CLICK HERE FOR APPLICATION:  2012_DAPA_scholarship_app_-_UH

The 2012 award will be a $250 scholarship.

General criteria for this scholarship (see the scholarship application for specific information):

• Must be a resident (permanent address) of Dallas, Collin, Cook, Grayson or Rockwall County
• Must be entering 2^nd, 3^rd, or 4^th (P2, P3, or P4) professional years in the Fall 2012
• Have GPA > 2.5 on a scale of 4.0 in required courses
• Be student member of Texas Pharmacy Association (TPA).

Students will be judged on scholarship, need and the potential to become a leader for Texas pharmacy, as demonstrated by involvement in pharmacy school and community activities.

Each applicant must provide:

1. Completed scholarship application

2. Current resume CV

3. One-page essay on why the scholarship is needed, how the funds are to be used, and what their future goals are as a pharmacist.

4. Letter of recommendation from a pharmacist member of TPA.

5. FERPA form authorizing Dr. Birtcher to provide your GPA to the Texas Pharmacy Foundation

Turn in the completed paperwork to Scott Parker, on the Main Campus, or Dr. Birtcher on the TMC campus by Thursday, May 24, 2012, at 12 noon (no exceptions).

The Student Affairs Scholarship Committee, with the assistance of the Drs. Simpson and Wallace, will select three applications to send to the Texas Pharmacy Foundation for consideration.

Membership forms for the 2012-2013 school year are due TOMORROW, 4/25 to Lindsey or Leslie.

Please bring cash or check made out to APhA-ASP:
$58 for one year (includes NAPLEX book, a $65 value)
$117 for dual membership (includes book, free shipping, and a discount on new practitioner membership)

If you are interested please sign up with this googledoc OR email reharvey@uh.edu to be added to the facebook group, and you will then be contacted with further updates. Please confirm if you would like to participate in this event so that we can incorporate you into the cheography placement as well as assign you a time slot to enter the dance.

See you all there!!

Where: The Woodlands Waterway Marriot
When: July 26-28th, 2012
Cost: $125 for students by the April 13th Early Deadline
Texas Pharmacy Association’s Rxperts Convention & Expo is coming up July 26-28th in the Woodlands!!! Early bird registration ends April 13th, so hurry to catch the Student rate of $125 before the price jumps!
Not often do we get to have a convention IN HOUSTON, so hop on this chance!!
Please contact reharvey@uh.edu for more information, and fill out the interest form below!!
http://bit.ly/TpaExpo2012

Come out and join us at our next meeting!

Date: Monday, April 2nd
Time: 12:00 – 1:00
Location: SR2 Rm 130 & TMC campus

Lunch is being provided by Dr. Scholz to those who have RSVP’d!

***This meeting will count toward your convocation credit!!!***

Executive Officer Elections!!

Monday, April 9th from 12-1pm in Room 130

Are YOU ready to become an integral part of the nation’s largest and most influential pharmacy organization?
The journey begins here….by signing up to be an officer for the UH COP chapter of APhA-ASP!

All applicants running for an executive position should prepare a short speech (up to 3 minutes for President-Elect, 2 minutes for other positions) to be given in front of the chapter at our meeting, April 9th, 2012.

Candidates for Patient Care Initiative Officers, IPSF, SPAN, etc. will be interviewed and selected by the President, Rachel Harvey, and the newly elected President-Elect. Patient Initiative/Committee Chairs MUST fill out an application AND sign up for an interview slot on April 11th -12th on the google doc below. Interviews will last approximately 15 minutes, please come prepared to discuss your ideas for the year! If applying for an Executive Officer position as well as a Committee Chair position, one application will suffice but must be turned in by the Executive Officer application deadline below.

Applications for Executive Officer positions will be due by 5pm on Saturday, April 7th 2012.   Applications for Committee Chair positions will be due by 5pm on Tuesday, April 10th 2012.   If applying for multiple positions, one application will suffice.

ASP Officer Application

APhA-ASP Officer Descriptions

Please submit applications electronically to: reharvey@uh.edu.

Please review the officer descriptions for more information. Feel free to chat with current officers about their positions (find out who they are at http://uhaphaasp.org/contact-us).

We hope to see lots of innovation, so if you have a great idea for a service event, a patient education project, or an influential speaker, tell us!

This Saturday October 29th:

1) Walk for Diabetes When: Saturday, October 29th at 6 AM

Where: Reliant Park

What: Help register people with the walk

2) Fall Fest Canned Food Drive for Houston Food Bank

When: Saturday, Oct 29th at 2 PM

Where: Trick or Treating for cans in West University / Rice Village

3)Bring Your Own Pumpkin (BYOP) Carving Social

When: Saturday, Oct 29th at 4 PM

Where: Hermann Park (immediately following canned food drive)

Sign up here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dDJJUEFKZVdIbWc5ZHZVQ1p3VHhpTHc6MQ#gid=0

Speaker: Dr. Alex Varkey

Director of Pharmacy at Methodist Hospital

Date: Monday September 26th 2011

Time: 12-1pm

Location: SR2 RM 130

*We are still accepting membership applications until 10/10/11*

Why should you join?

• APhA is the biggest pharmacy organization in the US (both pharmacists and student pharmacists)
• Patient Care Initiatives including Diabetes, Immunizations, Heart Health, and Heartburn Awareness
• Get involved with IPSF (International Pharmacy Student Federation)  to meet student pharmacists from all over the world!
• We have MANY guest speakers scheduled throughout the school year – covering clinical, community, mail order,  political advocacy, and more!

Please join our Facebook group for more updates!

The student registration form and agenda are available below!

Student Registration Form

TPA 2011 Conference and Expo Agenda

APhA Annual Convention is coming soon!!

More Annual Convention information can be found here!

Don’t forget to sign up for a committee!!

Remember you are required to sign up for at least one committee! Please click here to sign up