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The PQ’s extra edition on the much anticipated event of the year.

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POSITIONS

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT APSA COUNCIL POSITIONS President- Elect (the next President) Official Job Description: Supports councillors and students, chairs council meetings and sits on the RxA board as the student representative.

In Real Life: Runs the show but somehow doesn’t have a portfolio Current: Helen Marin Candidates: Aliaksandr Savin VP Administration OJD: Takes down meeting minutes, books meeting/bake sale spaces and does all APSA’s administration work.

IRL: The God of Google Spreadsheets Current: Kevin Thai Candidates: Xing Sun

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VP Finance OJD: Handles APSA’s funding, cheques and financial management.

He keeps track of APSA’s budget to make sure we don’t overspend and go into deficit.

IRL: Has the highest opportunity to embezzle APSA funds Current: Roy Tram Candidates: Tony Lee VP Student Services OJD: Facilitates locker sales, textbook orders and everything students need. Chairs the Space Committee and maintains the APSA lounge.

IRL: Your pharmacy equivalent of

POSITIONS

MAGAZINE DESIGN: WINNIE LO

friendly neighborhood SpiderMan (who just made it to the Avengers by the way #alittlelatetotheparty) Current: Yasir Iqbal Candidates: Sabrina Lorico VP External OJD: Chairs the Mr. Pharmacy committee and co-chairs the PAM committee. Handles all of APSA’s external business.

IRL: When you’re still not over losing Mr. Pharmacy Current: Aliaksander Savin Candidates: Sean Hanson VP Academic OJD: Makes sure that student concerns about grades, deferrals & curriculum are addressed. Sits on the ACP council and the runs the Pharmacy Undergraduate Journal Club.

IRL: No one wo/man should have all that power Current: Mehnaz Anwar Candidates: Doug Lam, Yusuf Nashi VP Social OJD: Organizes the big social events like Orientation and Blue and Gold.

Also organizes TGIF’s throughout the year.

IRL: The only person who can’t get drunk at any APSA events. Ever.

Current: Will Chan Candidates: Kasia Babyn CAPSI Jr. Rep OJD: Advocating for the pharmacy profession through CAPSI events such as CIBC run for the Cure, Mr. Pharmacy, and PAM. Represents UofA at CAPSI National.

IRL: Follows VP CAPSI Sr. around all day Current: Marline Aizouki Candidates: Hannah Khaliel, Jasmine Han, Sabrina El Mansali CSHP Rep OJD: Organizes information sessions

about hospital residency, the mentorship program, and the Banff Seminar.

IRL: When you need help filling out your hospital residency application Current: Saleem Alsaadi Candidates: Karlson Kennedy, Katelyn Gillanders, Peter Van Hark, Shaja Chaudry IPSF Rep OJD: Runs international health campaigns and promotes awareness of global health initiatives. Also facilitates the international exchange program.

IRL: Who run the world? GIRLS. (get it?)

Current: Mariah Anderson Candidates: Sahiba Khurana, Briana Profiri, Alexandria Spirkina Recruitment Director OJD: Posts job descriptions on social media and the APSA website.

Organizes the Career Fair, Career Night, and Independent Night.

IRL: So we don’t spend 5+ years in university to end up unemployed Current: Phoebe Hsu Candidates: Dimitri Kachenyuk, Nisreen Chimehi, Ahmad Chehade Publications Director OJD: Chairs the Publications Committee and manages the PQ+2, the yearbook, and the myAPSA website. Also in charge of the APSA Facebook page.

IRL: An excuse for a councillor who loves social media Current: Alyssa Aco Candidates: Winnie Lo

SAF-Pharm Director OJD: Mainly works for student advocacy in the government. Raises awareness about important social issues that impact students.

IRL: Someone who secretly wants to rally to the legislature and complain about something Current: Daniel Leung Candidates: Mike Song Interprofessional Director OJD: The main connection of APSA to HSSA, the interprofessional student group on campus. They help organize interprofessional events and encourage collaboration between health sciences students.

IRL: Wants to meet a hot doctor for a spouse Current: Luke Ullyott Candidates: James Tao Community Education Director OJD: Runs the community education program for first year students and communicates with schools and teachers. Helps organize the WISEST conferences and updates community education presentations every year.

IRL: Future Dr. Guirgis (the girl one) Current: Eman Saleh Candidates: Muna Farah and Saleem Alsaadi

Fundraising Direction OJD: Responsible for ensuring that all our events have enough funding by reaching out to sponsors.

IRL: APSA’s pulmonary vein of funding.

