ACCP Student Chapters
Because of the growing interest in clinical pharmacy, ACCP expanded opportunities for student involvement in the College by formally recognizing student chapters in October 2013. Since then, more than 50 student chapters have been formed.

Benefits of Student Membership
Students can benefit from ACCP membership in many ways, including:

• Leadership development experiences (as student liaisons and as members of the National Student Network Advisory Committee);
• Options to explore clinical pharmacy specialties (by taking advantage of complimentary student membership in up to two PRNs);
• Opportunities to expand and showcase their knowledge (through Scientific Poster Presentations and the Clinical Pharmacy Challenge); and
• Career development guidance (through the CV Review Service, the “Emerge from the Crowd: How to Become a Standout Residency Candidate” sessions, and career development programming at national meetings).

Creating a student chapter is a great way to help pharmacy students learn about clinical pharmacy and get involved in ACCP. Any ACCP College of Pharmacy Faculty Liaison can establish a formally recognized student chapter by submitting an official chapter application. If the application is approved, the liaison will be invited to serve as the primary faculty adviser for the student chapter. For complete information on establishing a student chapter, and to download a New ACCP Chapter Application, please visit www.accp.com/stunet/studentliaisons.aspx. For more information about student chapters, e-mail us at [email protected].

2015 ACCP CLINICAL PHARMACY CHALLENGE: THE EXCELLENCE CONTINUES
ACCP’s national pharmacy student team competition returns in 2015. The Clinical Pharmacy Challenge offers eligible teams the opportunity to compete in up to four online rounds, with the top eight teams advancing to the live quarterfinal competition at the 2015 ACCP Global Conference on Clinical Pharmacy in San Francisco, California. Plan now to participate this fall. Team registration opens April 6, 2015.

Competition Overview
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 conduct a local competition.

Preliminary rounds of the national competition will be conducted virtually in September. The quarterfinal, semifinal, and final rounds will be held live at the ACCP Global Conference on Clinical Pharmacy in San Francisco, October 17–19, 2015.

Each round will consist of questions offered in the three distinct segments indicated below. Item content used in each segment has been developed and reviewed by an expert panel of clinical pharmacy practitioners and educators.

• Trivia/Lightning
• Clinical Case
• Jeopardy-style

Each team advancing to the quarterfinal round held at the ACCP Global Conference will receive three complimentary student full-meeting registrations. Each team member will receive an ACCP gift certificate for $125 and a certificate of recognition. 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 for completing your team registration is September 8, 2015.

ACCP NATIONAL STUDENT NETWORK ADVISORY COMMITTEE (SNAC)

Now Accepting Applications for 2015–2016
Initiated as a working group in 2006, the National Student Network 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 students.

Student members who are interested in serving on the ACCP SNAC, either as a member-at-large or in a leadership role, may apply for appointment. All applicants must submit a CV, a personal essay, and a letter of recommendation from a professor, a preceptor, or an academic dean or his or her designee. Application for appointment to the 2015–2016 SNAC is available online. Applications are due June 12, 2015.