Announcements

Dr. Shauna White, University of Maryland-Baltimore alumna and executive director of the DC Board of Pharmacy, provided an informative CE presentation on the DC Board of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Division at our Kickoff Meeting.  Her slides are available online.

Haiti Medical Missions Charity Event 

Please come out and support the Inaugural Charity Banquet Benefiting Haiti Medical Missions on Saturday, October 8, 2016 from 6-10:30 pm at New Fortune Restaurant, located at 16515 S. Frederick Avenue Gaithersburg, MD 20877. The event includes a multi-course dinner, karaoke, performances, dancing, and auctions of Haitian arts. The event and is being organized by MPhS Board member Hoai-An Truong and students at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore School of Pharmacy, in partnership with St. Francis of Assisi Church's long-standing medical missions led by Dr. Frank Nice for over 20 years.

The 2017 Haiti Medical Mission welcomes participation from pharmacists across practice settings and students from all schools of pharmacy in Maryland. The next Haiti medical mission will be in February 2017. For more information on the missions or to buy tickets, please contact: 

Hoai-An Truong: htruong@abcforyourhealth.org; 240-401-4284

Frank J. Nice: FJNCat@hotmail.com; 301-840-0270

We are very excited to announce that Shauna White, UMB SNPhA alumna and executive director of the DC Board of Pharmacy, will be presenting a CE session at our Annual Kickoff Meeting! This event will take place on Sunday, September 18th at Linwoods (25 Crossroads Drive, Owings Mills, MD) at 6:00PM. This will be a 1.0 credit hour presentation eligible for ACPE credit. For full details, please visit http://bit.ly/KickoffCE16.

A total of twelve SNPhA students from the University of Maryland and Howard University are interested in attending the 69th Annual NPhA Convention. Traditionally, MPhS members financially assist SNPhA students with their registration fees for the convention. The NPhA National Convention allows students the opportunity to network with fellow pharmacy students, professional pharmacists, and various exhibitors from across the nation, and also celebrate the hard work and dedication of every SNPhA chapter. If you are interested in sponsoring a student's registration, please contact our President, Ashley Bivins.  The registration amount is $155

The 69th NPhA Annual National Convention is July 29-August 1, 2016 in Atlanta, GA. Registration is open, and rooms are available at the NPhA discounted rate. Actor Laz Alonso will be the keynote speaker! Please see the link below for convention details:

69th Annual National Convention

A community health fair, hosted by the St. Luke United Methodist Church in Sykesville, MD, took place on Saturday, March 12th. MPhS pharmacists and SNPhA pharmacy students from Howard University and the University of Maryland performed medication regimen reviews and counseled patients on proper use of their medications and compliance. We worked alongside a group of nurses, who provided blood pressure screenings, and education on breast health. The event was a great opportunity for community members to receive their blood pressure reading, and much needed health information. Thank you to everyone who helped make this event a success!

View more pictures from this event here.

University of Maryland School of Pharmacy is hosting a reception on July 24th at the NPhA meeting in Orlando. Please submit your RSVP to alumnievents@rx.umaryland.edu. We look forward to seeing you there!

The 68th NPhA Annual National Convention is right around the corner. Early bird registration ends May 1st! Click here to register now.

This year's convention will be held from July 24th - 27th at the Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld. The theme of this year's conference will be "Leadership Through Diversity".

This pharmacy conference will provide the opportunity for:

Legislative Day is coming up on Thursday February 19, 2015 from 7-11 am. This year two pieces of legislation concerning provider status in pharmacy practice will be introduced - this will be exciting to discuss with our legislators! The registration link is below. We hope that many of you will be able to participate!

http://goo.gl/jTkTQL

Monday, Jan. 12, marks National Pharmacist Day 2015. What was once a profession solely meant to prepare and dispense prescription drugs is now a lot more intimate. Aside from giving patients advice on drugs, pharmacists are also deeply involved in the health care of patients, especially in poor communities, where going to a doctor’s office can be unaffordable. "The healthcare landscape in our nation is changing and pharmacists are no longer simply dispensing medication," says CVS Caremark’s President and CEO Larry Merlo. "Our pharmacists are also providing important health care services through innovative programs and services across our practice settings."