March/ April 2016 • Volume 12, Number 4
Table of Contents
Features
Giving back to enrich my community and live my why 6
By Cortney M. Mospan, PharmD, BCACP
Strengthening my passion for pharmacy with LEGOs 8
By Jaxson Burkins
Lighting up 1,000-watt smiles in Haiti 9
By Bethany Sibbitt
Finding your inner fireflies 12
By Daisy Zhu
My path as an educator continues 13
By Brittany Powers
Community service an inspiration for pharmacy school 14
By Kelsey Japs and Elisa Herrera
Giving time and love to those in need 15
By Chelsea Behnke
Creating a blueprint for professional growth and success 22
By Salematou Traore
Departments
From APhA Headquarters: Preparing for the future 2
From Your Executive Committee: (Continue to) “Live Your Why” 3
2016–17 APhA–ASP Standing Committees 4
Leaders at Work: Expand your chapter’s reach through communications 5
New Practitioner: Giving back to your roots 10
APhA Board of Trustees: Service, community, and opportunity 11
Chapter Report: There’s no place like home 16
Internship: Envisioning the future today 17
On Rotation Diary: I truly feel like a new practitioner 18
Preceptor Feedback: Those who teach, learn 19
On Rotation: Productive communication in an acute care setting 20
New School: We Care, We Communicate, We Collaborate 21
Student Pharmacists Got Talent: At the intersection of pharmacy and poetry 24