College of Pharmacy

May 22, 2020 - The UUCOP American Pharmacists Association-Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA-ASP) chapter was recently recognized with the national Innovative Programming Award from APhA-ASP. This award is presented to one APhA-ASP chapter each year and recognizes a chapter for an innovative project or activity. Union’s chapter was selected for our Tackling Tough Talks initiative implemented during the 2018-2019 academic year. Special thanks goes to student Ashley Draper Sidebottom, the chapter officer responsible for initiating and organizing the project. Chapter members were offered the opportunity to attend a series of sessions on having difficult conversations on topics such as mental health, human trafficking, anti-vaccination, anti-counterfeit medications, and diabetes diagnosis. Students attending a pre-specified number of sessions earned a certificate of completion for the program. We appreciate the efforts of all chapter members who attended the sessions and our outstanding 2018-2019 chapter officers, led by past-president Kate Norville, for all of their hard work on reporting last summer. The award would have been presented at the 2020 APhA Annual Meeting in National Harbor, MD in March, but due to COVID-19, was announced via a recent Facebook live session and will be formally presented at a later time.