Current: Sahiba Khurana Candidates: Jerry Zhang

PHARMACY QUARTERLY 3

CRO INTERVIEW

INTERVIEW WITH THE CRO

BY ALYSSA ACO

The highly coveted CRO position has long been haunted with an excessive trail of fame, glory and controversy. This year’s Elections CRO is none other than 2017’s Amanda Leong. With a mysterious past behind that boisterous laugh, the PQ Team decided to pick her brains on how she feels about today’s most pressing issues. And maybe a little about the elections too.

1.) Describe your ideal candidate.

In a few words: mad style, mad class, and mad adherence to word counts and deadlines b.) What is your CRO style?

PANDA: Punctual And functional Nurturing of intellectuals Don’t have time to be ineffectual Always supportive of individuals

name rhymes with Embrace Song. Queue Grace, “Imma busta rhyme and give ma’ onco You know, all good busta’ rhyme onco residents should be good at serenading patients and colleagues with memorable raps. Mic drop.

“HERPADERPDERP” - Grace

D.) How do you feel about the projected migration of American refugees to Canada if a certain Republican was elected in the US elections? Please explain.

The Sarah Palin approach to Donald Drumpf: Looking around at all of you, you hardworking American

iii.) If you could pick any woman in our faculty/ student body to show up on the next round of Canadian bills, who would you pick and why?

Grace Wong because her 4 PHARMACY QUARTERLY

PHOTO CREDITS: AMANDA LEONG

CRO INTERVIEW families. And holy rollers!

All of you who work so hard. You teamsters, and pharmers, and farmers and runners and cooks. You rockin’ rollers. You with the hands that build that wall. That Great Drumpf Canadian-American Wall.

Canada is ‘Murica. Can I get a Hallelujah! Or how ‘bout an Harvoni? And now our cause is one. e.) Tell us the meaning of life.

42. v.) If you could “Donald Trump” any issue in the faculty, what issue is that?

“I think apologizing’s a great thing, but you have to be wrong. I will absolutely apologize, sometime in the hopefully distant future, if I’m ever wrong.” — Donald Drumpf on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in September 2015 6.) In your own words, how put-together is your life right now?

Wait, I have a life? g.) Who is your favorite PQ writer?

Me? #Amandaskitchen Twitter & Instagram: @ pharmipramine Pharmacistas.wordpress. com (The sistas: GWong the Real TSwizzle, A Leong Wants to be Long, Azra Asthma, Van is Pham) #ShoutOutToMyself

VIII.) One a scale of 1 to 10, how Donald Trump are you?

Like Mr. Trump, I’m priceless.

9.) What is your message to the haters out there?

I stay up to late Got elections on my brain That’s what students say, mmm-hmmm That’s what students say, mmm-hmmm My word counts are too strict Creativity I restrict That’s what students say, mmm-hmmm That’s what students say, mmm-hmmm

To make sure things run smooth When you get in that election booth Cause the voters gonna vote vote vote vote vote For your problems I’ve got the antidote Haters tryna make me the scapegoat I’ll shake ‘em off, shake ‘em off Make sure this election is run fair And rules so candidates are aware Of everything, so we’re all prepared So go vote ‘em off, vote ‘em off

But I keep y’all in check That’s my job on the deck My job as CRO is PHARMACY QUARTERLY 5

POSTER SLAM

POSTER SLAM

ALYSSA A., GHASAK H., WINNIE L., JASMINE H., YUSUF N. AND ANONYMOUS N AND M You’ve seen all the posters, heard all the speeches, and probably had a dozen or so complaints. Well we did too. Here’s the Pharmacy Quarterly 2016 Poster Slam in all our sarcastic glory.

Poster most likely to be mistaken for a Planned Parenthood flyer: Chris E A: He looks so ready to become a dad, that’s a plus?

G: This can even double up as a POF profile picture J: P.S. That’s not even his own kid…..

A: The baby is a straight up “aww” prop.

The kid does look very invested in the magazine though. Or his future?

W: Why is he holding a magazine that’s not PQ?! Minus 10 points.

Y: 4th-year Class Rep - it’s just like looking after children.

N: I wonder how much the kid got paid for this.

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Disclaimer: not all candidates were included, not because we hated them, but

POSTER SLAM

because we ran out of space (and time).

Poster with the most multi-tasking in one shot: Kasia B A: She can’t spell. I don’t know how I feel about that.

N: Seriously, what’s with the glasses?

G: Looks like there is going to be a lot of basketball, readings the CPS, and monopoly at future events.

