Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP)
President: Mark Orgunsusi
Advisors: Joseph Dye
The mission of the student chapter of the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy is to encourage education, development and
promotion of the principles and practices of managed care pharmacy. The Mercer chapter was founded in 1997.
SPECIAL PROJECTS:
Annual Solvay Pharmaceuticals Trip
Pharmacy and Therapeutics Competition
Sponsor Speakers
Annual Retreat
American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP)
President: Jancie Hatcher
Advisors: Christine Klein
Also known as American's Senior Care Pharmacists, this organization is dedicated to the advancement of the practice of pharmaceutical care for the senior population and people with chronic illness. The year 2000 marked the first year for the ASCP student chapter at Mercer. All Pharm.D. students, residents, fellows, and graduate students are welcome to join.
SPECIAL PROJECTS:
American Cancel Society Breast Cancer Walk
Operation Immunization
Academy of Student Pharmacists (ASP/APhA)
President: Hillary Volsteadt
Advisor: Grady Strom, Gina Ryan
ASP is one of the three main branches of the American Pharmaceutical Association (APhA). APhA is to the pharmacist what the American Medical Association is to the physician. Its purpose is to provide the pharmacist with a forum to express his/her views concerning pharmacy and to insure that he/she has a voice in determining the future directions that the profession will take. ASP is by far the largest of the student organizations at the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, representing over 75% of the entire student body. Membership in the Georgia Pharmacy Association (GPhA) is automatic with membership in ASP.
SPECIAL PROJECTS:
Mercer University Community Health Fair
MIP Day at the State Capitol
National Pharmacy Week Activities
Operation Diabetes
Operation Immunization
Patient Counseling Competition
Food & toy drive for Buckhead Christian Ministry
Among chapters at the 89 pharmacy schools in the country, Mercer's chapter of ASP has received for six years the highest award presented by the American Pharmaceutical Association. Recognition for being the most outstanding chapter in the nation, based on competition for numerous service and academic projects performed by our students, was given at the national conventions in Anaheim, CA, in 1989; in Washington, D.C., in 1990; in New Orleans, LA, in 1991; in Dallas, TX, in 1993; in Miami Beach, FL, in 1998, and in Washington, D.C., in 2000. The chapter received awards for placing as second runner-up in national competition at conventions in Orlando, FL, in 1995; in Nashville, TN, in 1996; in Los Angeles, CA, in 1997. NATIONAL OFFICERS:
1992-93 National ASP President, Jonathan Marquess,
1992-93 National ASP Speaker of the House, Valerie Prince
1991-92 National ASP President, Mechelle LaWarre
AWARD WINNER
2002 - Steven Miller, class of 2005, ASP Patient Counseling Competition
2005 - Lt. Leah M. Phanco, class of 2004, McNeil Mortar and Pestle Professionalism Award
Christian Pharmacist Fellowship International (CPFI)
President: Chloe Ledford
Advisor: Justine Gortney
CPFI is an interdenominational organization which provides an opportunity for students to meet together for Christian fellowship. A variety of speakers are presented at meetings including ministers from local churches, pharmacists, faculty members, and students. Occasionally CPFI sponsors lunches and other fellowship gatherings. CPFI is always open to and welcomes all students, faculty, and staff.
SPECIAL PROJECTS:
Personal Care Items Drive for mission trips
Thanksgiving Food Drive
Ronald McDonald House Volunteers
Valentine's Day for St. Jude's Children's Hospital
Sponsor child through "Feed the Poor" program
Sponsor Speakers
Council of Students (COS)
President: Sarah Brown
Advisor: Jim Bartling
The Council of Students is the organization composed of and representing the student body acting as a liaison between faculty/administration and the students. It is comprised of the presidents and a COS representative from all student organizations and an elected representative from each class at the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. The COS also has an executive council consisting of the president, vice-president, secretary, treasurer, and representative-at-large.
SPECIAL PROJECTS:
Welcome to Atlanta Party
College of Pharmacy Spring Picnic
Georgia Society of Health-System Pharmacists (GSHP)/
American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP)
President: Melinda Rowland
Advisor: Marsha Gilbreath, Lisa Lundquist
The Georgia Society of Health-System Pharmacists/American Society of Health-System Pharmacists are state and national organizations which promote the practice of pharmacy in organized health-care settings including areas outside of traditional hospital practice. Membership in these associations provide an excellent opportunity to gain exposure to the many different practice settings available as well as to meet pharmacists actively engaged in these diverse career paths.
