Leaders Sculpt Three-Year Plan for the Future of TPA The year is passing quickly! Since of expectation in our six colleges of June, your 2020-2021 TPA Board of Dipharmacy—an expectation that gradrectors has been hard at work seekuates will join and serve TPA upon ing to create and execute a three-year graduation. We desire to improve the vision for the future of TPA. I am so leadership on-boarding and transition proud of our TPA leaders and their experience and are excited about excommitment to this important underpanding our communication processtaking. In September, we held an ones to not only be more innovative, but site Strategic Planning Workshop fato also be timelier for all members. cilitated by Vista Cova, LLC, and I’m Finally, we expect the organizaexcited to share the four priority areas tion to continue to serve as a hub for that emerged from our collective work! generating and disseminating the information necessary to create and First, let us focus on ADVOCACY. maintain innovative pharmacy pracWe have seen great success of late in tice models. With a focus on PRACthis arena, and we desire to continue TICE, EDUCATION, and CLINICAL advancing and promoting the profession of pharmacy in Tennessee through SUPPORT, we hope to create a space where members can both serve and legislative efforts. While engagement inform one another, as we collectiveat the state level is always important, ly provide evidence-based, future-diwe have also committed to improving rected care to the citizens of Tennesthe work of TPA’s House of Delegates. see. We envision a space, both online If we are stronger within, we will be and physical, where pharmacist and able to amplify our external efforts. technician members can collaborate Secondly, we commit to a focus on in a spirit of advancement, mentorORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE. In an ship, and engagement. We anticipate effort to improve organizational effecthat changes to our website, and even tiveness and efficiency, the TPA Board in our meeting proof Directors is taking We must remain gramming, will be great an intentional look at organization demounified in our efforts, to first steps to establish a culture of shared pracgraphics, structure, ensure that our state tice development and engagement, leadassociation remains enhancement. ership development Each of these four pipelines, committee on the forefront of priority areas will be structure, communiadvancing and grounded in a spirit of cation processes, and protecting the health diversity, equity, and inquality assessment clusion. It is the desire procedures to meaof Tennesseans. of the Board to ensure sure effectiveness. I that this concept permeates each aswill be convening a task force to examine and address this theme purposefully pect of the organization’s work in the years to come. Therefore, it does not over the next two to three years. exist as a stand-alone theme, but rath Thirdly, we focus on YOU through er as a central pillar housed in each of an intentional look at MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT and SUPPORT. Mem- the four priority areas. bers remain the primary catalyst for “From those to whom much is givthe organization’s mission, vision, and en, much is expected” is a statement goals. Without you, change would not you’ve likely heard. I think we can all happen. This theme aims to cultivate agree that TPA has provided much in a more engaged membership, at all our respective pharmacy careers. Howlevels of the organization. It is my per- ever, our work is not done. We must resonal desire to create an atmosphere main unified in our efforts, to ensure
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M E S S AG E F R O M T H E T PA
PRESIDENT
Kim Jones, PharmD, BCPS, FASHP that our state association remains on the forefront of advancing and protecting the health of Tennesseans. I hope this glimpse into our organization’s forthcoming strategic plan excites you! The Board of Directors hopes that we can share a finalized version of the Strategic Plan during the 2022 Winter Meeting in Nashville, February 26 – March 1, at the Hilton Downtown. If you haven’t registered to attend yet, please do so now! Some of the changes alluded to in this message will be happening there, with a new venue and changes to programming. Come experience what TPA has to offer, in person! To learn more, visit tnpharm.org/winter22. As I’ve said before, all it takes is ONE—one professional meeting to spark a desire to improve your practice, or one conversation with a peer to prompt you to volunteer for a leadership position. Let us build upon the individual and collective successes we have had to date, supporting ONE another, as ONE profession, ONE TPA.
See You in Nashville! Nashville !
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