Student Organizations

Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy Student Chapter (AMCP)

Website:   http://amcposu.weebly.com
Primary Contact:  Jina Park
Advisor:  Laurie Gooden
Description: The purposes for which the student chapter is organized are:

1. To encourage the education and support the advancement of managed care pharmacy.
2. To enhance the common academic and professional interests of the Chapter members.
3. To offer professional opportunities and leadership within managed care pharmacy.
4. To establish, develop, promote, and conduct educational programs relating to and improving the health and welfare of human beings, especially as it relates to the delivery of pharmacy services in a managed care setting.
5. To carry out such other acts and to undertake such other activities as may be appropriate or desirable, in furtherance of the Student Chapter’s and/or AMCP’s purposes, so far as permitted by the rules and regulations of The Ohio State University. The Student Chapter shall not act in a manner which requires occupational or professional licensing under state law, such as, for example, the dispensing of medication.

American Pharmacists Association – Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA-ASP)

Website: http://sites.google.com/site/aphaasposu/
Email: OSUAPhAASP@gmail.com
Primary Contact: Leah Sabato
Advisor: James McAuley
Description: We the members of the Academy of Students of Pharmacy hereby associate ourselves to:

1. Uphold the aims and aid in furthering the objectives of the American Pharmacists Association by undertaking such activities as will promote the professional role and social interests of the students and other pharmacists.
2. Provide for the members a voice in matters affecting them.
3. Our organization is dedicated to excellent community service through our 11 Patient Care Projects and we aim to expand the voice of student pharmacists through our active role in advocacy for the profession.

American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP)
Student Chapter at OSU

Website: none listed
Email:ascpmembers@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
Primary Contact: Andrea Doria
Advisor: Ruth Emptage
Description: To provide a forum for pharmacy students to be able to become well-informed about pharmacists' roles in providing care to older adults and institutionalized individuals and to make available the opportunity to serve older adults in the community.

Christian Pharmacy Fellowship International (CPFI) Student Chapter

Website: http://cpfi.org.ohio-state.edu
Email: none listed
Primary Contact: Jenny Ward 
Advisor: Julie Legg
Description: Christian Pharmacists Fellowship International (CPFI) is a worldwide ministry of individuals working in all areas of pharmaceutical service and practice. Our Mission is to:

1. Provide fellowship among like-minded professionals.
2. Challenge and promote spiritual growth.
3. Encourage the advancement of knowledge and ethics in the practice of pharmacy.
4. Encourage evangelism and the integration of faith into practice.
5. Provide support and opportunity for service in both home and foreign missions.

College of Pharmacy Student Council

Website:  none listed
Email: osu.pharmacy.council@gmail.com
Primary Contact: Matt Arango
Advisor:  Sylvan Frank
Description: Pharmacy Council serves as the umbrella organization for students and organizations enrolled in the College of Pharmacy. It is also a primary link between students in the College and faculty and alumni of the College. We uphold the values of student self-government, service to the community, and the integrity of the profession of Pharmacy. The organization and its general meetings are open to BSPS, PharmD, and PhD students, although one must be a PharmD student to hold an officer position.

Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity

Website: http://osukappapsixi.weebly.com/
Email: none listed
Primary Contact: Jeff Rabe
Advisor: Jeffrey Johnston
Description: The objectives of the organization are:

1. To conduct a fraternal organization for the mutual benefit of the member.
2. To advance the profession of Pharmacy, educationally, fraternally, and socially
3. To instill industry, sobriety, fellowship, and high ideals in its members; and to foster scholarship and pharmaceutical research.

National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA)

Website: http://ncpa.org.ohio-state.edu
Email: ncpa2007@gmail.com
Primary Contact: Jonathan Vecchiet
Advisor:  Kristin Casper
Description: The objectives of the organiaztion are:

1. Provide a forum for students to learn about the vast number of career opportunities that exist within the independent pharmacy practice.
2. To raise student awareness about the clinical, managerial, and entrepreneurial opportunities available within independent pharmacy.
3. To provide students with more opportunities for leadership roles and experiences by becoming a chapter officer or committee chair.

Pre-Pharmacy Club

Website: http://osuprepharmacyclub.blogspot.com
Email: none listed
Primary Contact: Meran Halaweh
Advisor: Joe Orozco
Description: It shall be the purpose of the Pre-Pharmacy Club to present its members with a variety of information about the field of pharmacy, to familiarize them with the college and its requirements, and to develop social ties with other students interested in pharmacy.

Rho Chi Society Upsilon Chapter

Website: http://sites.google.com/site/rhochiosu/
Email: RhoChiOSU@gmail.com
Primary Contact: Jina Park
Advisor: Milap Nahata
Description: The purpose of the Upsilon Chapter is to promote intellectual excellence, leadership, fellowship, critical inquiry and high attainment in all aspects of pharmacy. Rho Chi is open to PharmD students who are in the top 20% of their class with no history of academic misconduct or unprofessional conduct.

Student National Pharmaceutical Association (SNPhA)

Website: https://sites.google.com/site/ohiostatesnpha/
Email: none listed
Primary Contact: Ashraf Kittaneh
Advisor: Joe Orozco
Description: SNPhA shall have the following purposes:

1. To offer student members the opportunity to develop leadership and professional skills.
2. To educate students about, and promote active participation in national healthcare issues.
3. To develop the role of the minority health professional as vital members of the healthcare team.
4. To develop within communities, a positive image of minority health professionals.
5. To educate communities on better health practices and to increase their awareness and understanding of diseases.

Student Society of Health-System Pharmacists (SSHP)

Website: http://sshp.org.ohio-state.edu
Email: sshp.osu@gmail.com
Primary Contact: Jessica Oeder
Advisor: Ryan Forrey
Description: The Student Society of Health-System Pharmacists (SSHP) strives to educate pharmacy students about career opportunities for pharmacists in health systems, to improve communication between pharmacy students and the health care community, and to assist pharmacy students in preparing to complete a post-graduate residency.

The College of Pharmacy Talent Show Association
at The Ohio State University

Website: http://coptalentshow.org.ohio-state.edu
Email: osucop.talentshow@gmail.com
Primary Contact: Jackie Risner
Advisor: Milap Nahata

Description: The purpose of The College of Pharmacy Talent Show Association is to organize and produce an annual Talent Show to display the unique talents of the undergraduate and graduate pharmacy students, alumni, and staff. The money raised will be used for a charity to be selected by the Talent Show Association.