ASHP offers a competitive advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE) elective rotation in national association management. The program is located at our headquarters in Bethesda, MD and is designed to provide experience in such areas as:
- Association activities and operations
- Professional and public affairs
- Publications and drug information
- Student affairs
- Membership
- Marketing
- Governmental affairs
- Product Development
To be eligible to apply, students must be enrolled in a full-time ACPE-accredited doctor of pharmacy program, be in good academic standing, and have an active membership with ASHP. Applications are accepted throughout the year on an ongoing basis (rolling admissions; no deadline).
Pharmacy school faculty responsible for experiential programs who desire additional information should contact:
American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
Pharmacy Student Forum
7272 Wisconsin Avenue
Bethesda, MD 20814
students@ashp.org
Student Application Instructions
Step 1:
Confirm with pharmacy school faculty responsible for experiential programs existence of affiliation agreement with ASHP. If agreement is not in place, your faculty member should contact students@ashp.org.
Step 2:
Submit the following in ONE ELECTRIONIC SUBMISSION to students@ashp.org:
- CV and/or Resume
- Cover letter including the following information:
- Preferred contact information ( full name, mailing address, phone, primary email, alternate email)
- School/College of Pharmacy/Campus Name
- ASHP Membership ID#
- Anticipated graduation date from Pharm.D. program
- Describe your involvement in ASHP, your state affiliate health-system pharmacy organization and/or your Student Society of Health-System Pharmacy
- Preferred rotation start and stop dates (Please include month, date, and year. You may include multiple entries but please list in rank order of preference)
- Name/Contact information for your pharmacy school faculty responsible for experiential programs
- Letter of recommendation (If this letter is not written by your pharmacy school faculty responsible for experiential programs he or she must co-sign the letter and include contact information to acknowledge support of your application).
- Academic transcript OR signed statement by your pharmacy school faculty responsible for experiential programs indicating current G.P.A.