PrePharmacy Society First General Body Meeting

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• Pre-Pharmacy Society First General Body Meeting
• September 22, 2008
• umdprepharm_at_gmail.com

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Agenda

• Welcome!
• Intro of Executive Board
• Our Events
• T-Shirt Sales
• Picnic
• Community Service Events
• "Is Pharmacy the Career Path for You?
• "Top 10 Reasons to Become a Pharmacist
• Types of Pharmacists
• Types of Degrees

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Officers

• President
• Lena Zhou yzhou87_at_umd.edu
• Vice President of Internal Relations
• Webmaster
• Kelly Li kli87_at_umd.edu
• Vice President of External Relations
• Jung Hee Nam junghee_at_umd.edu
• Executive Board Advisor Graphic Designer
• Tina Nguyen cnguyen38_at_gmail.com
• Secretary
• Angie Fiorilla afiorill_at_umd.edu
• Treasurer
• Brandon Keith bkeith_at_umd.edu
• Public Relations
• Salma Srour ssrour_at_umd.edu
• Brittni Botchway-Bradley bbotchwa_at_umd.edu
• Community Service
• Sarah Brant sbrant_at_umd.edu
• Justin Snoots jsnoots_at_umd.edu

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What is the Pre-Pharmacy Program?What is the
Pre-Pharmacy Society?
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Why should you come to our meetings?

• Learn about the pharmacy application process
• Learn about current pharmaceutical issues/news
• Get advice and all your questions answered
• Good for applications
• Leadership position
• Service activities
• Connections to pre-pharmacy advisor,
  universities, Kaplan
• No point in joining a club if you are not going
  to participate!
• IMPORTANT HANDOUTS
• Make new friends!

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Our Events This Year

• Oct 27 UMB Admissions
• Nov 10 Personal Statement Workshop
• November 24 Interview Workshop
• Dec 8 Mock Interview
• Next Semester
• Resume Workshop
• Pharmacy Tech
• Several Guest Speakers Pharmacists
• Panel of UMB Students and UMB Faculty

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UMB Open House

• September 27, 2008- UMB is holding an Open House
• April 4, 2009- Pre-Pharmacy Society holds trip to
  Baltimore for UMBs Spring Open House

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T-Shirt Sales

• Only 10 per shirt!

Designed by Tina Nguyen
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Newsletters
Designed by Tina Nguyen
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Picnic

• Great way to meet the OFFICERS and other MEMBERS
• Meet our sponsor!
• Great way to make new friends!
• 5 PER PERSON
• If interested, sign your name on the sheet

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Community Service Events

• Oct (Date TBA) Have Dinner with Pre-Pharmacy
  Society and Raise Money for American Cancer
  Society
• Nov 11, 13, and 14 Collect Toiletries for DPHW

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Active Membership Requirement

• 3 Meetings and 3 hours of community service per
  semester
• Attending more meetings and events are HIGHLY
  encouraged!

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• Make sure you are on the Pre-Pharmacy Society
  list-serve
• Email umdprepharm_at_gmail.com to be added
• Join Pre-Pharmacy Societys Facebook group to
  receive updates about meetings/events
• Visit our website http//studentorg.umd.edu/prepha
  rm

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Advisor

• Nick Celedónhttp//www.prehealth.umd.edu/
• 0129 CHEM
• [phone]
• Walk-in Hours Tuesdays 130-330
• Thursdays 1000 - 1200

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Is Pharmacy the Career Path for You?
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Top 10 Reasons to Become a Pharmacist

• I Want to Help People Get Well
• I Like to Work Directly with Patients
• I Enjoy a Wide Variety of Career Opportunities
• I Can Benefit from the Increased Demand For
  Pharmacists
• I Want to be an Important Member of the Health
  Care Team
• I Can Have Job Mobility, Stability, and
  Flexibility
• I am Excited to be a Part of Major Innovations in
  Drug Therapy
• I Want to Work with State-of-the-Art Technology
• I Can Help Defend Against Bioterrorism
• I Would Like to Be a Highly Respected Member of
  My Community
• Provided by the American Association of Colleges
  of Pharmacy

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Role of a Pharmacist

• Bottom Line
• Pharmacists are drug experts
• Responsibilities
• care for patients
• dispensing medications
• monitoring patient health and progress
• educate consumers and patients on medications
• advise physicians, nurses, and other health
  professionals on drug decisions.

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Are there jobs in pharmacy?

• Pharmacists are currently in demand!

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Types of Pharmacists

• Community and Consultant Pharmacists
• Hospital Pharmacists
• Managed Care Pharmacists
• Pharmaceutical Industry Pharmacists
• Academic Pharmacists

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Community and Consultant Pharmacists

• Serve patients and the community
• Provide information and advice on health
• Provide medications
• Refer patients to physicians, when necessary.
• Educate patients
• Respected and depended on by patient
• Consulted often by physicians

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Hospital Pharmacists

• Direct involvement with patients
• Authoritative source of drug information for
  physicians
• Ensures patients receive correct drug, correct
  dosage
• Clinical services available in oncology,
  pediatrics, ambulatory care, psychiatry

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Managed Care Pharmacists

• Coordination of medical services to provide
  quality patient care
• Work with physicians to establish most effective
  medical treatment (e.g. drug therapies)
• Educate patients on proper drug use
• Long term care of patients
• May also evaluate drug use

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Pharmaceutical Industry Pharmacists

• Produces chemicals
• Produces prescription drugs
• Produces health products
• Marketing, sales, product
• research

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Academic
Pharmacists

• Teaching
• Professors/Faculty
• Role models to future pharmacists
• Research
• Public Service
• Patient Care
• Consultants for local, state, national,
  international organizations

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PharmD Degree

• 2 years of pre-professional coursework
  (undergraduate) 4 academic years of
  professional study (24 year program)
• No Bachelors degree needed for acceptance
• May accept students directly from high school
• Majority 34 year program

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Other Degrees

• PharmD/PhD
• PharmD/JD
• PharmD/MPH
• PharmD/MBA
• Information all based upon UMBs programs and
  requirements

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PharmD/PhD

• Develop research and analytical skills regarding
  use of medicines
• Explore role of Federal and State governments in
  health care policy
• Assess cost effectiveness of pharmaceuticals
• Design effective interventions to improve
  medicine use in high risk populations
• Become a leader in academia, health care,
  government and the pharmaceutical industry

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PharmD/JD

• Doctor of Pharmacy/Juris Doctor degree.
• Prepared for careers in health care and legal
  areas
• Consulting on health law issues and regulatory
  policy for government agencies, trade
  associations and pharmaceutical companies.

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PharmD/MPH

• Benefit from knowledge of public health issues
• Better prepared for health care careers.

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PharmD/MBA

• Provided with management and entrepreneurial
  skills for a career in pharmacy or health care
  leadership.

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How Much do Pharmacists Make?

• 105,130-118,109 (50 between 108,423 and
  114,907)
• (data as of September 2008)

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Emails/Websites

• Main Pre-Pharmacy Society Website
• http//studentorg.umd.edu/prepharm/
• Pre-Pharmacy Society Email
• umdprepharm_at_gmail.com