Chapter Information
The AAPS-North Carolina University Student Chapter was founded in August 2005. The
chapter exists to bring together students and faculty from different divisions within
the school. Interactions between students of diverse disciplines (within pharmaceutical
science) allow the sharing of ideas from different perspectives, which is an essential
component of a career in the pharmaceutical industry. These interactions also foster
valuable collaborations within the academic community.
Goals of the North Carolina University Student Chapter are:
- To encourage student participation in the activities of AAPS at the local, regional,
and national levels;
- To increase AAPS memberships among University of North Carolina students;
- To conduct local seminars to promote development of leadership qualities among graduate
students in the pharmaceutical sciences and to increase student awareness of career
opportunities in the pharmaceutical sciences;
- To provide educational opportunities for undergraduate pharmacy and non-pharmacy
students interested in careers in the pharmaceutical sciences;
- To keep students current on the latest developments in pharmaceutical research by
conducting seminars with experts in academia and the pharmaceutical industry;
- To provide networking opportunities with the pharmacy community at the university
by conducting recreational and competitive activities;
- To participate in outreach activities that further the goals and objectives of AAPS;
and
- To encourage the scientific exchange of ideas and information among students in
the pharmaceutical sciences.
Proposed Activities
2008-2009
- August 2008 – First Chapter Meeting and Election of Officers
- September 2008 – Executive Committee Meeting
- November/December 2008 – Holiday Lunch/Chapter Meeting
- January 2009 – Executive Committee Meeting
- January 2009 – UNC School of Pharmacy Recruitment Weekend
- Winter 2009 – Invited Speaker
- February 2009 – Chapter Meeting
- February/March 2009 – Winter Social Event
- Spring 2009 – Invited Speaker
- March 2009 – Executive Committee Meeting
- April 2009 – Chapter Meeting
- May/June 2009 – End of the Year Social Event
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Activities
2006-2007
- November 2006 – Meeting with existing members and new first year graduate
students.
- December 2006 – Invitation and informational meeting with professional
PharmD students.
- February 2007 – Host information session and happy hour for SOP recruitment
weekend.
- March 2007 – Biotech and small Pharma panel discussion. Bring in local
guest speakers from small Pharma and biotech to provide students with insight into
what opportunities and types of research being conducted in smaller companies.
- March 2007 – March madness social event (Basketball game)
- April 2007 – Guest speaker from Merck on the business side of research.
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