Alpha Chi Annual Report:
2007-2008
Name
of School/College:
Chapter Name and Region: Alpha Chi Chapter, Region IV
Delegate
who attended the
Date
Delegate’s name was submitted to
Past year’s officers and e-mail addresses:
President: Trevor Wood, ay1375@wayne.edu
Vice President: Marcie Ferraro, ay1370@wayne.edu
Secretary: Jennifer Sholy, ax8985@wayne.edu
Treasurer: Kim Moon, av7458@wayne.edu
Historian: Beth Drittler, av9059@wayne.edu
New
officers and e-mail addresses for next academic year:
President: Tarik
Ibrahim, at8126@wayne.edu
Vice President:
Amanda Vandal,
at7493@wayne.edu
Secretary: Courtney Scanlon, bb0975@wayne.edu
Treasurer: Magan
Ma, at7922@wayne.edu
Historian: Kelly Barta, ar6526@wayne.edu
Chapter advisor’s name and e-mail address:
Lynette Moser, Pharm.D., aa4576@wayne.edu
Introduction:
The chapter activities in 2007-2008 contributed to the advancement of the profession of pharmacy through promotion of scholarly achievement and pharmacy practice. Members of the Alpha Chi chapter of Rho Chi participated in activities primarily related to assisting underserved patients with access to health care and improving student relationships within the college.
Meetings:
07/11/2007
Agenda items included fundraising opportunities, tutoring services, volunteer opportunities, and the establishment of committees for the annual banquet.
09/17/2007
Agenda items included reports on
fundraising, finalizing the banquet committees,
tutoring sign up lists, assisting with the PharmD
interviews, and volunteer sign up sheets for an underserved clinic
10/29/2007
Agenda items included fundraising
reports and future projects, initiating a
mentorship program, discussion of the interviews and the roles of the student
volunteers, discussion of the keynote speaker for the annual banquet, and
volunteer sign up sheets for an underserved clinic
12/10/2007
Agenda items included finalizing the
mentorship program that will be initiated in
the new year, discussion of the possibility of a bake sale fundraiser, and
discussion on the potential delegate for the national meeting.
01/18/2008
Agenda items included a report on the mentorship program that began in January,
finalization of the banquet keynote speaker and delegating specific tasks to each committee, finalization of both the bake sale date and the volunteers for the event, report on the progress of the tutoring initiative, and a vote on our respective delegate for the national meeting.
03/10/2008
Agenda items included discussion of the upcoming national meeting with our
delegate, tutoring report, finalization and confirmation of the date and rooms for the banquet, preparation and mailing of invitations to members, initiates, and faculty, confirmation of banquet menu and prices, and planning of wine and cheese reception, and a discussion of the possibility of having an organ donation awareness day at the college during April.
04/4/2008
The main purpose of this meeting was to discuss the upcoming banquet with all
the volunteers and discuss their role throughout the ceremony.
04/21/2008
The main purpose of this meeting was to nominate newly initiated members for Electoral-Board positions and begin their class involvement.
Activities:
Cabrini Clinic
Rho Chi members provided pharmaceutical care to
patients at the Cabrini Clinic, an underserved clinic in the city of
Tutoring
Members of Rho Chi participated in tutoring session for both the first and second year classes. Tutoring sessions included both individual and group sessions in which the primary goal was to prepare the students for upcoming exams and to aid the students in overcoming difficulties with the material presented. Over the course of the year 10 tutoring sessions were held with an average attendance of 15 students. Tutoring has been offered by our chapter since its inception.
Pharmacy Interviews
Rho Chi members conducted tours, question and answer sessions, and acted as guides for Pharm.D. applicants during their interview process. In addition, members offered to be keep in contact with their interview group by offering the applicants their email addresses. Over the course of the year there were 9 interview dates in which Rho Chi members were actively involved. This is the second year in which both interviews are being conducted and Rho Chi participation has occurred. It was the goal of our chapter to gain experience from last year’s interviews and to implement a more student friendly schedule that would allow greater participation from our chapter. In addition, members aided in the pre-pharmacy interviews in which participants interviewed and evaluated potential students for the admission into the health pro-start, pre-pharmacy, program. This is the first year that our chapter was involved in these interviews and provides an excellent source of volunteering that is beneficial to both the college and the student.
Pharmacy Mentorship Program
Rho Chi, in collaboration with both the 1st and 3rd year classes, developed a mentorship program in which 1st year students were paired with 3rd year students with the goal of better preparing the 1st year pharmacy students for the concurrent years, to aid in developing professionalism in both the mentor and the mentee, and instil role model characteristics within the mentor and mentee. An initial ceremony was held in January in which the mentor and mentee formally met and throughout the year students were asked to keep in contact via email, telephone, or face to face meetings. The basis for this program will be presented during the abstract presentations at the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Annual Meeting on July 19-23. This is the first year that such a program was initiated and future classes are expected to also have the benefit of this mentorship program.
