Spill The Pills! PCP News September 21, 2023
September 21, 2023
Fundamental of the Week (FOW) This weeks FOW was written by Austin Blumetti, P4 APPE student and PharmD'24 Candidate. Check it out HERE!
Events and General Announcements
DATE CHANGE: Operation OTC Medicine Safety General Body Meeting - Free Donuts!! Want to get more involved? Come out to Operation OTC Medicine Safety's first general body meeting to learn about upcoming events while enjoying free donuts on Friday, September 22st at 12:30pm in PTC140! OTC Medicine Safety is an operation under APhA-ASP that focuses on advocacy of the safe use, storage, and disposal of over-the-counter medications. At the meeting, you can learn about the different opportunities to sign-up for events throughout the semester, and the possibility of becoming a co-chair! A co-chair interest form will be available upon attendance to the meeting. Can't make the meeting and still want to be updated on events? Join the email list by filling out this form! 9/21
Are you interested in Changing your Major within PCP? If you are looking to change your Major between departments (PharmD to Pharm Sci/Tox or Pharm Sci/Tox to PharmD) within PCP the due date for Spring 2024 is October 15th! You can review the requirements by following this link. Additionally, here is the link for the Change of Major Application. If you have any questions please contact Academic Specialist Steven Dominguez at sdominguez@sju.edu. Posted by Mr. Dominguez. 9/21
DIA GBM! Are you interested in the pharmaceutical industry? Attend the Drug Information Association (DIA) General Body Meeting on September 28th at 1-2pm in PTC 140! Take this chance to learn more about internships, fellowships, and a future career within pharma. We have great resources and opportunities to help you kickstart or continue you professional endeavors within the industry and hope to share these at the GBM. Please direct all questions to @la20835153@sju.edu. 9/21
PCP-SSHP: What Is A Residency? Speaker Panel Wondering what you will be doing after pharmacy school? Do you have an interest in continuing your pharmacy education? Want to specialize in a certain area of pharmacy? If you are curious about completing a residency to pursue clinical-hospital pharmacy, then join PCP-SSHP’s annual "What is a Residency?" speaker panel event on Tuesday 9/26/23 at 7:30pm on Zoom. We will have multiple pharmacy residents from Cooper University Hospital and Penn Presbyterian Medical Center to explain what a residency is, how to apply, why they chose to pursue a residency, and any tips they might have! This event is open to students of all years. See the attached flyer for more details. 9/21
Special Lecture and event on Monday September 25th! Mike Castagna, BS, PharmD, MBA is a PCP Pharmacy and Wharton MBA graduate. Dr. Castagna is CEO of MannKind, a publicly traded pharmaceutical company that specializes in diabetes care. Dr. Castagna will speak to faculty, staff and student on his personal and professional life journey on Monday September 25th at 5:15 PM in IPEX 307. All are welcome but it is required for P3s. Also note that there will be an informal meet and greet with Dr. Castagna at 2 PM. Pizza will be served but an RSVP for the 2 PM event is required BY Friday at 12 Noon! (Room TBA). RSVP HERE. 9/21
Sign Up For the VIP Case Competition - Industry Pharmacy Organization! If you are interested in gaining industry experience, join the VIP case competition to gain insight about what industry professionals do on a day to day basis. We are taking part in a national competition against other pharmacy schools! We will create a placebo drug plan from the phases of clinical trials all the way to post marketing of the drug. This looks GREAT on resumes and is a great talking point in interviews. Click on this link to sign up! If you have any questions or concerns please reach out to Simran Dodhia on sd20842512@sju.edu or Matthew Lor on ml20829060@sju.edu. 9/21
ASCP 1st General Body Meeting! Are you interested in geriatrics? Come out to ASCP's 1st GBM on Tuesday, 9/26 from 2-3 p.m. in Rosenberg 101.We will be providing FREE Chik-fil-a! If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to Kavitha Sukumar @ks20828278@sju.edu. 9/21
P1 Survival Event for ALL P1 Students! Interested in learning more about the pharmacy modules and how to prepare for the upcoming years? Come out to the P1 survival event!! In this event, Rho Chi board members will provide you with some tips to succeed during your P1 year. Food and refreshments will be provided. This event will be held on Tuesday, September 26th in LLC classroom 103 from 2-3pm. Please RSVP by 09/24 scanning the QR code on the flyer or using this link. Any questions? Email Anina Johnson aj20829765@sju.edu
