APSA

The American Pharmacy Student Alliance (APSA) is a professional student alliance between five independent professional organizations: APhA, ASHP, CPhA, CSHP, and IPSF. As the largest organization at the USC Mann School of Pharmacy, APSA offers a variety of benefits to its members, such as leadership opportunities, patient care projects, conference scholarships, professional/legislative involvements, etc. A gateway to local, state, and national organizations, APSA acts as liaison between USC Mann student pharmacists and the profession at large. If you are looking to advance yourself professionally and to move our profession forward, APSA will provide you the resources, network, and a team of dedicated board members to guide you every step of the way.

Vision statement: To develop student pharmacists into future leaders so that they will advocate, unite, and advance the profession of pharmacy

Mission statement: To provide opportunities and empower students to develop the person, the passion, and the profession

ABOUT OUR PARENT ORGANIZATIONS:

American Pharmacists Association (APhA)

APhA is the first and largest professional association of pharmacists in the United States. Within APhA, the USC Mann APhA-ASP (Academy of Student Pharmacists) chapter is under APSA. APhA-ASP’s mission is to be the collective voice of student pharmacists, to provide opportunities for professional growth, and to envision and actively promote the future of pharmacy. APhA at large is the voice of the profession. It is the only professional organization that has members in all fields of pharmacy practice, including pharmacists, technicians, and interns. APhA represents pharmacists from diverse fields including pharmacists working in hospitals, community, industry, academia, management, and pharmacists in various specialized fields.

For more information, visit http://www.pharmacist.com

California Pharmacists Association (CPhA)

CPhA is our state association, representing all pharmacists in California. CPhA, founded in 1869, is the largest state association representing pharmacists. CPhA represents pharmacy professionals from all practice settings. Their mission is to promote, expand and defend the profession of pharmacy and the role of pharmacists in California. Additionally, the goal of the organization is to be an unified pharmacy profession that is recognized as preeminent in patient care.

For more information, visit http://www.cpha.com 

American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP)

ASHP is a 30,000 member national professional association that represents pharmacist who practice in hospitals, health maintenance organizations, long-term care facilities, home care, and other components of health care systems. ASHP believes that the mission of pharmacists is to help people make the best use of medicines. Assisting pharmacists in fulfilling this mission is ASHP’s primary objective. The society has extensive publishing and educational programs designed to help members improve their professional practice.  ASHP is also the national accrediting organization for pharmacy residency programs.

At the USC Mann chapter, ASHP students enjoy discounts to attend the Midyear Clinical Meeting, the largest showcase of residency and fellowship programs in the country, information on residencies throughout the U.S. and opportunities to network with pharmacists across the country. Students who are interested in pursuing a residency or fellowship should definitely consider joining ASHP!

For more information, visit http://www.ashp.org

California Society of Health-System Pharmacists (CSHP)

CSHP is a professional society of pharmacists and associates who serve patients and the public by promoting wellness and best use of medications. The mission of CSHP is to serve as an organization through which the membership pursues its common professional goals, provide leadership for the profession, and support for its members; they also represent its members before private and public agencies and health care professional organizations.

At the USC Mann chapter, CSHP students enjoy the benefits of networking with health-system pharmacists, residency round-tables, leadership opportunities, and much more. If you are thinking about pursuing a career in hospital pharmacy, ambulatory care, long-term care, or other health system settings, joining CSHP is a must! Don’t miss out on career opportunities or residency opportunities… become a member of CSHP!

For more information, visit http://www.cshp.org 

International Pharmaceutical Students’ Federation (IPSF)

IPSF is an international federation for student pharmacists, affiliated with APhA-ASP.  By joining APhA-ASP, you become a member of IPSF. Some of the advantages of membership include: (1) Student Exchange Program: Ever wanted to study pharmacy abroad?  This summer program gives you the opportunity to see the profession from another nation’s perspective; (2) Smoking Cessation Project: Raise public awareness of the world’s leading preventable cause of death; (3) Book Appeal: Help underserved student pharmacists across the globe obtain much-needed textbooks

