pills 5 th general meeting the competitive candidate december 1, 2009
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PILLS 5th General Meeting The Competitive Candidate
December 1, 2009
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MEMBERSHIP UPDATESRita Chang
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VOLUNTEERING UPDATESMarissa Hom
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Announcements Individual Volunteering Application due Saturday,
December 19, 2009 -- 11:59 pm Ideas, opportunities, and other information found
on our website Please ask if you’re uncertain about your hours Reminder: American Red Cross Campus Blood Drive -- Tuesday, December 8
-- confirmed volunteers will receive further details next week
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CPhA with Dr. YoungMichelle Lew
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CPhA: Celebrate Pharmacy Work closely with Dr. William B. Young from Kaiser
Permanente, Pharmacy Operations Management Limited to 15-20 volunteers Requirements
Estimated 3-5 meetings (or conference calls) of 1 hour each
Communicating with various pharmacy schools Seeking corporate sponsors Agenda and activities planning Participation on the day of the event (May 2010)
This event is not a volunteer requirement for PILLS!
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CPhA: Celebrate Pharmacy
Application Information: Posted on PILLS website (
http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~pills/) Due date: Thursday, December 3rd at 11:59pm Selection notifications by Friday, December 4th
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PILLS 3RD SOCIAL
Huy Nguyen
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Holiday Movie Night
Friday, December 4th
7:00pm – 8:45pm
209 Dwinelle
Attend at least ONE social to be an active memberLast social of the semester!!!
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HOT TOPICAnna Zhou
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ACADEMICSCalvin Huynh
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Making the GradesSCHOOL MINIMUM GPA AVERAGE GPA
CA Northstate 2.80 3.22 Loma Linda 2.75 3.50 Touro 2.75 3.42 UCSD 3.00 3.60 UCSF 2.80 3.63 UOP 2.70 3.50 USC 3.00 3.60 Western 2.75 3.39
PharmCAS-School Pages: <http://www.pharmcas.org/collegesschools/schoolpages.htm>
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EXTRACURRICULARSKatya
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Extracurricular / Leadership LEADER
club / organization community center / church
RESEARCH Undergraduate Research Apprentice Program (http://research.berkeley.edu/urap/index.php) Summer Undergraduate Research Program (http://mcbusa.berkeley.edu/surp.html,
http://research.berkeley.edu/surf/index.html) Children’s Hospital Oakland Research Institute (http://www.chori.org/index.html) Professors
TUTORING Student Learning Center (http://slc.berkeley.edu/general/index.htm) Oakland Asian Students Educational Services (http://www.oases.org/) Berkeley School District (http://www.bpef-online.org/volunteers.html) Education 97/197: Undergraduate Field Studies (http://ufse.berkeley.edu/index.html) IB 133: Anatomy Enrichment Program (http://ib.berkeley.edu/courses/ib133/index.html)
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COMMUNITY SERVICEDiane Suen
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Community Service Demonstrates your compassion
for the community Relates to your desire to serve
patients as a pharmacist Life-changing experiences Develop communication/life skills Make a difference! Popular supplemental essay topic
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How to Get Involved Volunteering with PILLS Serving Locally (Park clean-ups,
community shelters, hospice visits) www.VolunteerMatch.org Animal Shelter (Berkeley) Tutoring/mentoring disadvantaged students (OASES,
Camp Kesem) Serving long-term/internationally
(Red Cross, Peacecorps, Teach for America)
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RESEARCH EXPERIENCELisa Lam
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Why undergraduate research? A chance to get to know a professor Berkeley is a research institution—take
advantage of it! Develop critical thinking and communication
skills Network with professors, graduate students,
postdocs
http://research.berkeley.edu
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Undergraduate Research Approach a Principal Investigator (PI)
Email, Office hoursResume, Cover letter/Personal statement
Apply to a summer program in academia Apply to a summer internship at
pharmaceutical or biotech companies Start looking now!
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Undergraduate Research Opportunities
Finding a lab position at Berkeley Undergraduate Research Apprentice Program (URAP), Jan 25th
Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) Supporting your current research project for summer
Amgen Scholars Program Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)
Summer outside of Berkeley Internships at Biotech or Pharmaceutical companies QB3-Berkeley Undergraduate Biotech Internships International Genetically Engineered Machine Competition
(iGEM)And many more!
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PHARMACY EXPERIENCEMichelle Lew
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Pharmacy Experience Possible areas to get involved in include retail,
inpatient, ambulatory, pharmaceutical research, etc. Includes employment, volunteering, and shadowing Why pharmacy experience makes an applicant
more competitive
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PHARMACY TECHNICIANHuy Nguyen
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Pharmacy Technician Role/Job duties
Work closely with pharmacist to fill prescriptions Work in community or hospital pharmacies
Benefits Show dedication to the pharmacy field Distinguish yourself from other applicants Learn in greater detail about the pharmacy profession Greater chance of employment in a pharmacy (vs. pharmacy clerk)
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PTCE (pharmacy technician certification exam)
90 Multiple choice questions in 2 hoursPassing 70%Exam broken into 3 different categories
1. Assisting the Pharmacist in Serving Patients (66%) 2. Maintaining Medication and Inventory Control
Systems (22%) 3. Participating in the Administration and Management
of Pharmacy Practice (12% ) More info on PTCB website.
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How: Sign up on PTCB website Price: $129 Test sites throughout state (closest in Oakland) Immediate test results; 70% pass rate License renewal every 2 years
Suggested Study Aids
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CURRENT EVENTSMarissa/Rita
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Knowledge of Current Events
Pharmacy is dynamic Requires broad knowledge of current events,
health policy, and other topics (i.e. Obama’s healthcare reform)
Anything related to pharmacy could be addressed in interviews, essays, and applications
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What you can do…
Read the news and pharmacy magazines
- Drug Topics - Pharmacy Times Take classes
- PH 150D: Health Policy and Management
Be aware and educate yourself
- learn about US healthcare system
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Thank you Thank you & &
Good luck with finals!Good luck with finals!