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The National Hispanic Pharmacists Association is an inclusive organization of Pharmacy Students committed to improving the health and wellbeing of the Hispanic and minority communities of Southern Arizona.

Our Purpose

  • To define the role of the pharmacist—as a trusted, competent health care professional, and a culturally-sensitive community role model—in health care settings of highest need
  • To promote the skills, knowledge, and leadership ability of the minority health care student

Our Values

  • A warm willingness to bridge cultural divides
  • Impassioned belief in giving back to all from which we came, while laying the groundwork for all who hope to follow

Our Mission

  • Focused initiatives facilitating and fostering genuine connection among students, patients, and health care workers of all backgrounds

Collaboration 

  • Professional organizations we aim to partner with to achieve our mission
    • SEAHEC
    • University of Arizona Office of Diversity and Inclusion
    • Arizona Department of Health Services
    • Casa Alitas

2026-2027 E-Board

President: Kareli Vazquez
President-Elect: Julissa Soto 
Vice President: Lillian Medrano
Treasurer: Chandrane Green
Secretary: Aubriann De La Riva
Historian: Anna Pineda
Committee Chair (Phoenix): Micaela Solis 
Committee Chair (Tucson): Irma Almada 

National Organization

National Hispanic Pharmacists Association

Faculty Advisor

Alejandro Vazquez, PharmD