First Week of APPE Rotation

After the first full week of starting my APPE Rotation with Julie Johnson at MPhA, I have learned and observed many skills needed in developing and operating an association.  During the last few days, I have attended and participated in a variety of committee meetings and other meetings to learn what is happening and occurring throughout the association.  These meetings have included a Board of Director’s meeting, an Executive committee meeting, Professional Affairs committee meeting, and an Editorial Advisory committee meeting.  All of these experiences have proven how important communication and listening to each other speak are when trying to accomplish a goal or task.   

Attending these meetings has opened my eyes to the number of people involved and efforts needed to pull everything together.  Attending the Board of Director’s meeting was inspiring to see how volunteer pharmacists from the community and student pharmacists can stay involved as an active member.  The annual meeting is coming up in the next few weeks, so learning about the events and speakers attending is inspiring, so that we are able to continue learning and stay up to date with what is happening throughout the profession of pharmacy.  Although it is only the end of my first week, I have to say I was most engaged in the Editorial Advisory committee meeting because I have never attended a meeting or event such as this and it pertains to the journal, which will reach all pharmacists this coming fall.  I think the updates and face lift to the MPhA journal will help to spread the word about MPhA and what the association does and means to all pharmacists throughout the state of Minnesota.  Within the next 5 weeks, I hope to publish an article and help write a variety of pieces.  I am definitely looking forward to the rest of my time with Julie at MPhA.  

Kandace Schuft

Pharmacy Nights

Pharmacy Nights have provided me a wonderful experience! I’ve enjoyed 3 different Pharmacy Nights with different pharmacists, discussions, and insights. I’ll be helping Julie with the last 2 in Brainerd and Bemidji as well. After these experiences, I feel like I have a better handle on what MPhA has to offer pharmacists around the state and why it’s important to stay involved after graduation. I look forward to more discussions on how we can continue to shape the field the way we want!

We’ve been formatting this round of Pharmacy Nights in a roundtable discussion format instead of the more classic lecture setup. I’ve led discussions on immunizations and student loan repayment. Upcoming, I’ll be leading the clinical pearls discussion regarding the Chest guideline updates. I think 2 nights of this discussion will be a good segue for me into real practice as a pharmacist. I’m looking forward to the last 2 nights of discussion, please come and say hi!