Spill The Pills! PCP News April 20, 2023
April 20, 2023
Fundamental of the Week (FOW) This weeks FOW was written by Dean Foote. Check it out HERE!
Events and General Announcements
Attention Graduating Students MarchingOrder is due April 21st! The MarchingOrder system is now open. MarchingOrder is the company the University has contracted to provide support for the Commencement. For more information and directions, click HERE. We encourage you to visit the site for more information and all of the latest details. link to ticket; link to FAQ; link to website. Posted by Mr. Dominguez. 4/20
Student involvement and accomplishments needed! Are you involved in any organizations outside of PCP (as a member or leader)? Have you attended meetings, been in a competition, won an award, presented or published research? If you answered yes to any of these for spring 2023, please fill out this google form with your information so that we can have a record of all the wonderful things our students are doing! Due 5/12. Posted by Dr. Bowen. 4/20
Project HEAL: Health at Every Size Panel Discussion! Project HEAL (Happy Eating And Living) is a student-led initiative to promote positive body image and healthy relationships with food and physical activity. They are hosting a panel discussion on Thursday April 20 from 6-7:30pm in STC145 with health care providers on the use of the Health at Every Size model, which discourages a focus on weight loss and instead focuses on healthy behavior change. Two physicians, a nutritionist, and a fitness expert will be in the discussion. You are encouraged to attend and contribute! RSVP at this link. Posted by Dr. Waite. 4/20
Medical Spanish Club Meeting! Are you interested in learning a new language? Do you want to break down language barriers between you and your patients? If you answered yes, then you should check out Medical Spanish Club! We will be holding the third and final meeting of the semester on Monday, April 24 at 6 PM. It will take place on UCity campus LLC 102, and also on Zoom if you can't make it in-person! No prior knowledge of Spanish is necessary, and all majors and years are welcome to attend. If you have any questions or want the Zoom link, please reach out to Julia at jm20630101@sju.edu :). 4/20
We need P3 and P4 students to help Dr. Mokhlis (a 2020 PCP alumna) conduct med reviews! Dr. Mokhlis will be performing medication reviews at Zion Baptist Church, and she needs assistance from P3 and P4 students. The session will take place on Thursday, May 4th from 10-2:30pm. Please reach out to Dr. Mokhlis at hmokhlis362@gmail.com if you are available to assist. Posted by Dr. Thomas. 4/20
PCP Student Wellness Event Registration 5/5/23! Hello students! The Student Affairs Committee has created a wellness events for PCP students to unwind before ESARs and final exams. Please fill out this brief form to register and provide any allergy or dietary preferences. The anticipated event will be held from 11am - 1pm on 5/5, location, games, and FREE food/drinks to be announced. We would like to have a head count by 4/25 so please fill out if you would like to join (so there is enough for everyone!) More details to come! 4/20
Intern and Job Positions
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Events and General Announcements
ASCP & NCPA Pharmacy Jeopardy! Put your pharmacy skills to the test while enjoying TACO BELL and a chance to win FREE AirPods on Wednesday, April 26 from 1-2pm in Griffith 210!!! Feel free to reach out to Kavitha Sukumar (ks20828278@sju.edu) or Mira Patel (mp20650845@sju.edu) with any questions! Check out the flyer HERE. 4/17
ACA E-BOARD ELECTIONS! Is compounding pharmacy something that interests you... then ACA is the organization for you! American College of Apothecaries (ACA) is looking for their e-board for next year. The application is open to everyone U1 through P4. You can apply here. Applications are due by April 26th at 11:59 PM. If you have any questions please contact Christina Thomas (ct20649422@sju.edu). 4/17
PPA Entrepreneurship Event! Are you interested in learning about entrepreneurship? PPA is having a professional development event on entrepreneurship on April 25th, 2023 at 7:00 pm. We have two guest speakers Dr. Melinda Lee, PharmD from Parcel Health Co. and Dr. Derek Borkowski, PharmD from Pyrls. Come listen to our guest speakers talk more about their experiences on starting their product and tips on how to be a successful entrepreneur. To attend the event, please scan the barcode on the flyer! If you have any questions, please contact Joel Issac (ji20834199@sju.edu). Check out the flyer HERE. 4/17
SSHP E-board Application! Are you interested in health-system pharmacy? Would you like to have an opportunity to gain leadership skills? Fill out the application to be on PCP-SSHP Executive Board! No prior experience is needed. Due 04/24/23 (Monday). If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to Athira Babu at athira.babu@sju.edu. Check out the flyer HERE.
