National Community Pharmacists Association
The National Community Pharmacists Association is the organization to join if you are interested in pharmacy ownership, independent or compounding pharmacy, or just getting to know the field of pharmacy better
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The NCPA sponsors the annual Pruitt-Schutte Business Plan Competition for pharmacy students. This year, the University of Arizona team took first place, beating out 29 other teams from across the country. From left: MaiHuong Nguyen, Lauren Bartoli, Kate Schiraldi and David Jacobson.
What makes NCPA different from the other organizations?
In addition to having monthly lunch meetings featuring speakers from pharmacies all over the state, NCPA takes pride in being active in the Tucson community.
NCPA members
- volunteer, through Katy’s Kids, teaching children how medications work.
- teach children, through the Open Airways program, how to handle their asthma.
- make dinner for families staying at the Ronald McDonald House.
NCPA members who volunteered in February at the
Ronald McDonald House, with Ronald himself.
First-graders at Blenman School learn medication safety from Katy the kangaroo.
How is NCPA active within the College of Pharmacy?
- With Safeway Pharmacies, NCPA offers cholesterol screenings to the public numerous times during the school year.
- Coordinate the Ostomy Fair in February that takes place at Tucson Medical Center.
- NCPA was the first organization to inform the public about their choices in Medicare Part D drug plans. Our Medicare Part D Student Outreach program has been recognized by the Tucson media and by the Arizona Pharmacists Association.
- We have monthly meetings that highlight opportunities within independent pharmacy.
With your membership, you will also get access to many scholarships, low-interest student loans and a subscription to the monthly NCPA publication, America’s Pharmacist.
2009 Officers
- Sunny Patel, chapter president
- Ashley Sweaney, president elect
- Kerry Redman, vice president of public relations
- Amit Shah, treasurer
- Kelsey Kitzmiller, secretary
- Nirav Makadia, vice president of membership
- Kate Schiraldi, Open Airways coordinator
Faculty Advisor
For more information, including coming events
http://wwww.pharmacy.arizona.edu/about/organizations/ncpa
or e-mail Ashley Sweaney .