Information Night with Rho Chi and Phi Lambda Sigma! Come out to learn about two highly regarded pharmacy honor societies, Rho Chi and PLS. Rho Chi is the academic honor society and PLS is the pharmacy leadership society. All U1-P3s are welcome to attend to find out about recognition and admittance! This event will be held on Monday, September 25th on Zoom from 7-8pm. Please RSVP by 09/22 scanning the QR code on the flyer or utilizing the link. Any questions? Email Anina Johnson aj20829765@sju.edu or Colleen Huzinec ch20828195@sju.edu
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month! Hispanic Heritage Month began last Friday, 9/15 and runs until Sunday, 10/15. To kick off the month, check out this post created by P4 teaching APPE Austin Blumetti to learn more about the month itself and various disease states that asymmetrically affect the Hispanic community. PCP would like to take this opportunity to celebrate our rich cultural diversity! To help us celebrate, we'd like to share stories of PCP community members of Hispanic heritage. Please consider sharing ideas, information, or stories you would like us to highlight throughout this month here! Posted by Dr. Garcia. 9/21
PPA x APhA Operation Heart INSTAGRAM CHALLENGE NOW OPEN! In honor of September being National Cholesterol Month, PPA has teamed up with APhA's Operation Heart to give you all the opportunity to show off your creativity by participating in our cholesterol infographic competition for a chance to win a CUSTOMIZED PHARMACY MUG & PIN! In order to participate, please create a patient-friendly infographic raising awareness on high cholesterol and upload to this google form as an image (jpg or png) and preferably in instagram post friendly dimensions. Last day for submissions will be Saturday, September 30th. All submissions will be posted on @sjupcp_ppa and @sjupcp.operationheart on Monday, October 2nd and a winner will be selected based on the most number of likes as of 11:59pm on Thursday, October 5th. Please reach out to Janice Jaison (jj20828130@sju.edu) or Riya Patel (rp20834345@sju.edu) if you have any questions. Good luck! 9/21
Blood Pressure Training with Operation Heart! Are you looking to get more involved with APhA-ASP and Operation Heart? Join us on September 28th from 1-2PM in STC137 for our first event! We will be hosting a blood pressure training event for students who want to learn how to perform an assessment or just want to brush up their skills. This is a great opportunity if you are looking to get involved with Operation Heart and want to learn more about some of the future events we have planned for the semester! P1's- This is a great chance to practice before your competency! Check out the flyer here! If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to Riya Patel at rp20834345@sju.edu. 9/21
National Patient Counseling Competition - Counseling Showdown! Are you looking for a way to practice and test your patient counseling skills? Well here's your chance! JOIN this year's National Patient Counseling Competition as a contestant or as a volunteer! Check out our interest form for more information regarding the competition.
*FINAL date to fill interest form is September 29th!* 9/21
Intern and Job Positions
No new announcements.
Events and General Announcements
Pharm4Me social media content needed to feature National Pharmacy Week! National Pharmacy Week is almost here (October 15–21, 2023)! AACP and Pharm4Me needs your help in kicking things off with a fun video montage. Pharmacy students and faculty are encouraged to record a short video wishing our audience a "Happy Pharmacy Week!" The videos should be fun, very short (e.g., 10 seconds), and can feature one or more individuals. Capture the video using a cell phone in a pharmacy school, practice, or lab setting. If you are able to assist, please submit videos via this form by October 6th. Check out last year's video on the Pharm4Me Instagram! Posted by Dr. Waite. 9/18
DVSHP Poster Night - Save the Date! The Delaware Valley Society of Health-System Pharmacists (DVSHP) has arranged an exclusive meeting in which you and other local pharmacy students will have the opportunity to present posters on topics related to health-system pharmacy! Please see the attached flyer for more information! Contact Alexis Saladino: as20842503@sju.edu if you have any additional questions! 9/18
PLS-SSHP Summer Internship Panel! Interested in a summer internship? Attend the PLS-SSHP Summer Internship Panel on September 28th 2-3PM in the ARC MPR to hear from the 2023 summer interns about their experiences and future opportunities! These P2-P3 pharmacy students gained valuable experiences from pharmaceutical companies and health-systems this past summer. You'll get the chance to ask them questions, get valuable advice/tips, and network with your peers. Please reach out to Colleen Huzinec (ch20828195@sju.edu) and Luz Rosario (lr20828151@sju.edu) with questions. See the flyer HERE. 9/14
Intern and Job Positions
No continuing annoucements
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