2/4/2020 Today is the first Day at the Dome of the year! UGA and PCOM students all headed to the capitol to speak with our legislators about the important issues in pharmacy. First, we met in the Sloppy Floyd building where we got some breakfast and heard from our GPhA leaders and representatives who support …
GPhA AIP Fall Meeting 2019
9/29/2019 Yesterday I and 4 other student pharmacists had the chance to attend the GPhA AIP (Academy of Independent Pharmacists) Fall meeting in Macon, GA. This year, the meeting was a NCPA Enhanced Services Bootcamp, and as students we were able to hear from experts in the independent pharmacy field throughout several sessions. We are …
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 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. …
NCPA Congressional Fly In Day 1
4/10/19 Fly In. Advocate. Fly Out. I, along with 2 other Mercer student pharmacists, flew into DC on Tuesday evening after we finished classes for the day. We were among 44 students who attended the 51stNCPA Congressional Fly In, and what a privilege it was to be here. We woke up bright and early …