W: The future is bright when people think reading textbooks is very social. We can make a study club.

J: She is from Medicine Hat after all - Medicine Hat, the Retirement City of Alberta.

Y: On the topic of retirement - VP Social Security?

N: With this crap economy we might need one, Y.

POSTER SLAM Poster most likely to be found in a sketchy elevator: Yusuf N J: You’re not actually 180cm tall, are you?

Y: I cringe every time.

G: At first I thought it was a wanted sign for the guy who stole our WiiU A: He looks so serious, like he’s going to put unprofessional people to jail.

N: What’s with the (!) He just felt the need to put the exclamation mark in parentheses?

W: It’s like he wants to exclaim it to the Poster more likely to win an election against Donald Trump: Karlson K A: A failed face swap on a poster that slightly resembles lasagna Y: The Dutch Pharmacy Students’ Association has a rep at the Canadian

world but is hesitating.

KENNEDY

FOR CSHP REP

Society of Hospital Pharmacists?

W: I feel like he’s stuck between a smile and a grimace. Does that make it a grimile?

J: He is alive right? The picture looks so ancient #FilterSepia.

G: Using a famous name to get you places huh…. #BringBackDrumpf 8 PHARMACY QUARTERLY

HE’S THE

HOSPITAL MAN

Find out how what CSHP has to offer you today! http://www.cshp.ca/membership/StudentSupporter_e.asp

Poster most likely necessary to increase the brightness of the photo: Frank H J: He seems VERY excited to become the next class rep. Doug set the bar too high…

Y: Is a “textbook program” a euphemism? #FacultyOfFileSharing W: We’re all in this together - a nice way to say, “Let’s lower the curve together!”

G: Looks like he is about to go to war.

I don’t blame him, second year is a battlefield.

Poster most likely to be featured in a Nike commercial: James T J: The next Kobe Bryant?

W: I’m confused - what does being a basketball player have to do with interprofessionalism?

Creating the next UofA interdisciplinary basketball team?

A: Whoever photoshopped this poster did a really good job!

Y: When asked about ideas for collaboration between APSA and HSSA, James says, “just do it.”

G: Nothing like a re-usable poster for when he runs for Male Sports Rep next year

POSTER SLAM

Poster that makes you wonder who is behind that name: Aliaksandr S A: What’s with the half smize? I don’t know if he’s trying to be serious or channel his inner Tyra.

J: If I didn’t know him, I would not know how to say his name.

W: I like how there’s two different posters. Too much procrastination time, so make extra posters instead.

Y: When you were trying to fit you name on the poster, were you ever tempted turn ‘ks’ into an ‘x’ and take out the ‘i’? The ‘e’ is already missing. #JKIknowItsFromCyrllic N: That half-clenched hand under the chin though.. It’s like he knows something we don’t.

M: He needs to know that is a terribly inefficient hand placement.

G: Why 2 posters when you already know you’re going to win? #Aliaksforprez 10 PHARMACY QUARTERLY

ETIQUETTE

ELECTION ETIQUETTE Wonder what the do’s and dont’s of Pharmacy Elections are? We have compiled a list of things every voter needs to do before March 17 & 18!

DO’s

DONT’s

1. Select “Going” on every election page

1. Select “Not Going”. If there’s anything

you are invited to. In the end you may

worse than having nobody attend your

not vote for them but it’s certainly about

birthday party, it’s when you get public,

supporting the brave souls who put

online rejections of your bravery.

themselves out there for your choosing.

2. Just go by who you are friends with.

We’re all friends here. Right?

Granted, popularity plays a part in

2. Actually read the platforms. Some

elections, but if that’s the only thing

ideas may sound radical/unfeasible/

you’re going with, then maybe that’s

ridiculous but hey, at least they

why Donald Trump is winning the

bothered to even try to make things

Republican nomination.

better for us. So, read them!

3.) Don’t show up to the forums

3. Go to the election forums. They are

expecting pizza. It makes things

the best time to analyze our candidates

awkward when you walk in there

by asking questions. Note: Election

expecting to be fed, when really, there

Forums are on Monday, March 14 at 5

aren’t enough pizza’s to go around in

pm - 5:50 pm and Wednesday, March 16

*actual* lunch and learns anyway.

at 12 noon - 12:50 pm

4. And don’t give away your CCID to any

4. VOTE on March 17 and 18. Also, keep

of the “well-meaning” candidates, even

the candidates at least 5 feet away

if they’re charming and cute. Please,

when you’re voting.

don’t.