APhA students after volunteering at the Northeast Louisiana Food Bank.

APhA students host the Main Campus Flu Clinic giving free immunizations to students and faculty outside the Hub.

APhA students host a bake sale at the College of Pharmacy to raise money for their Women’s Health Initiative.

APhA students attended the Institute on Substance Use Disorders conference in Park City, Utah. This conference focused on how pharmacists can play a crucial role in helping patients and their families that suffer with substance use disorder.

APhA students volunteer at the Northeast Louisiana Food Bank. Help is provided by packing boxes of canned goods and other grocery supplies to then be shipped out to the community.

APhA Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA-ASP)

Mission Statement:

The mission of the APhA Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA-ASP) is to be the collective voice of student pharmacists, to provide opportunities for professional growth, to improve patient care, and to envision and advance the future of pharmacy.  

Goals:

1. Improve and expand Chapter’s community service and patient care efforts.

2. Increase and maintain Chapter membership

3. Improve Chapter member/professional development efforts 

Chapter Objectives

• Engage in at least three community service events per semester

• Reach 1,000 patients through clinical screening events

• Reach 5,000 patients through educational outreach

• Reach 80,000 patient through advertising, public service announcements, or other public relations activities

• Increase new member enrollment by 25% and retain 75% of returning members

• Increase interprofessional collaboration with health science programs

• Develop and submit a PharmFlix Video

• Maintain our Chapter’s Star Rating of 4 stars

• Provide at least two professional developments for members per semester

• Institute a member recognition program to reward exemplary members