Organ Donation Awareness
In recognition of Organ Donation Awareness month in April, our chapter invited several members from the Gift of Life Foundation to spend time at our school and help promote organ donation within our college. Members from Gift of Life and Rho Chi spoke with students about the benefits of organ donation and passed informational brochures to approximately 150-200 students over the course of 3 hours. This was the first year that Rho Chi participated in this event and our chapter plans to remain actively involved each year in April.
Fundraising
Over the course of the year our chapter became very involved in fundraising in order to help reduce the financial requirement for the annual banquet. Our chapter sent volunteers to the college’s annual golf outing in which they were able to sell mulligans to the participants. In addition, our chapter sold a pocket reference to the 2nd year students that will provide them with a useful reference when they begin rotations. Finally, our chapter held a bake sale which proved to be very successful. This was the first year that our chapter became actively involved in fundraising and we expect that in the future it will become a larger portion of our chapter’s activities.
College Representation
A representative of Rho Chi was involved in
the Dean’s Student Advisory Counsel, an organization which deals with various
issues that involve students in all programs at the
Roland T. Lakey Lecture Award
In conjunction with faculty members, the chapter selected and awarded
the Roland T. Lakey award to Dr. J. Lyle Bootman, Ph.D., dean of the college of pharmacy at the
Financial/Budgeting:
The main expense for the Rho Chi Chapter this year was the Annual Initiation Banquet ($1945). The charge for the banquet was $30.00 which covered the majority of the expenses ($1560). In addition, our chapter purchased the Rho Chi honor cords for each member ($225). Throughout the year our chapter was able to raise $960, which was sufficient to pay for the balance of the banquet, the honor cords, and provide the upcoming class with a balance of $350.
Initiation
Function:
The 2008 initiation
ceremony for new members was held in conjunction with the annual Roland T. Lakey Lecture Award. The initiation dinner banquet
was held on Monday, April 14, 2008 from 5:00 – 8:00PM at the Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in
Each year, our chapter awards the Roland T. Lakey
award to an individual who has made a significant impact on the profession of
pharmacy through research or other scholarly contributions in pharmacy practice
or pharmaceutical sciences. This year's recipient was Dr. J. Lyle Bootman. Dr. Bootman
received his B.S. in pharmacy from the
The initiation banquet
was held immediately following the Lakey lecture and
was attended by a total of 52 individuals, including Rho Chi initiates and
their guests (family members, significant others, and other students). In
addition, the following faculty members attended the banquet:
Beverly Schmoll, Ph.D., Dean,
Dr. George Corcoran,
Professor and Chair of the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Dr. David Edwards,
Professor and Chair of the Department of Pharmacy Practice
Carol Stutrud, Director of Pharmacy Student Recruitment and
Community Experiential Training
Dr. Richard Lucarotti, Professor of Pharmacy Practice
Dr. Paul Munzenberger, Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice
Professor Geralynn
Smith, Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice
Dr. Victoria Tutag-Lehr, Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice
Dr. Jesse Vivian,
Professor of Pharmacy Practice
Dr. Candice Garwood,
Professor of Pharmacy Practice
Dr. Mary Beth,
O’Connell, Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice
Dr. Lynette Moser,
Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice
Dr. Maureen Smythe,
Professor of Pharmacy Practice
Dean Richard
Slaughter, Associate Dean of Assessment
Evaluation/Reflection:
Overall, 2007-2008 was both successful and productive for the Alpha Chi chapter of Rho Chi. We believe that our chapter has made great strides in becoming actively involved both within the school and community. We believe that by founding the mentorship program our chapter will have a lasting impact within our school for many years to come. One of our primary goals for this past year was to build better relationships within the college so that our chapter can continue to be well represented, as such the members of our chapter worked diligently with the numerous organizations, faculty, and staff within the college. We look forward to continuing to carry out the mission and vision of the society in the coming year.
Significant Improvements:
Over the past year our
chapter has initiated several novel activities including the peer mentorship
program, fundraising, pre-pharmacy interviews, organ donation awareness, and
participation in college wide events. In addition, our chapter became much more
pro-active in our tutoring approach and due to this offered many more sessions
and opportunities for students to obtain additional help. We feel that the
programs that were initiated this year helped to improve student relationship
and such programs can continue to aid in student development for each
succeeding class. As an organization we feel very fortunate to have helped
institute such programs that can continue to aid in our Rho Chi mission.
Respectfully
submitted,
Trevor Wood, President
Lynette Moser, Pharm.D
Faculty Advisor
Alpha Chi Chapter,