For more information, visit http://www.ipsf.org

Patient Care Projects
Operation Immunization, Operation Diabetes, Operation Heart, Healthy Living/Alternative Medicine, Smoking Cessation, Project Hypertension, Body Fat Analysis, Cholesterol Awareness, SHARE Program, OTC/Medication Safety, Poison Prevention/AWARE, Generation Rx, Asthma Awareness, Infectious Disease Awareness, Pain Management, Indian Pharmacist Association, Women’s Health, Pediatric Health

Email
[email protected]

Website
http://uscapsa.org/

Upcoming Events
http://uscapsa.org/mastercalendar/

Position	First Name	Last Name	USC Email	Officer Email
APhA/CPhA President	William	Chung	[email protected]	[email protected]
ASHP/CSHP President	Vivian	Lan	[email protected]	[email protected]
APhA/CPhA President Elect	Gelaine	Esperacion	[email protected]	[email protected]
ASHP/CSHP President Elect	Kayla	Klussman	[email protected]	[email protected]
CPhA Board of Directors Representative	Cole	Cornwell	[email protected]
Director of International Affairs	Andrew	Mao	[email protected]
Co-Director of Financial Affairs	Kylen	Yu	[email protected]	[email protected]
Co-Director of Financial Affairs	Kenneth	Lee	[email protected]	[email protected]
Director of Membership	Monse	Garcia	[email protected]	[email protected]
Director of Professional Affairs	Elizabeth	Briggs	[email protected]	[email protected]
Director of Public Relations	Carly	Ng	[email protected]	[email protected]
Director of Legislative Affairs	Kylen	Yu	[email protected]
Director of Local Associations – CPhA	Madeline	Flores	[email protected]
Director of Local Associations – CSHP	Kelly	Nguyen	[email protected]
Director of Patient Care Projects	Danielle	Vigilante	[email protected]	[email protected]
Co-Director of Operation Immunization	Kira	Kalliomaa	[email protected]	[email protected]
Co-Director of Operation Immunization	Emily	Teng	[email protected]	[email protected]
Co-Director of Operation Diabetes	Jack	Bachoura	[email protected]	[email protected]
Co-Director of Operation Diabetes	Khachig	Boghossian	[email protected]	[email protected]
Director of Operation Heart	Grace	Yao	[email protected]	[email protected]
Director of Healthy Living/Alternative Medicine	Kyla	Bedrick	[email protected]
Co-Director of Smoking Cessation	Kennedy	Boone-Sautter	[email protected]	[email protected]
Co-Director of Smoking Cessation	Nadeen	Mohammad	[email protected]	[email protected]
Co-Director of Project Hypertension	Aileen	Lam	[email protected]	[email protected]
Co-Director of Project Hypertension	Yanetzi	Rodriguez	[email protected]	[email protected]
Co-Director of Body Fat Analysis Project	Khang	Huynh	[email protected]	[email protected]
Co-Director of Body Fat Analysis Project	Kevin	Xu	[email protected]	[email protected]
Co-Director of Cholesterol Awareness	Chryssa	Chiu	[email protected]	[email protected]
Co-Director of Cholesterol Awareness	Ashley	Wang	[email protected]	[email protected]
Director of SHARE Program	Christine	Chen	[email protected]	[email protected]
Director of OTC/Medication Safety	Denise	Dayag	[email protected]
Directors of Poison Prevention/FUENTE	Jacqueline	Oculam	[email protected]	[email protected]
Directors of Poison Prevention/FUENTE	Tabassum	Hossain	[email protected]	[email protected]
Director of Generation Rx	Brianna	Pan	[email protected]	[email protected]
Director of Asthma Awareness	Jason	Chang	[email protected]	[email protected]
Director of Infectious Disease Awareness	Trieu	Phan	[email protected]
Director of Women’s Health Initiative	Mudra	Savaliya	[email protected]	[email protected]
Director of Pediatric Health Initiative	Nicole	Avakian	[email protected]
Director of Pain Management	Tracy	Vu	[email protected]	[email protected]
Faculty Advisor	Dr. Richard	Dang	[email protected]
Faculty Advisor	Dr. William	Gong	[email protected]

FIRST-YEAR REPRESENTATIVES

Position	First Name	Last Name	USC Email	Officer Email
First-year Representative	Jamie	Chiu	[email protected]	[email protected]
First-year Representative	Vedanti	Dighe	[email protected]	[email protected]