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Welcome Isabelle Tharp, IPA’s 2020 Executive Intern Hello everyone! My name is Isabelle Tharp and I am beyond excited to serve as the Max W. Eggleston Executive Intern this upcoming summer. I have been an IPA member since 2017 and have enjoyed taking part in various IPA opportunities including IPA Annual Meeting, IPA Legislative Day and the Policy Committee on Public Affairs. I am from Dubuque, Iowa and currently am a secondyear student pharmacist at Drake University with a diabetes concentration. During pharmacy school, I have become extremely involved in the American Pharmacists Association – Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA-ASP). I have served as Social Media Chair, President-elect and soon the President of the organization. I am looking forward to translating the skills I have learned from APhA-ASP into my work for IPA this summer! In the past, I worked at Hy-Vee pharmacy and Mercy Family Pharmacy (now MercyOne) back home in Dubuque, and I currently work at Methodist West Hospital and serve as a Legislative Intern for Representative John Forbes at the Iowa State Capitol. I have been fortunate to have a wide variety of pharmacy experiences and am excited to see a very different side of pharmacy while interning at IPA. Pharmacy policy has always been an interest of mine, but throughout my experience at the Capitol it has become a passion. I have seen how advocacy efforts from the pharmacy community influence legislators and their decision-making on legislation. While at IPA this summer, I hope to find ways to promote advocacy efforts among IPA members and learn how I can better serve the profession of pharmacy. I hope to connect with many of you this summer!
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The Eggleston-Granberg Golf Classic provides support to student pharmacists. This annual event has recently been held in the fall. It brings together student pharmacists, alumni, and friends for a fun-filled day at the golf course with a purpose. All proceeds benefit the IPA Foundation’s support of student pharmacists at Drake University and the University of Iowa.
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Support the IPA Foundation’s educational and student programs by donating to the Foundation’s Silent Auction taking place during the 2020 Annual Meeting! If you or your pharmacy would like to donate to the silent auction, please contact IPA at ipa@iarx.org and provide a short description and approximate value (if available) of the item(s) you plan to donate. While items will be accepted up through the week of Annual Meeting (September 17-18, 2020), please notify IPA prior to September 1 in order to have your item listed in the silent auction catalog.
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