About Us
We’re the Long Island University Student Society of Health-System Pharmacists (SSHP) and as such our mission is to serve our fellow pharmacy students by informing them about pharmacy practice opportunities in health care settings such as hospitals and long- term care facilities. Furthermore we strive to guide interested students to pursue further educational training and experience essential to their future careers.
Generally, we focus our fall semester on educating pharmacy students about clinical pharmacy practice and about pharmacy residency programs - both general and specialized. We help students prepare to apply to residency programs by holding informative lectures, such as “Why consider doing a pharmacy practice residency?” and “How to prepare for ASHP’s Midyear Meeting”, because many residency program interviews take place at the Midyear Meeting in December.
We participate in community events all year round such as the health fairs in MetrotechPlaza, FortGreenPark, FortHamilton, and the promotion of pharmacy awareness month on Good Morning America every October.
In the spring we hold off campus events such as our annual Poison Prevention Lesson, in honor of Poison Prevention Month in March, and our Medicines in My Home Project for high school kids. These activities help the participating pharmacy students practice essential skills in counseling, presentation, and public speaking under the supervision of a clinical pharmacist.
Furthermore we encourage students to go to Albany for Pharmacy Lobby Day and to get involved with NYSCHP (New York State Council of Health-system Pharmacists) so that when we become pharmacists we can participate in collaborative drug therapy management and fully utilize our clinical knowledge in practice.
In summary, we feel it is our duty to inform pharmacy students about career paths they may not have known about before entering pharmacy school, inspire them to make the most of their valuable education by continuing further clinical training, and prepare interested students to pursue careers in health systems.
Generally, we focus our fall semester on educating pharmacy students about clinical pharmacy practice and about pharmacy residency programs - both general and specialized. We help students prepare to apply to residency programs by holding informative lectures, such as “Why consider doing a pharmacy practice residency?” and “How to prepare for ASHP’s Midyear Meeting”, because many residency program interviews take place at the Midyear Meeting in December.
We participate in community events all year round such as the health fairs in MetrotechPlaza, FortGreenPark, FortHamilton, and the promotion of pharmacy awareness month on Good Morning America every October.
In the spring we hold off campus events such as our annual Poison Prevention Lesson, in honor of Poison Prevention Month in March, and our Medicines in My Home Project for high school kids. These activities help the participating pharmacy students practice essential skills in counseling, presentation, and public speaking under the supervision of a clinical pharmacist.
Furthermore we encourage students to go to Albany for Pharmacy Lobby Day and to get involved with NYSCHP (New York State Council of Health-system Pharmacists) so that when we become pharmacists we can participate in collaborative drug therapy management and fully utilize our clinical knowledge in practice.
In summary, we feel it is our duty to inform pharmacy students about career paths they may not have known about before entering pharmacy school, inspire them to make the most of their valuable education by continuing further clinical training, and prepare interested students to pursue careers in health systems.
Officer Duties
PRESIDENT- ELECT
The president- elect shall assume the responsibilities of the president in his or her absence or incapacity, and shall succeed to the office of the president upon completing the term as president- elect. He/she shall be assigned duties and responsibilities as determined by the president.
**Must be a 3rd year student at the time of election. **
VICE PRESIDENT
The vice president shall serve as a member of each student society committee. The vice president shall be assigned additional duties and responsibilities by the president, consistent with the needs of the student society.
**Must be a 3rd year or 4th year student at the time of election. **
SECRETARY
The secretary shall maintain accurate society business records. The secretary shall forward pertinent student society information to the state society, the ASHP Pharmacy Student Forum, Student Activities, and SGA on a regular basis, and will also be responsible for the chapter's correspondence.
**Must be a 3rd year or 4th year student at the time of election. **
TREASURER
The treasurer shall maintain an accurate record of the chapter's income and expenditures. He/ she shall help the President prepare the budget kit proposal to SGA to get funds for the organization. Signatures of the Faculty Adviser, the Treasurer, and the President shall be required to negotiate the society's checks.
**Must be a 3rd year or 4th year student at the time of election. **
PUBLIC RELATION
He/ She shall be in charge of updating the chapter website, keeping the chapter photo album, creating, printing and posting fliers (after getting approval from SGA), making announcements regarding events to classes or assuring that class presidents make those announcements.
**Must be a 3rd year or 4th year student at the time of election. **
The president- elect shall assume the responsibilities of the president in his or her absence or incapacity, and shall succeed to the office of the president upon completing the term as president- elect. He/she shall be assigned duties and responsibilities as determined by the president.
**Must be a 3rd year student at the time of election. **
VICE PRESIDENT
The vice president shall serve as a member of each student society committee. The vice president shall be assigned additional duties and responsibilities by the president, consistent with the needs of the student society.
**Must be a 3rd year or 4th year student at the time of election. **
SECRETARY
The secretary shall maintain accurate society business records. The secretary shall forward pertinent student society information to the state society, the ASHP Pharmacy Student Forum, Student Activities, and SGA on a regular basis, and will also be responsible for the chapter's correspondence.
**Must be a 3rd year or 4th year student at the time of election. **
TREASURER
The treasurer shall maintain an accurate record of the chapter's income and expenditures. He/ she shall help the President prepare the budget kit proposal to SGA to get funds for the organization. Signatures of the Faculty Adviser, the Treasurer, and the President shall be required to negotiate the society's checks.
**Must be a 3rd year or 4th year student at the time of election. **
PUBLIC RELATION
He/ She shall be in charge of updating the chapter website, keeping the chapter photo album, creating, printing and posting fliers (after getting approval from SGA), making announcements regarding events to classes or assuring that class presidents make those announcements.
**Must be a 3rd year or 4th year student at the time of election. **