10/27/2019 On Sunday we woke up bright and early for a breakfast honoring Congressman Buddy Carter, the only pharmacist serving in the House of Representatives. We heard from Rolf Benirschke and Bill Osborn at the opening session. I even got to meet Tom Menighan, the CEO of APhA. Then I headed over to coffee with …
2019 NCPA Annual Convention Day 1
10/26/19 This weekend we headed all the way across the country to San Diego to NCPA Annual Convention! This is my second NCPA Annual Convention and it was such an amazing time. We had 9 students from Mercer attend, as well as our faculty advisor, Dr. Hamrick, Dean Crabtree, and many Mercer alumni. After a …
2019 GPhA Summer Convention Day 3
6/15/19 Day 3 may have been the most exciting finale to a convention I have ever experienced! We started with a session on independent pharmacy ownership led by McKesson expert Jim Springer. Students gained insight into the resources offered by McKesson. We then assembled all the sandcastle contest teams and made time for some quick …
2019 GPhA Summer Convention Day 2
6/14/19 Day 2 was filled with both fun in the sun and tons of amazing networking opportunities and informative sessions. We woke up bright and early to coordinate the professional headshots, sponsored by Walgreens. We had a professional photographer and makeup artists from Walgreens in order to capture the best photos for students. We provided …
2019 GPhA Summer Convention Day 1
6/13/19 We just finished up the first day of the Georgia Pharmacy Association Summer Convention in Amelia Island, Florida! It has been a blast already and I feel so lucky to be here for the first time. I arrived Wednesday afternoon in order to help set up “Student Central,” a new addition to the convention. …
2019 IACP CCH Day 1
5/19/19 I am back in Washington D.C. for the International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists (IACP) Compounders on Capitol Hill (CCH) Fly In. This event draws pharmacists specializing in compounding from across the country to advocate for the profession, and I am one of 6 students attending (the others are from the University of South Carolina, …