ACCP - PRN Report - Student Initiatives Update

Student Initiatives Update

Student Member Demographics

We thank the many PRN members and liaisons who have encouraged students to consider professional membership in ACCP. Your efforts to reach out to students have helped to significantly expand opportunities for students within the organization. During the past 4 years, the number of ACCP Student members has more than tripled reaching a total of 1760 members as of April 2010.

Student Travel Awards Program

In 2006, ACCP initiated the ACCP Student Travel Awards Program to support and encourage student attendance at ACCP national meetings and expand opportunities for students throughout the organization. To date, ACCP has awarded more than $30,000 in travel stipends and complimentary meeting registrations.

ACCP thanks the many PRNs that have donated funds in support of the ACCP Student Travel Awards Program:

Adult Medicine
Ambulatory Care
Cardiology
Clinical Administration
Critical Care
Education and Training
Endocrine and Metabolism
Geriatrics
Infectious Diseases
Pharmacokinetics/Pharmacodynamics

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

ACCP National Student Advisory Committee

Initiated as a working group in 2006, the National StuNetAdvisory Group became a standing committee of the College in 2007 and its 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:

Devise mechanisms to promote to students the roles of specialization and board certification in clinical pharmacists’ career development. In particular, communications that focus on “what a specialist is,” “what a specialist does,” and “why become a clinical pharmacy specialist?”
Develop student-authored communication vehicles that recognize newsworthy student accomplishments, convey useful and timely information to students, and otherwise help increase student visibility within ACCP while also increasing the organization’s relevance to students

Applications for 2010–2011 National StuNet 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 2010–2011 National StuNet 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 will receive complimentary student meeting registrations to attend the 2009 Annual Meeting and the 2010 Spring Practice and Research Forum.

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 18, 2010.

To learn more about the StuNet Advisory Committee or to access the online application portal, please visit http://www.accp.com/stunet/advisoryCommittee.aspx.

ACCP to Launch New Pharmacy Student Competition

There’s a new game in town! ACCP is pleased to announce the development of a novel national pharmacy student team competition. The “ACCP Clinical Pharmacy Challenge” will debut in the fall of 2010.

The concept, developed by members of the 2008–2009 National StuNet Advisory Committee, will allow teams of three students to compete against teams from other schools and colleges of pharmacy in a “quiz-bowl” type format. Preliminary rounds of the competition will be conducted virtually, and semifinal and final rounds will be held live at the ACCP Annual Meeting this October in Austin, Texas.