CVS Tour On October 11th, CVS Health welcomed 20 students to their CVS Health Customer Center in Mount Prospect to listen and learn about CVS Health, their initiatives and career opportunities.
Rutgers Fellowship On September 15, in collaboration with the UIC College of Pharmacy Office of Professional Development, the student chapter of the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP), organized a presentation and panel discussion featuring the Rutgers Pharmaceutical Fellowship Program. The program featured four current fellows who shared insights into the opportunities this program provides. Currently, the fellows are working in different areas within industry, e.g., oncology, marketing, and
shared about their experiences with those attending. The fellows differentiated fellowships from residencies and provided important information about the application and interview process at this year’s ASHP Midyear Meeting in early December. The session concluded with a panel discussion and a question and answer period where those attending could ask questions, e.g., describe a typical day, share several interview questions.
AWARDS
(FROM LEFT TO RIGHT) NICHOLAS TREMOLS, GERGANA GEORGIEVA, PAULINA SAMBOR, AND TOM HOPKINS.
P&T Competition
The UIC Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) Student Chapter received the Second Place Student Chapter of the Year Award at the 2016 AMCP Nexus Conference (October 3-6) at National Harbor, MD. Over ten UIC students came to Nexus to accept the award. On top of that Sviatlana Ferri, current P4, was awarded the Platinum Abstract which is the highest achievement awarded to abstracts.
The UIC Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) Student Chapter held its 17th annual P&T Competition. The P&T competition allows students to work in groups and better understand the process that goes into formulary management through scientific, clinical, and economic evaluation. A total of 15 teams competed in this year’s completion. The competition allowed each team to present to and answer questions from a panel of judges with diverse backgrounds, including: clinical, industry, managed care, and economic. The winning team of Gergana Georgieva, Tom Hopkins, Paulina Sambor, and Nicholas Tremols will have their written materials submitted to the national organization and will be one of 57 teams vying for eight spots to compete at the National AMCP P&T Competition on March 29th in Denver, Colorado.
Katherine Sencion,
current P4, received the 2016 Edward John Rowe Award at the NABP/AACP District IV Meeting on November 3.
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