January/ February 2016 • Volume 12, Number 3
Table of Contents
Features
MRMs provide skills for practice, life
By Alexander Tu
By Lawrence “LB” Brown, PharmD, PhD, FAPhA
The Pharmacists’ Patient Care Process contributes to safety
By Margery Davis
Proactive advocacy on Capitol Hill
By Loren Madden Kirk
Using the force as a new practitioner
By Veronica Vernon
Ensuring success during and after your term as chapter president
By Drew Register and Kelsie Stark
President Obama focuses on one unavoidable truth
By Randal Steele
Departments
From APhA Headquarters: Make a difference
From Your Executive Committee: Maximize your career as a student pharmacist
2015–16 APhA–ASP Regional Officers
Chapter Report: A chapter in discovery
Chapter Report: Building our team through a chapter retreat
On Rotation: Hill hearings and everything in between
APhA–ASP Policy Standing Committee: Why we say “student pharmacist”
On Rotation Diary: Stepping out of my comfort zone
Preceptor Feedback: A period of growth and self-reflection
Internship: The pharmacists’ responsibility with medication pollution prevention
Internship: Interesting experiences during the dog days of summer
New School: Team-based learning at the heart of UT–Tyler curriculum
New Practitioner: Think global, act local, and be vocal
Mentoring: When there is still something missing