash award ($500 to each member), and each team member will receive a commemorative plaque. A team trophy will be awarded to the winning institution.

Students are not required to be members of ACCP to participate. Team registration may 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 can 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. The deadline to complete your team registration is September 3, 2013.

ACCP National Student Advisory Committee

Initiated as a working group in 2006, the National Student Advisory Group became a standing committee of the College in 2007 whose members are appointed by the ACCP president-elect. The present 11-member committee serves in an advisory capacity to the ACCP Board of Regents and staff, providing feedback and assistance in developing new programs and services for student members. The current committee’s work has focused on two distinct charges:

1. Aside from pursuing campus-based chapters,* determine how ACCP can increase its visibility and organizational interactions with students earlier in their academic experience (i.e., in the P1 and P2 years).
2. Update the Career Pathways section of the Web site at http://www.accp.com/stunet/pathways.aspx.

Applications for the 2013–2014 National Student Advisory Committee Now Open

Please encourage students at your institution who are interested in learning more about clinical pharmacy to apply for appointment to the 2013–2014 National Student Advisory Committee. This is an excellent opportunity for students to enhance their leadership skills, network with students across the country, and interact with clinical pharmacy leaders. Students appointed to the committee are required to attend the 2013 Annual Meeting and will receive a complimentary student meeting registration. Applicants must submit a current copy of their CV, a 500-word essay detailing their interest in serving on the committee, and a letter of recommendation from an academic dean. Applications are due June 14, 2013. To learn more about the StuNet Advisory Committee or to access the online application portal, please click here.

*This initiative is currently underway. See President’s Column for details.