Welcome to the all new APSA website! These tools make it easier to keep you up to date as to the many things that are happening with APSA and the different opportunities available for you to get involved. Check out our Facebook page as well and “like” the page to keep up with APSA even easier than ever before! Take some time and browse around, and feel free to leave us any comments. We’d love to hear from you! ~APSA leadership team.

Hello everybody!

Below is an excellent volunteering opportunity for you to get involved with campus.

The Academic Relations Group (ARG) is a unique opportunity for student volunteers to talk with University of Alberta administrators about important issues to students. ARG members serve on university committees, learn insider information about how campus works, and grow their advocacy skills.

Applications are being accepted now until May 20. Check out the ARG website for more info and details on how to apply!

The ARG website (with info and application instructions) is www.su.ualberta.ca/arg

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Hello Class of 2013!

Congratulations on finishing your 4 years of pharmacy school! I hope you are all enjoying your summer so far, whether it is work or travel!

What are your thoughts about our pharmacy program now that you’ve graduated? Your thoughts and impressions are important for promoting future growth of our faculty. Please take some time to fill out the survey below by clicking on the link below. Your feedback is greatly appreciated!

http://tinyurl.com/2013PharmGradSurvey

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Hi Everyone! Hope everyone is having a great summer! The Spring 2013 CAPSIL is now available. Check out all the interesting stories pharmacy students across the country have to share!

Below is the link:

http://capsi.ca/other/capsil/Spring_2013.pdf

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Hey everyone,

 
We have 3 finalists for the Teaching Excellence Award, and it is up to you to select the recipient for this award. Please vote online by completing the following Google Form (takes less than 2 mins), and the prof. with the highest average of points will be the winner. The voting will be closed by 5:00pm on April 10th. Thank you.

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Check out the April 2013 issue of the Pharmacy Quarterly!

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Hey Pharmkids!!

We hope you are having a great long weekend! Whether you need a break or not, here’s a chance to have some fun before you start studying for finals.

APSA has organized a FREE Zumba session just for Pharmacy students! Zumba instructor, Talia, is enthusiastic and very excited to help us out!  Dress appropriately and be prepared to work up a sweat!

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Are you interested in buying a Pharmacy yearbook for the 2012-2013 school year?

The 2012-2013 yearbook will be 120 pages in full colour, an increase of more than 30 pages from the previous yearbook!  It will contain grad photos and headshot photos as well as pictures from events such as Orientation, Welcome Reception, Beach Volleyball, Value Drug Mart’s Mr. Pharmacy, TGIFs, White Coat Ceremony, PDW, Pharmacy Talent Show, Curling Funspiel, Pharmacy Awareness Week, Blue and Gold (including the punch competition!), CSHP Banff Seminar, Pharmacy trips, Grad, and Convocation.

The yearbook will be available in October 2013, and we are collecting pre-payments now.  Read the rest of this entry »

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APSA Positions Still Open!

Appointed officer positions are: IT Officer, Pharmacy Quarterly Editors (2), Yearbook Editors (2), Shine Clinic Representatives (2).  Also open are the unfilled positions of: Publications Director, Social Director.

If you’re interested in running for any of these positions, take a look at the APSA Appointed and Unfilled Positions – Nomination Package 2013 attached. Fill out the nomination form and a one page letter of intent, and email it to taleong@ualberta.ca and lcc@ualberta.ca by Friday, March 29 at noon.  Update (March 31, 2013): We are still accepting nominations for the position of Yearbook Editor.  Please email your nomination form and letter of intent to taleong@ualberta.ca and lcc@ualberta.ca by Wednesday, April 3, at 5:00 PM.

If you have any questions about appointed or unfilled positions, feel free to ask Tara Leong, Chief Returning Officer, at taleong@ualberta.ca!

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Hello everyone,

The 4^th Year Mock OSCE (Objective Structure Clinical Examination) is an annual APSA-run event.  The OSCE is a component of the Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada Qualifying Exam that is required for licensure and is completed after graduation from a pharmacy school. Therefore, the Mock OSCE is a way for 4^th year students to practice and receive constructive feedback before they take their OSCE – it is similar to your simulation labs.

There are 4 stations in the Mock OSCE and each 4^th year student spends 11 minutes at each station (1 minute to read the case stem, 7 minutes to solve the case and 3 minutes to receive feedback). This year it will be held on April 3rd from 4-7:20PM - I will be needing volunteers for evaluators and standardized patients. Read the rest of this entry »

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Hello Pharmacy Students!

Coming up this week we have a presentation and question period from ACP on Wednesday, March 27th from 12-1 PM in ECHA L1-420! Come and hear from ACP about the recent changes that have been happening in the pharmacy world and their perspective on the shifting landscape of pharmacy.  This is an opportunity for you to engage with our regulatory body and hear about what they have been up to lately! Bring your questions, and they will be happy to answer them!

Free pizza will be provided! We hope to see you there.

Laura Coleman (lcc@ualberta.ca)

APSA President

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