Mark your calendar
Dec. 13-14 |
PCCA Student Veterinary Compounding Lab (Prerequisite required) |
Dec. 16-17 |
PCCA Student Boot Camp |
Dec. 23 |
Registration due for PCCA Student Boot Camp Jan. 5-6 |
Dec. 31, 11:59 p.m. ET |
NCPA elective APPE and NCPA Foundation summer intern applications due |
Dec. 31, 11:59 p.m. ET |
SLC applications due |
Dec. 31, 11:59 p.m. ET |
NCPA Executive Residency Applications Due |
Dec. 31, 11:59 p.m. ET |
NCPA Summer Internship applications due |
Jan. 5-6 |
PCCA Student Boot Camp |
Jan. 5, 8 p.m. ET |
All Presidents Chapter Officer Training |
Jan. 6, 4 p.m. ET |
All Faculty Liaison Meeting |
Jan. 11, 6:30 p.m. ET |
Chapter Officer Training: Regions 1 & 2 |
Jan. 11, 8 p.m. ET |
Chapter Officer Training: Regions 3 & 5 |
Jan. 12, 9 p.m. ET |
Chapter Officer Training: Regions 4 & 6 |
Jan. 13, 10 p.m. ET |
Chapter Officer Training: Regions 7 & 8 |
Jan. 14, noon ET |
Registration due for NCPA Student Ownership Bootcamp (Virtual) |
Jan. 15 |
NCPA Student Midpoint Reports due |
Jan. 22 |
NCPA Student Ownership Bootcamp (Virtual) |
Spring Chapter Officer Training Spring Chapter Officer Training is on the way! As a reminder, this is a required meeting, so mark your calendars! The meetings will be recorded but like last time, we're going to have breakout rooms with your SLC leaders so you don't want to miss this. After a standout group from Fall Officer Training in September, Spring Chapter Officer Training will include an All President's call for Regions 1-8 on Jan. 5, an All Faculty Liaison call for Regions 1-8 on Jan. 6 and then multiple dates for each region's chapter leaders, so make sure to sign up for your time. Questions? Reach out to studentaffairs@ncpa.org.
Faculty Liaisons Does your faculty liaison want to start getting the student newsletter? Have them sign up here. NCPA Student Ownership Bootcamp The NCPA Student Ownership Bootcamp on Jan. 22 in collaboration with the University of South Carolina features experts on industry finances, entrepreneurship, and key steps to starting your pharmacy and what you can do to prepare for ownership as a student. Registration is open until Jan. 14 at noon ET for our next virtual bootcamp. Find more information and updates on our website. New year, new members It's that time of the year to renew your National NCPA dues! You can renew online here in just a few moments! Chapter officers: also remember to make sure that everyone attending chapter meetings is a national member, and that you're meeting the 16-member minimum for awards and competitions. Questions? Reach out to studentaffairs@ncpa.org. Midyear reports and End-of-Year reports Submissions for midyear reports are now LIVE on AwardForce! An updated template and video on how to submit your reports is available on the NCPA website. Click here to submit yours before the January deadline. Join your Region's GroupMe! Always feel like you are missing important NCPA news or events? Well you're in luck! Introducing the new NCPA Student Region Groupme. Using these group messages, you will be able to see calendar events that are important for students to attend. You will also be able to set notification preferences for these as well. Another plus is that these Groupme's only allow the owner (your SLC Region Representative) to post, so you don't have to worry about notification fatigue that comes along with other group messages. Find your region below and sign up to stay involved with NCPA! Unsure what region you're in? Click HERE to find out! Applications open for the NCPA Executive Residency Applications are now open for the NCPA executive residency! The executive residency is a great way for new grads to start careers in association management, ownership, or innovative practice. Find more information on our website, and contact current resident, Jessica Satterfield, or residency director, Hannah Fish, with questions. Apply here by Dec. 31. Elective APPE Rotation at NCPA There are limited spots for an APPE at NCPA in association management. Students can spend several weeks learning about practice transformation, advocacy, education programs, and dive into their areas of interest. Applications are due Dec. 31 and can be found here. NCPA Summer Internship The NCPA Summer Internship Program, co-sponsored by the NCPA Foundation, provides student pharmacists an opportunity to gain in-depth experience at a national pharmacy association and the opportunity to learn more about independent community pharmacy practice. Applications are due Dec. 31. More information can be found here. Looking at post-grad opportunities? The Association Management Post-Grad Opportunities and Community Pharmacy Residencies and Fellowships webinars are now recorded and posted! Check them out to answer your questions about non-traditional pharmacy roles and making a bigger impact in independent community pharmacy. Have questions about your CV, the application process, or how the ASHP match works? Watch our social media for live presentations with NCPA Executive Resident, Jessica Satterfield, as she gives you some tips and tricks for applications. NOW LIVE! Chapter rosters available in real time Downloading your chapter's national member roster is the best way to check your progress on making the 16-member minimum or finding out who attends meetings but hasn't renewed their dues. Chapter presidents who are paid up on their dues are now organization administrators and can now obtain their chapter rosters on ncpa.org. Please watch this video to get started. Did you enjoy this video? Be sure to like and comment on YouTube for more content like this. Need to reference the video later? It can be found on our chapter resources page. Contact studentaffairs@ncpa.org for any further questions. SLC Townhall Series The NCPA Student Leadership Council is excited to continue offering an innovative webinar series for our student members. The townhalls will take place the 2nd Monday of every month (except for Feb. when it conflicts with Valentine's Day) at 8 p.m. ET. Some of the topics that will be covered include Preparation for Congressional Fly-In, the Business Plan Competition, and CPESN and Flip the Pharmacy!. Keep checking the e-newsletters to register for the upcoming topics. Access recordings from previous Townhalls on How to Get a Student Leadership Council Position, Networking 101, CPESN® and Flip the Pharmacy, and more here! Next Townhall: Spring Chapter Officer Training Jan. TBD. Upcoming PCCA Student Boot Camp Have an interest in compounding? PCCA is hosting their first boot camp of 2022 in Houston, TX on the following date:
