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SAPhA: A Decade of Change By MICHAEL IRA SMITH
What began as an experiment more than 30 years ago has become one of the brightest jewels in the crown of the American Pharmaceutical Association. This year marks the tenth anniversary of the Student American Pharmaceutical Association (SAPhA), undoubtedly one of the strongest and most active student health organizations in the nation. SAPhA, unlike other student health professions groups, is an official subdivision of its parent organization. Now with more than 15,000 members representing every accredited college of pharmacy, , SAPhA is the largest subdivision of the national professional society of pharmacists. The road to success for SAPhA has not always been easy. It took many years of tinkering through an evolutionary process of chartering of student branches for the organization to reach official status in May of 1969. Under the leadership of Joseph L. Fink III, the Student Section voted to adopt bylaws and became SAPhA. The change increased student representation in \the APhA House of Delegates from one vote to five, caused a reorganization of the SAPhA executive committee, and created SAPhA's first executive secretary. Ronald L. Williams was named to the position. The parent and the student organizations began adjusting to a new relationship, predicted by some to be rocky and short. It was during the era of student unrest of the late 1960s and early 1970s, and the campuses were hotbeds of political activity.
MichaeL Ira Smith, PhD, is assistant professor of pharmacy administration at the ArnoLd & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences of Long IsLand University, BrookLyn, NY 11201. Smith is currently SAPhA faculty advisor at the college and is a former SAPhA nationaL officer.
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Yet SAPhA, as an organization of dedicated, professionally oriented students, was able to funnel the energy and activity of its members into a positive force for the profession. SAPhA leadership provided outlets for pharmacy students to engage in constructive and socially useful activities, among them the Appalachian Student Health Project, Project SPEED (Student Professionals Engaged in Education on Drugs), Venereal Disease Awareness, Health Manpower conferences, and the FDA Drug Communications Project. Issues Issues under fire by SAPhA have mirrored issues of concern by the profession itself. Since its inception as a Stu dent Section, SAPhA has acted as a catalyst for change within APhA by highlighting issues it deemed important to the profession and by contributing to the policymaking process of the Association. The first action taken by the new SAPhA delegates in 1969 was a successful amendment regarding the sale of tobacco products in pharmacies. Other issues in which SAPhA took a leadership role were: • Advocating marijuana decriminalization; • Calling for student representatives on APhA policy committees; • Repealing antisubstitution laws; • Increasing the SAPhA delegation in the APhA House to nine delegates; • Supporting state affiliation agreements; • Endorsing the clinical externship. It is sometimes SAPhA which helps stimulate some APhA actions. But with every student organization, turnover in leadership and membership · creates difficulties. SAPhA is no exception. SAPhA membership tenure is at best six years, and participation in policy formulation through committees and the SAPhA House of Delegates · may be only two or three years at most.
Leadership Stabilizing As some things change, others go full circle. In 1969, Ron Williams was SAPhA's first executive secretary. Ten years later, as APhA director of subdivision activities, Williams is executive secretary of APhA's Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Academy of Pharmacy Practice-and SAPhA. During the past decade, SAPhA has been served by three other executive secretaries: Drs. William F. McGhan, John F. Kerege Jr., and . Stephen W. Skalisky. It was their continuity that held SAPhA officers together and permitted further growth of the national professional society of pharmacy students. Today's leadership is working hard to expand student participation in national projects and in many areas that impact on the professional practice of pharmacy. Built on a strong base created over the past decade, SAPhA is meeting the challenges not only of the student professional but of the future professional. SAPhA has produced pamphlets, slide tape presentations, articles, testimony, source books, reference materials, dances, parties~ involvement, excitement, upset stomachs, disappointments, headaches, and leaders-probably its most valuable product. In addition, it has sensitized many of the 125,000 pharmacists who today are leaders in the pharmaceutical industry, government, associations, academia, and professional pra~tt\~ ~~y former ~~~% \ ~/ v
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Chairperson Department of Pharmaceutics The College of Pharmacy, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences is seeking an educator with strong research interests to serve as chairperson of the Department of Pharmaceutics. The candidate must hold the PhD degree and preferably be eligible for licensure in Arkansas as a registered pharmacist. A strong leader with a demonstrated ability to perform quality research, teaching, and service is a prerequisite. Proven ability as an administrator is required. The position is a full-time, twelve-month appointment. Salary and rank will be commensurate with demonstrated abilities as noted above.
