The Clinical Skills Competition (CSC) is an interactive, team-based analysis of clinical scenarios for hospital/health-system pharmacists to help patients make the best use of their medications. Local competitions are held each fall on college campuses around the nation. The national competition takes place at the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting in December.
2011 Clinical Skills Competition Winners
Pictured: : Linda Lei and Stephanie Friedman, University of Washington School of Pharmacy
- 1st Place: Stephanie Friedman and Linda Lei, University of Washington School of Pharmacy
- 2nd Place: Mallory Garfield and Janice McKean, Harding University College of Pharmacy
- 3rd Place: Jennifer D. Tran and Saranyu Ravi, Jefferson School of Pharmacy, Thomas Jefferson University
- View all of the 2011 CSC participants [PDF]
Top Ten 2011 ASHP Clinical Skills Competition Finalists
Belmont University School of Pharmacy
Rebecca Lucas and Bethany Bedford
Campbell University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Karyn Fabo and Clayton Moore
Harding University College of Pharmacy
Mallory Garfield and Janice McKean
Jefferson School of Pharmacy, Thomas Jefferson University
Jennifer D. Tran and Saranyu Ravi
Oregon State University College of Pharmacy & Oregon Health and Science University
Ben Kong and Jenifer Smith
Roseman University of Health Sciences College of Pharmacy
Ramzy Moubarak and Salvador Rivas, Jr.
St. John Fisher College, Wegmans School of Pharmacy
Lauren Sacha and Lauren Lau
University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy
Elizabeth Isaac and Sarah Roth
University of Washington School of Pharmacy
Stephanie Friedman and Linda Lei
Wingate University School of Pharmacy
Adam Brancaccio and Michael Parker
Important Information for the ASHP National Clinical Skills Competition Participants
Please print out the following documents and bring them with you to the competition in New Orleans:
Clinical Skills Competition Coordinator Handbook
This handbook contains a timeline, important guidelines, and instructions for conducting your preliminary-round (school-level) competition. It also contains useful information for participants.
New & Notable to the Clinical Skills Competition in 2011
We are continually making improvements to the Clinical Skills Competition and highlighted below are a few notable items this year.
- Promotional posters mailed to schools in August with the fall student membership mailing.
- Winning teams from school-level competitions must be reported via Form B no later than November 1.
- A new handbook was created just for students! It explains what the competition is and how it works, and it also gives some advice for competing. You won’t want to miss this!
- Once again, one iPod Touch device preloaded with Lexi-Complete™ with AHFS Essentials™ will be provided to each team for use during the semi-final round (national) competition! To help competitors prepare, a free trial version of Lexi-Complete™ with AHFS Essentials™ will be provided by Lexicomp, Inc. for preliminary round (school-level) competitions that students may access via their personal handheld device. Student competitors can access the trial version at www.lexi.com/csctrial
. See Lexicomp's flyer [PDF] for more details about this offer.
- Members of the Top 10 finalist teams will each receive an iPod Touch preloaded with a one-year subscription to Lexi-Complete™ with AHFS Essentials™as part of their prize package.
- In addition to the winning team, 2nd and 3rd place teams will be announced at the awards ceremony. Members of all three teams will each receive a drug information or pharmacy publication provided by ASHP.
Promotional Materials
For your convenience, ASHP has designed materials you can use to promote the Clinical Skills Competition on your campus.
- 2011 CSC Brochure [PDF]
Information Brochure: E-mail this PDF file to your fellow students, post it on your SSHP website, or print and distribute copies at your next SSHP meeting. This brochure is a great way to spread the word about your upcoming competition!
- 2011 CSC Poster [PDF]
Five 11x17 color posters sent to schools in ASHP's fall student membership mailings shipped in August. Write in the specifics of your competition and post them on campus. The file is included here to give you the option to print additional copies onsite.
Practice Cases
Please find below past ASHP Clinical Skills Competition Local and National Cases.
ASHP Clinical Skills Competition Local Case and Answer Key
ASHP Clinical Skills Competition National Case and Answer Key
2011 Prize Package
Winning Team Members From Each School
The winning team members from each participating college of pharmacy will receive a complimentary Midyear Meeting registration (a $300 value) to compete at the national level competition held in New Orleans, LA, December 3-4, 2011.
Top Ten Finalist Teams in the National Competition
Top ten finalist team members will each receive the following:
- $100 ASHP gift certificate, good for membership, meetings, and products and services.
- Access to ASHP’s PharmPrep Online, a case-based board preparatory tool.
- iPod Touch device preloaded with a one-year subscription to Lexi-Complete™ with AHFS Essentials™.
1st, 2nd and 3rd place teams will also receive a drug information or pharmacy publication provided by ASHP.
National Winners
The winning team members each receive a $500 cash award, individual first place trophies and a large first place trophy to take back to their school.