UT-APhA-ASP
Meeting held on November 16, 2006

• Meeting called to order at 12:35 p.m.
• Spoil-a-Faculty Awards:
• Winners were Dr. Christian Whitman, Dr. Alan Combs, and Renee Acosta
• Award was presented to Renee Acosta during the meeting:
• MRM Report – John Blanchett
• 27 chapter members attended
• Our chapter received praises from APhA, sponsors, and other pharmacy schools
• SPIN had an outstanding presentation
• 2 resolutions were passed
• big thanks goes out to Chris Nguyen
• Dr. Lawson spoke about MRM events
• Committee Report – Kunal Patel
• Operation Diabetes
• America’s Walk for Diabetes
• Nov. 18, 9am-12pm at Fiesta Gardens Park
• Meet at HEB tent at 8:45am
• You do not have to bring anything unless you want lunch at the event
• Operation Immunization
• Flu Shot booklets were distributed
• Flu Shot clinic on 11/16, 12-4pm, $5
• CPR course online, $20, for those who took immunization course at San Antonio and those who need refresher
• Heartburn Awareness
• Event on 11/19, Walgreens #4458, located at William Cannon and Brodie
• Time: 10am-2pm
• Vial of Life
• Event on 11/18, from 11am-3:30
• Location: Wal-Mart on 710 E. Ben White and on US Hwy 290 West
• SPRN
• Stress relief breakfast on Dec. 5, 8:30-9:30
• Individual bags with signed message inside will be passed out
• IPSF
• Committee meeting on 11/21 in LRC 3.114 B at 12pm
• Annual Meeting in Atlanta – Dawn Pogue
• When: March 16-19, 2007
• Apply now! 60 stipends available
• Applications due Nov. 28 in Dawn’s mailbox
• Cost is $450 – covers room, registration, and part of flight
• State on your application whether you will be in Austin before flying out for meeting and if not in Austin, state where you will be coming from – this will help with planning on day of flight
• Commitment to going to meeting should be finalized by mid-January
• Upcoming Spring Elections:
• President
• Vice-President
• Committee Coordinator
• Spring Appointments:
• Recording Secretary
• 2 Historians
• Pharmacy Council Representative
• Guest Speaker – Dr. Kristie Reeves – Regional Scientific Manager, Infectious Diseases – Astra-Zeneca
• Topic: Careers for Pharmacists in Pharmaceutical Industry
• Summer internships w/ Astra-Zeneca:
• www.astrazeneca.com/content/careers/internship.asp
• email: pharmacyintern@astrazeneca.com
• Drug Information Residency w/ Astra-Zeneca
• email: diresidency.wilmington@astrazeneca.com
• Other upcoming events:
• CAPA Candy Bag stuffing – Nov. 30 in faculty lounge
• Lunch provided by Astra-Zeneca
• Next meeting: January 18, 2007, Room 3.106
• Meeting adjourned at 1:26 pm