PCCA Institute's two-day, onsite Boot Camp introduces students to unique dosage forms, basic compounding techniques, regulatory updates, and quality and safety aspects used by contemporary compounding pharmacists. Students are enlightened to the reality and feasibility of opening their own compounding pharmacy and inspired to think of compounding as a viable, rewarding, and fulfilling career pathway. For more information on the Introductory Boot Camp, click here. Upcoming PCCA Fundamentals of Compounding Fundamentals of Compounding is comprised of two separate parts: 1) an online component that contains approximately 4-6 hours of didactic work per week and 2), an Advanced Compounding Lab that contains two 8-hour days focused on hands-on learning. Students may choose to take the online component individually or in combination with the lab. Many schools of pharmacy offer elective credit for this course. Check with your academic advisors!
For any questions on PCCA Student Courses, feel free to email Dr. Bindhu Batra. PCCA school visits Interested in hearing more about the wonderful world of compounding? PCCA offers the unique opportunity to have a representative speak to your NCPA Student Chapter to help educate students on compounding and promote further student training. Help open students' eyes to how pharmacists can help meet patient needs through this unique area in pharmacy. If this is something of interest to your chapter, please email Dr. Bindhu Batra for more details and she would be happy to coordinate a virtual visit. Please note that fall availability is booked, but she is happy to book for spring 2022. Pharmacists Mutual free presentation opportunity If you're needing some fresh content for your chapter meetings, school events, or just want more information on the nitty-gritty of pharmacy practice and management, Pharmacists Mutual offers in-person campus presentations or virtual presentations on medication claims, risk management techniques, and professional liability. Find more information here, and reach out to Don McGuire or Kristen Jones to schedule a date. Connect with your Student Leadership Council Representative Find your chapter's region representative contact information here to schedule a chapter visit or officer meeting. Student Leadership Council exists to represent you as a member at the national association. Use your representative as a resource for strengthening your student chapter. Interested in becoming a Student Leadership Council Representative? Contact your region's representative to learn more about the position. Applications are due Dec. 31. Graduating from pharmacy school in 2022? Don't forget to take advantage of the membership discounts we have for final year student pharmacists and recent pharmacy school graduates. Here's a pdf that summarizes them all. Use the JotForm link to renew your membership today! Some of the highlights include receiving a copy of "Opening a Pharmacy" or "Buying a Pharmacy" from our bookstore when you take advantage of the final year student pharmacist member rate by paying for your last year of student membership and your first year of recent pharmacy school graduate membership in one go. That is a $100 value added. Graduating this year? Your first year out of school is only $55 to renew your membership. Don't miss these great opportunities to stay involved at NCPA and continue to help move the practice of pharmacy forward. How to communicate about COVID-19 with refugee, immigrant, and migrant communities Check out these resources from the National Resource Center for Refugees, Immigrants, and Migrants (NRC-RIM) about the best ways to encourage confidence in the COVID-19 vaccines. They can be found here, here, and here. Weight bias in student pharmacists survey We are pleased to invite you to participate in a research survey study entitled, "Weight Bias Among Pharmacists and Student Pharmacists". This is a research project being conducted by Hannah Johnson, PharmD, from the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy. Your responses may help us gain a better understanding of implicit and explicit weight bias and fatphobia within the pharmacy profession. We would greatly appreciate you taking the time to complete the survey here. NCPA student lapel pins available for purchase The NCPA Student Affairs department understands the time, effort, and commitment involved in becoming a chapter officer. That is why we offer NCPA chapter officer pins. Each chapter officer can receive a lapel pin that signifies their support and dedication to independent community pharmacy and NCPA. These pins are excellent tokens to distribute at your chapter officer installation ceremony. At $7.50 each, there is minimal cost to the chapter. For $5 each, ALL your members can show their support of independent community pharmacy by wearing the NCPA lapel pin. Complete the order form and return to the NCPA Foundation with payment. Contact the NCPA Foundation at ncpaf@ncpa.org or call 703-838-2653 with any questions or to pay by credit card.
Early this year we launched NCPA Student Pharmacists — the new Facebook page and Instagram account made just for you. Look for @ncpastudents on both platforms and like/follow for great content including member highlights and upcoming events. Does your chapter have a Facebook or Instagram page? Be sure to have them like/follow us as well.
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