SAPhA members serve on APhA committees and its House of Delegates, and are active in their state and local pharmaceutical associations. Meetings and Programs
American Credit Corp.lHome Credit Co.- l.oans, 468 American Pharmaceutical Associillion-Books, 469, 473 Croda-Emulsifying wax, 504 Phannacilts Inlurln..., Trult-504A·B, 505 PosI.1 Executive Finandal Servica--Loans. 507 Quality Topicil Supply-Gifts, 475 Smith Kline" French l.aborltorlft-Selacryn, third and fourth covers University of Arkansas-Position open, 512 The Upjohn Company-Institutional. second cuver
SAPhA meetings have evolved from the plenary sessions and reference committee format, through 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 "rap sessions" and idea workshops, practice-oriented skill and knowl- Correction edge sessions for future pharma- In the July issue, page 28, column two, the statement, "And of course cists. Many of SAPhA's annual meeting programs continue to be I teach the role of the consultant a high-quality educational experi- pharmacist to our pharmacy stu· dents at the University of Michience. gan," should have read "University The highlight of the year is the SAPhA annual meeting, previously of Minnesota." known as the yearly meeting. (This change occurred in 1974 to codify all APhA meeting terminology.) Every year, attendance continues to grow. POSITION OPEN Executive Director: The Ohio State Pharmaceutical AssoLast year more than 750 SAPhA ciation, a nonprofit professional organization. representing members were in Anaheim. The over 2500 pharmacists, seeks person with strong organizational and managerial skills to assume executive duties. SAPhA House of Delegates continSalary commensurate with experience. Send complete rtues to become more sophisticated, sume and references to: OSPA Search Committ~ . Suite 062, 41 South High Street, Columbus, OH 43215. and pharmacy students are becoming more and more aware of their profession.
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After a decade of experience, where is SAPhA now? Today, as a Categories: Positions Wanted. Personnel Wanted, Pharmahighly successful subdivision, cies for Sale Conditions: SAPhA recognizes that the individ• $ .65 per word, prepaid with order. ual member and local chapters are • Sets of initials, each abbreviation, and groups of numerals are counted as separate words. its most important units. Maintain• For confidential replies, " Box X (Number to be assigned), c/o 11m. Ph."" .. 2215 Constitution Ave., NW, Wash. DC ing a pulse on the needs of future 20037" is an additional $5 and you must include these words professionals, SAPhA attempts to in your word count. • Names and address (including groups of digits and zip focus its programs and committees codes) count as words and must be included in the count. on meaningful professional learning • Ads received by first of month appear in next month's Interested individuals should send issue (&/unple: Ads ,.,ceiotd by Feb. 1 AppeAr in MATch issue.) experiences. a letter of application together with SAPhA is education-about the a current curriculum vitae to : Mail this coupon, your check and your typed/printed ad to: profession, APhA, and thepoIitical Adsl AmeriCAn PhArmACY. 2215 Constitution Ave., NW, process. It exposes the members to O1arles E. BreckilYidge, Jr., PhD Washington, DC 20037. ideas and events that will enhance Chairman, Search Committee, Enclosed is $ _ _ _ to cover _ _ insertion(s) of the attached classified listing beginning with the _ _ issue. their professional lives and will College of Pharmacy, University Total number of words in ad: _ _ . challenge and change attitudes, of Arkansas for Medical o Yes, this is a CONFIDENTIAL ad and I have added $5' 1 viewpoints, and traditions. (PLEASE PRINT) SCiences, 4301 West Markham And SAPhA is change. It evades Name ---------Street, Little Rock, Arkansas Address _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ the static and constantly attempts 72201 self-renewal. The University of Arkansas is an City State _ _ _ Zip _ The decade ahead will be very affirmative action equal employment TELEPHONE where you may be reached during the day: challenging. Who will have the opportunity employer. ( - - - l _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ "correct" answers for the profession? Smart people will place their Make checks payable to: American Pharmaceutical Association bets on SAPhA and its leaders. 0 ------------------IL---_____________.J ________________________ ..... I I
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SAPhA: A Decade of Change By MICHAEL IRA SMITH
What began as an experiment more than 30 years ago has become one of the brightest jewels in the crown of the American Pharmaceutical Association. This year marks the tenth anniversary of the Student American Pharmaceutical Association (SAPhA), undoubtedly one of the strongest and most active student health organizations in the nation. SAPhA, unlike other student health professions groups, is an official subdivision of its parent organization. Now with more than 15,000 members representing every accredited college of pharmacy, , SAPhA is the largest subdivision of the national professional society of pharmacists. The road to success for SAPhA has not always been easy. It took many years of tinkering through an evolutionary process of chartering of student branches for the organization to reach official status in May of 1969. Under the leadership of Joseph L. Fink III, the Student Section voted to adopt bylaws and became SAPhA. The change increased student representation in \the APhA House of Delegates from one vote to five, caused a reorganization of the SAPhA executive committee, and created SAPhA's first executive secretary. Ronald L. Williams was named to the position. The parent and the student organizations began adjusting to a new relationship, predicted by some to be rocky and short. It was during the era of student unrest of the late 1960s and early 1970s, and the campuses were hotbeds of political activity.