SPECIAL PROJECTS:
ASHP Clinical Skills Competition
ASHP Residency Program
Sponsor speakers from a variety of practice settings
Clothing drive for Salvation Army
Basic Cardiac Life Support Certification
Mercer University Community Health Fair
Inter-Fraternity Council (IFC)
President: Jessi Jones
Advisor: Jim Bartling
The Inter-Fraternity Council consists of three members from each of the professional pharmaceutical fraternities on campus. It is the student regulatory body for all member fraternities at the College. Its purpose is to provide for the general welfare; promote scholastic, professional, social and recreational activities; and insure the cooperation of its member fraternities. The IFC also acts to interpret the fraternity system of this college to the administration and faculty and to the community in order for the fraternities to function in an atmosphere of healthy approval from the University authorities and the general public.
SPECIAL PROJECTS:
Annual IFC Banquet
Kappa Epsilon
President: Neelam Patel
Advisors: Kathryn Momary
Kappa Epsilon (KE) is a national pharmaceutical fraternity, and one of three professional fraternities at Mercer. The fraternity was founded on the basis of promoting women in pharmacy. The Alpha Delta chapter of KE at Mercer has a membership of over one hundred women pharmacy students. Also associated with the fraternity are eighteen big brothers, faculty associates, and faculty alumni members.
SPECIAL PROJECTS:
Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign
Dinner for American Cancer Society's Winn-Dixie Hope Lodge
Light the Night Walk for Leukemia and Lymphoma
Holiday activities for children in Salvation Army's after-school program
Kappa Psi
Regent: Purvish Patel
Advisors: Ray Green, Chad Van Den Berg
Kappa Psi is a national fraternity composed of approximately forty male pharmacy students. Also affiliated with the fraternity are approximately twenty little sisters, faculty associates, and faculty alumni members.
SPECIAL PROJECTS:
Adopt-a-Highway
Red Cross Blood Drive
Toys for Tots
Trinity Kitchen
National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA), Student Chapter
President: Johnathan Hamrick
Advisor: Richard Jackson
This organization is dedicated to preserving the practice of independent community pharmacy. The Mercer chapter of American College of Apothecaries (ACA) was chartered in 1978 as the first student chapter. In 1991, the Mercer chapter became the first combined ACA/NARD (National Association of Retail Druggists) Chapter. In 1996, the chapter adopted the NCPA name. All students are encouraged to become members and participate in activities which include visiting local independent community pharmacies; providing community health services; and bridging the gap between the academic and practical aspects of pharmacy. Members are kept aware of current topics in the practice of pharmacy through numerous publications from the parent organization.
SPECIAL PROJECTS:
Great American Smokeout
Operation Christmas Child
Poison Prevention Week Activities
Sponsor Speakers
Phi Delta Chi
Worthy Chief Counselor: Kate Gillette
Advisors: Nader Moniri
Phi Delta Chi (PDC) is a national pharmaceutical fraternity composed of both male and female members. PDC is the only co-ed fraternity at the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. The Alpha Rho chapter of PDC has an average membership of sixty-five. Also part of the fraternity are faculty associates and faculty alumni members.
SPECIAL PROJECTS:
Annual Student Directory
Family Violence Council Volunteers
St. Jude's Children's Research Volunteers
Ronald McDonald House Volunteers
Collected eye glasses for a third world country
Phi Lambda Sigma
President: Andrea Gauld
Advisor: Nicole Metzger, Jim Bartling
Phi Lambda Sigma is the pharmacy leadership society. It was established to recognize those individuals in the student body who, through leadership and conscientious service, have contributed to the professional advancement of pharmacy.
SPECIAL PROJECTS:
Student Leadership Retreat
Rho Chi
President: Mindy La
Advisor: Stanley Pollock, Kathryn Momary
The fundamental objective of Rho Chi has always been to promote the advancement of the pharmaceutical sciences through the encouragement and recognition of sound scholarship. High standards of intellectual and scholarly attainments have been demanded for election to membership. All candidates selected for membership must have completed ten quarters, or the equivalent, of scholastic work applicable toward a professional pharmacy degree. They must be in the top twenty percent of their class and have attained a "B" average in both their overall college/university pre-professional coursework and in their professional pharmacy college coursework.
SPECIAL PROJECTS:
CV and Resume Building Workshop
Tutorial Program
Dress for Success Fashion Show
Scholarship Binder
Student National Pharmaceutical Association (SNPhA)
President: Bobby Price
Advisors: Pamela Moye, Angela Shogbon
The Student National Pharmaceutical Association is an
educational and service association of students who are
concerned about pharmacy issues, professional
development and the emphasis on minority representation
in pharmacy and other health-related professions.
SPECIAL PROJECTS:
Atlanta Union Mission Homeless Shelter Food/Toiletry Drive
Career Opportunity Programs at area high schools / colleges
Mercer University Community Health Fair
Operation Immunization
Total Grace Health Fair
UNICEF Fundraising
Victory Over Diabetes
YMCA Christmas Party
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