APhA-ASP CHAPTER NEWSLETTER

Volume 6 Issue 5 January 2009

And the winner is... Upcoming Events

Jan 27th: Clinic With a

The first annual Mr. Pharmacy competition was held Heart in Lincoln
January 15th —and it was a huge success. The contest-
ants were men from each of the four pharmacy classes, February 11th: Next
and they competed in a variety of events including: ASP general meeting
Formalwear, hobbywear, talent, and also a Q&A ses-
sion. The competition was judged by our own faculty March 3rd: Last day
and staff members Dean Bradberry, Dr. Augustine, Dr. ASP national registration
Hamilton, Dr. Sexson, and Dr. Lust. fee is $170. All registra-
tion afterwards is $210
March 9 - 15: Spring
Break!
March 21st: Habitat for
Humanity
March 31st : NPA/
SPAN meeting in Lincoln
April 3 - 6: APhA na-
tional national meeting

After the display of fashion, talent, and overall knowledge a winner was finally
decided. And the winner is….Adam Schulte!!

A big congratulations to Adam and all of our manly and pharmaceutically inclined
nominees. And also a big thanks goes out to the committee who organized the whole
fundraiser. It was a big hit and great success.
* NPA/SPAN is fast approaching! This meeting, although starting
early in the morning, is a great opportunity to watch the legislative
part of pharmacy. This annual meeting is being held in Lincoln, Ne
on March 31st, and is the legislative meeting for 2009. Contact Guy
Perkins with any questions concerning this meeting.

Do you like APhA-ASP? Do you want

to continue to see its numbers grow?
Would you like to be part of continuing
on the strong tradition that APhA-ASP
has here at Creighton and in the nation?
Well then think about being next years
membership chair! It’s a key and crucial
position in ASP that helps keep us as Once again, Creighton Pharmacy stu-
influential and as strong as we are! If dents have a great opportunity to get
this sounds like something that you’d be involved in the community - Clinic
interested in, be sure to contact any With a Heart. Although this is only of-
member of the executive committee. fered to P3’s and P4’s it’s a great way to
get experience before or during rota-
tions. Its Tuesday, January 27th in Lin-
coln, Ne and it’s a great way to get in-
volved. Also, for those P3’s still in need
of EPE service credit, it counts! Any
questions? Contact Vince Murphy for
The next service opportunity with more details.
Habitat for Humanity will be on March 21st from 8:30 am—12:30 pm.
Please meet in Deglman Circle at 8:15 am. Also, please sign up on the
volunteer board at http://pharmacy.creighton.edu/asp/volboard.aspx if you are
planning to attend.

Do you want a job after you graduate? Are you cold? Do you need a vaca-
tion? If the answer to any or all of these questions was yes, then there is a solution—
attend the 2009 APhA national meeting in San Antionio! The meeting is April 3rd—
6th. Registration is currently going on and the cost is $170… if you register before
March 4th. Registration fees go up to $210 if you register after that date. Registration
is easy, just go to http://www.aphameeting.org/ and fill out the required infor-
mation. Also, a side note for P1’s—if you have not received your official APhA-ASP
registration card, you must call APhA headquarters to obtain your official member-
ship number. Headquarters contact information is found at www.pharmacist.com.
And while you’re registering for the meeting, make sure to sign up for reim-
bursement that Dean Bradberry is graciously offering to us for this meeting. This is a
great opportunity to take advantage of.
This meeting is a great way to network with professionals from all over the
country in all areas of pharmacy; not to mention networking with members of your
class. It also provides you with the opportunity to obtain EPE credit in an out of
Omaha setting!

Congratulations to all that were in atten-

dance at the January meeting—you are
now all trained to give Katy’s Kids presen-
tations! Katy’s Kids is a great way to get
involved in the community and presenta-
tions also count toward EPE service credit.
It’s a fun and easy way to get involved and
provide useful and lifesaving information
to kids; what could be better then that?
Be watching out for dates that presenta-
tions will be given, and if you’re interested
in either A) presenting B) taking pictures
or C) being Katy herself make sure that
you sign up on the volunteer board found
at http://pharmacy.creighton.edu/asp/
volboard.aspx

Member of the Month

January’s MOM’s are Vince Murphy and Phyllis
Arakaki. A big thanks to Vince for all of his work
over break with the PharmCare reports and also
to Phyllis for all of her work to organize the first
annual Mr. Pharmacy competition.

For more information, check out the ASP website at

www.creightonasp.org

ASP Student Newsletter written by: Allie Schroeder, ASP Secretary 2008-2009.
Contact Allie at allisonschroeder@creighton.edu with any questions or to submit articles or events or pictures.