American Pharmacists Association - Academy of Student Pharmacists
The American Pharmacists Association - Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA-ASP) has more than 18,000 students nationally. The name of the Academy of Student Pharmacists reflects the status of students as practicing members of the profession. The University of Arizona chapter has the largest membership of all the student pharmacy organizations at our college. The reason is simple: APhA-ASP the largest pharmacy organization that represents and unites all pharmacy interests. This organization is a subset of the national organization, called the American Pharmacists Association (APhA).
In 2007, our chapter beat out ASP groups from 32 other Division AAA schools to win the Chapter Achievement Award for an unprecedented fourth consecutive year. Division AAA schools are those with fewer than 350 students. The chapter also has copped the national award for chapter achievement.
The COP chapter of the American Pharmacists Association Academy of Student Pharmacists also received two awards at the APhA-ASP awards ceremony in San Antonio April 6, 2009: the Membership Achievement Recognition for 90 percent and greater membership in the college during 2008-2009, and the Outstanding Chapter Achievement Award for Division AAA schools (colleges/schools with more than 350 eligible students members of ASP chapter).
One of the big annual events coordinated by ASP is the Women's Health Expo. Check out our YouTube video about the 2008 expo.
APhA represents pharmacists in every area of pharmacy. Becoming a member of APhA-ASP automatically makes you a member of APhA. In addition, being a member of APhA-ASP enables students to receive the APhA Journals and other publications which bring educational information on pharmaceutical therapy, counseling patients and current issues concerning the profession of pharmacy.
Faculty advisors
- Theodore Tong, PharmD
- Richard Herrier, PharmD
2009 APhA-ASP officers
- Adam Brunelle, President
- Bernadette Aragon, President-Elect
- Debbie Doehnert, VP of Social Affairs
- Erica Domer, VP of Managed Care
- Libby Giesler, VP of Membership
- Ashlee Gerfen, VP of Professional Affairs
- Mark Culver, VP of Public Relations
- Emily Lundeen, Treasurer
- Mary Babico, Secretary
- Sarah Girardot, SPAN Coordinator