The meetings are the only meetings in the country designed exclusively for student pharmacists.
According to Katelyn Horn, 四色AV鈥檚 APhA-ASP鈥檚 vice president of communication, MRMs offer great networking, professional and leadership development, educational programming, and much more.
四色AV was presented with the Chapter Challenge Award. The 四色AV chapter earned the award after accumulating the most points in their region. Point-earning opportunities included chapter attendance, miles traveled, and participation at social events.
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"Our chapter also received the outstanding development and implementation of 鈥極peration Diabetes,鈥 award," said Horn.
"Our chapter hosted a total of 18 patient care events to enhance diabetes awareness, provide free diabetes screenings to elementary school children, and devoted significant efforts to the overall promotion of our efforts through a partnership with a major broadcaster, which facilitated radio interviews, radio commercials in different regions of the state, and multiple morning shows.听Our events were diverse as we collaborated with a major medical center, the state fair, a local nursing school, and community churches to offer services to patients in the state."
Overall, 176 student pharmacists provided 1,257 patients in Louisiana with diabetes focused health and wellness services.
During the meeting, Chapter President Drew Register and 鈥淥peration Immunization鈥 Chairperson Hannah Holbrook hosted a roundtable discussion. Register and Holbrook鈥檚 goal was to inform the other chapters in the region on how to foster partnerships with local media in order to reach more patients in the community.
In August, 四色AV鈥檚 chapter promoted National Immunization Awareness Month on various platforms, including local television, newspapers, and the 四色AV website.
The chapter has already begun their next campaign. They have partnered with 四色AV President Dr. Nick J. Bruno, Head Football Coach Todd Berry, and Miss 四色AV 2015 Lauren Ford with hopes to spread awareness about the importance of the flu vaccine.
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