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2012 Pharmacy Advocacy Facebook Contest - Students Only!

To get our students excited about 2012 Pharmacy Legislative Day, ICHP is running a Facebook contest just for our student members! The contest opens on our Facebook Page on February 1 & closes on March 6 (the day before Pharmacy Legislative Day). Be sure to submit an entry to win!

The contest is simple. A student simply explains what they have done in 2012 to promote pharmacy advocacy & they can submit one entry into the Facebook contest (only one entry per person). Entries must include a description of something already completed or finished. Future activities, such as registering to attend Pharmacy Legislative Day on 3/7/2012, is not an acceptable entry.

1 winner will be randomly chosen to win a free student registration to the 2012 ICHP Annual Meeting!

This PDF explains the rules and lists several ways to promote pharmacy advocacy: 2012 Pharmacy Advocacy Facebook Contest.

ICHP's First Student Chapter Video Contest!

To celebrate National Hospital and Health-System Pharmacy Week, ICHP challenged student chapters with a video contest. Submissions could be parodies, commercials, or documentaries, and had to contain the tagline: "Health-System Pharmacists - Dispensing Care One Patient at a Time." The challenge was to create a video that described the various roles a pharmacist can have within a health-system, while illustrating how each role impacts patient care.

Chicago State University College of Pharmacy was the only chapter to submit a video this year but we're incredibly pleased with their work and glad to declare CSU our winner! Thank you for your hard work!

The winning video:

Student Internships

The ICHP Professional Affairs Division has created a Student Internship Toolkit for members to use in developing an internship program in their institutions. In addition, Professional Affairs has included information which students may find helpful.

Benefits and Drawbacks from the Student Perspective
Internships in Illinois - ICHP

For more information on student internships, including sample task lists and job descriptions, go to the Student Internship Toolkit on the Member Resources and Toolkits page.

College Connections (Published in KeePosted)

Big Experiences in “the Big Easy”
by Jena Cummins, Membership Chair and Class of 2013 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy
Published in KeePosted (Volume 38, Issue 01 - January 2012)

Recently, over 30 members of the SSHP at the SIUE School of Pharmacy attended the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting (MCM). Of the 30 students who attended, 9 were third year students. Some students, especially those who are not P-4s, may not see the value in attending the MCM. However, .... Click here to read full article.

Passing the Torch: Pharmacy Wisdom My Preceptors Have Bestowed Upon Me
by Robin Carney, P4 and ICHP member, Chicago State University College of Pharmacy
Published in KeePosted (Volume 38, Issue 01 - January 2012)

It’s hard to believe that I am more than halfway done with my rotations and next year I will be a licensed pharmacist!
I would like to take this opportunity to impart to my fellow students a few pharmacy “pearls” that my preceptors so graciously shared with me. I found this advice to be invaluable and it has been beneficial for developing my clinical skills. Here they are: Click here to read full article.

Staying Patient-Centered With the Small Things: A Student Perspective
by Shirley Yu, ICHP Member, University of Illinois-Chicago College of Pharmacy (UIC-COP)
Published in KeePosted (Volume 38, Issue 01 - January 2012)

This past summer, I had the pleasure of working in the Anti-thrombosis Clinic at UIC Outpatient Care Center. Patients came in to get their INR finger-stick tested and to meet with the pharmacist for counseling on warfarin management. As the technician, I was responsible ... Click here to read full article.

A Student Perspective: The ICHP Leadership Retreat
by Adrienne Ordonez, PS-3, ICHP Historian Midwestern University Chicago College of Pharmacy
Published in KeePosted (Volume 38, Issue 01 - January 2012)

I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to attend my first ICHP Leadership Retreat as a student leader this past November 2011 in Bloomington, IL. Although the event took place right before a hectic finals week and the drive was a little far, I believe that this experience was very well worth it! ... Click here to read full article.