MichaeL Ira Smith, PhD, is assistant professor of pharmacy administration at the ArnoLd & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences of Long IsLand University, BrookLyn, NY 11201. Smith is currently SAPhA faculty advisor at the college and is a former SAPhA nationaL officer.
American Pharmacy' VoI.N$19. No.9. August 1979/511
Yet SAPhA, as an organization of dedicated, professionally oriented students, was able to funnel the energy and activity of its members into a positive force for the profession. SAPhA leadership provided outlets for pharmacy students to engage in constructive and socially useful activities, among them the Appalachian Student Health Project, Project SPEED (Student Professionals Engaged in Education on Drugs), Venereal Disease Awareness, Health Manpower conferences, and the FDA Drug Communications Project. Issues Issues under fire by SAPhA have mirrored issues of concern by the profession itself. Since its inception as a Stu dent Section, SAPhA has acted as a catalyst for change within APhA by highlighting issues it deemed important to the profession and by contributing to the policymaking process of the Association. The first action taken by the new SAPhA delegates in 1969 was a successful amendment regarding the sale of tobacco products in pharmacies. Other issues in which SAPhA took a leadership role were: • Advocating marijuana decriminalization; • Calling for student representatives on APhA policy committees; • Repealing antisubstitution laws; • Increasing the SAPhA delegation in the APhA House to nine delegates; • Supporting state affiliation agreements; • Endorsing the clinical externship. It is sometimes SAPhA which helps stimulate some APhA actions. But with every student organization, turnover in leadership and membership · creates difficulties. SAPhA is no exception. SAPhA membership tenure is at best six years, and participation in policy formulation through committees and the SAPhA House of Delegates · may be only two or three years at most.
Leadership Stabilizing As some things change, others go full circle. In 1969, Ron Williams was SAPhA's first executive secretary. Ten years later, as APhA director of subdivision activities, Williams is executive secretary of APhA's Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Academy of Pharmacy Practice-and SAPhA. During the past decade, SAPhA has been served by three other executive secretaries: Drs. William F. McGhan, John F. Kerege Jr., and . Stephen W. Skalisky. It was their continuity that held SAPhA officers together and permitted further growth of the national professional society of pharmacy students. Today's leadership is working hard to expand student participation in national projects and in many areas that impact on the professional practice of pharmacy. Built on a strong base created over the past decade, SAPhA is meeting the challenges not only of the student professional but of the future professional. SAPhA has produced pamphlets, slide tape presentations, articles, testimony, source books, reference materials, dances, parties~ involvement, excitement, upset stomachs, disappointments, headaches, and leaders-probably its most valuable product. In addition, it has sensitized many of the 125,000 pharmacists who today are leaders in the pharmaceutical industry, government, associations, academia, and professional pra~tt\~ ~~y former ~~~% \ ~/ v
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Chairperson Department of Pharmaceutics The College of Pharmacy, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences is seeking an educator with strong research interests to serve as chairperson of the Department of Pharmaceutics. The candidate must hold the PhD degree and preferably be eligible for licensure in Arkansas as a registered pharmacist. A strong leader with a demonstrated ability to perform quality research, teaching, and service is a prerequisite. Proven ability as an administrator is required. The position is a full-time, twelve-month appointment. Salary and rank will be commensurate with demonstrated abilities as noted above.
