Pharmacist
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 …
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 …
10/1/2019 To start American Pharmacists Month, Mercer’s chapter of APhA-ASP and NCPA hosted our 9th annual Policy on Tap event! This year it was held at Tucker Brewing Company and we had over 80 students in attendance. We hosted two wonderful speakers who were huge proponents of HB233 and HB323 that passed in the most …
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 …
4/11/19 Fly in. Advocate. Fly out. The 2nd day of our time in DC was just as busy and inspiring as the first! I started the morning with a congressional staff briefing, hearing from Jacquelyn Bolen from the Committee on Energy & Commerce and Brett Baker from the Committee on Finance. They took the time to …
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 …