ISPOR Elections! The executive board of the Saint Joseph's University ISPOR is responsible for organizing events, activities, and initiatives that promote the understanding and application of pharmacoeconomics and outcomes research among students. There are nine open positions including President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, and more. All applications are due by April 26th and the results will be announced the week of May 1st. If you have any questions, please reach out to Jojo Jacob @jj20642908@sju.edu.
Summer Professional Elective Opportunities! University of Florida, College of Pharmacy, is offering an online Veterinary Pharmacy course during the summer. Click HERE for more information. If you are interested in either of these courses, please contact Academic Specialist Steven Domignuez at sdominguez@sju.edu for instructions on how to gain transfer credit for these courses. You must request permission prior to transferring any course. Posted by Mr. Dominguez. 4/13
Two electives for PharmD students offered by the University of Illinois Chicago College of Pharmacy! Asynchronous Online Electives Available Summer 2023 (June 12-August 2, 2023). The University of Illinois Chicago College of Pharmacy Department of Pharmacy Practice is pleased to offer two Pharmacy Practice electives, “Introduction to Specialty Pharmacy” and “Spanish for Pharmacists”, available to PharmD students in summer 2023. Check out more information on the courses HERE. Each course is a 2-credit hour asynchronous online elective that will be offered during an 8-week session from June 12-August 2, 2023. The cost of each course is $1040. Please contact Steven Dominguez, sdominguez@sju.edu prior to enrolling in either course. Posted by Mr. Domiguez. 4/13
ACCP Clinical Pharmacy Challenge! We are looking for students who would like to represent Philadelphia College of Pharmacy in the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) Clinical Pharmacy Challenge. This competition starts with online rounds and the semifinals and finals are held live during the ACCP Annual Meeting in Dallas in November. If we get to the live rounds, ACCP pays the registration for students and the school can kick in an extra $2000 (per team of 3) to defray travel expenses. In order to select the team, we will hold a short virtual exam on an evening in May, and select the top 4 scores. If you are interested in participating, please complete the interest form by 4/25. Please direct any questions to Dr. Pullinger (bpullinger@sju.edu). 4/13
Volunteers Needed: HawkHUB End of the Year Drive! HawkHUB is looking for volunteers for our End-of-the-Year Drive, which will take place from May 5-13. If you have some time on any of those dates, willing to volunteer, and able to transport donations from one of the residence halls (LLC and Osol) to Alumni Hall 108, fill out the following Google form and we'll be in contact to schedule an information session. Please contact Loryn Walker (lw20833611@sju.edu) with any questions. Check out the flyer HERE. 4/13
Pharmacy Museum Interns - Summer and/or fall 2023! Dr. Melissa Chakars, Professor and Chair of History at SJU is interns for the summer and/or fall of 2023 to work with researching and organizing the pharmacy collection in artifacts in the Marvin Samson Center for the History of Pharmacy (Griffith Hall). Students will enroll in the POL 491 Philadelphia Area Internship course and will need to complete 130 hours of work for the 3 credit class. Students could do this over the summer and get the credits in the fall or they could do all the work in the fall. Interested students should contact Dr. Chakars at mchakars@sju.edu. Current PCP interns are Anna Nahirnyak and Charlotte Ye - reach out to them for insight! Posted by Dean Foote. 4/13
SCCP E-Board Elections! Are you interested in clinical pharmacy? Academia? Research? Student Society of Clinical Pharmacy is opening up applications for executive board positions. Applications will be due on Monday, April 24th by 11:59 PM, and elections will be held on Thursday, April 27th time TBA. Click HERE for the link to the application and overview of the positions. For more information, contact Abdallah Elbready at ae20635026@sju.edu or Maggie Jones mj20843184@sju.edu. 4/13
You could be an Infectious Diseases Pharmacist! Learn more via SIDP! Interested in becoming an ID pharmacist? Don't even know what an ID pharmacist does? The Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists (SIDP) is hosting a virtual info session discussing the professional pathway of becoming an infectious diseases pharmacist on Wednesday, April 26th at 6pm ET. Open to pharmacy students of all levels! Register here. Reach out to Dr. Garcia at bgarcia@sju.edu with any questions about the event (or if you are interested in talking outside the event). 4/13
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The mission of the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy is to educate and develop students to become leaders and innovators in patient care, research and business who are differentiated by their professional and ethical values.
The College is distinguished by its leadership role and impeccable professional ethics establishing a global reputation for impacting the profession of pharmacy though advocacy, excellence in patient care, interprofessional collaboration, developing innovative practice models, research and development, and healthcare business.
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