SAPhA members serve on APhA committees and its House of Delegates, and are active in their state and local pharmaceutical associations. Meetings and Programs
American Credit Corp.lHome Credit Co.- l.oans, 468 American Pharmaceutical Associillion-Books, 469, 473 Croda-Emulsifying wax, 504 Phannacilts Inlurln..., Trult-504A·B, 505 PosI.1 Executive Finandal Servica--Loans. 507 Quality Topicil Supply-Gifts, 475 Smith Kline" French l.aborltorlft-Selacryn, third and fourth covers University of Arkansas-Position open, 512 The Upjohn Company-Institutional. second cuver
SAPhA meetings have evolved from the plenary sessions and reference committee format, through 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 "rap sessions" and idea workshops, practice-oriented skill and knowl- Correction edge sessions for future pharma- In the July issue, page 28, column two, the statement, "And of course cists. Many of SAPhA's annual meeting programs continue to be I teach the role of the consultant a high-quality educational experi- pharmacist to our pharmacy stu· dents at the University of Michience. gan," should have read "University The highlight of the year is the SAPhA annual meeting, previously of Minnesota." known as the yearly meeting. (This change occurred in 1974 to codify all APhA meeting terminology.) Every year, attendance continues to grow. POSITION OPEN Executive Director: The Ohio State Pharmaceutical AssoLast year more than 750 SAPhA ciation, a nonprofit professional organization. representing members were in Anaheim. The over 2500 pharmacists, seeks person with strong organizational and managerial skills to assume executive duties. SAPhA House of Delegates continSalary commensurate with experience. Send complete rtues to become more sophisticated, sume and references to: OSPA Search Committ~ . Suite 062, 41 South High Street, Columbus, OH 43215. and pharmacy students are becoming more and more aware of their profession.
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Whither SAPhA?
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After a decade of experience, where is SAPhA now? Today, as a Categories: Positions Wanted. Personnel Wanted, Pharmahighly successful subdivision, cies for Sale Conditions: SAPhA recognizes that the individ• $ .65 per word, prepaid with order. ual member and local chapters are • Sets of initials, each abbreviation, and groups of numerals are counted as separate words. its most important units. Maintain• For confidential replies, " Box X (Number to be assigned), c/o 11m. Ph."" .. 2215 Constitution Ave., NW, Wash. DC ing a pulse on the needs of future 20037" is an additional $5 and you must include these words professionals, SAPhA attempts to in your word count. • Names and address (including groups of digits and zip focus its programs and committees codes) count as words and must be included in the count. on meaningful professional learning • Ads received by first of month appear in next month's Interested individuals should send issue (&/unple: Ads ,.,ceiotd by Feb. 1 AppeAr in MATch issue.) experiences. a letter of application together with SAPhA is education-about the a current curriculum vitae to : Mail this coupon, your check and your typed/printed ad to: profession, APhA, and thepoIitical Adsl AmeriCAn PhArmACY. 2215 Constitution Ave., NW, process. It exposes the members to O1arles E. BreckilYidge, Jr., PhD Washington, DC 20037. ideas and events that will enhance Chairman, Search Committee, Enclosed is $ _ _ _ to cover _ _ insertion(s) of the attached classified listing beginning with the _ _ issue. their professional lives and will College of Pharmacy, University Total number of words in ad: _ _ . challenge and change attitudes, of Arkansas for Medical o Yes, this is a CONFIDENTIAL ad and I have added $5' 1 viewpoints, and traditions. (PLEASE PRINT) SCiences, 4301 West Markham And SAPhA is change. It evades Name ---------Street, Little Rock, Arkansas Address _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ the static and constantly attempts 72201 self-renewal. The University of Arkansas is an City State _ _ _ Zip _ The decade ahead will be very affirmative action equal employment TELEPHONE where you may be reached during the day: challenging. Who will have the opportunity employer. ( - - - l _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ "correct" answers for the profession? Smart people will place their Make checks payable to: American Pharmaceutical Association bets on SAPhA and its leaders. 0 ------------------IL---_____________.J ________________________ ..... I I
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