Student Committee

This committee focuses on recruiting and serving student members of CPNP. The ultimate goal is to encourage students to select psychiatric pharmacy as a career. The Student Committee is also responsible for the development, implementation and management of CPNP student chapters that currently exist at several pharmacy schools around the country.

You can review information on the current Committee Members and their Charges by downloading the PDF version.

Charges to the Student Committee

1.
Annual Meeting
Standing
a.
Assess student membership attendance at the annual meeting and at student-based programming
Due: 05/31/2012
Metric: Committee evaluation of meeting results to be done annually in May
Standing
b.
Maintain a process for allocation of funds available to support student attendance at the Annual Meeting through the student registration grant program
Due: 01/31/2013
Metric: Documented review of 2012 process and implemenation of any changes needed
Standing
c.
Propose student focused programming to the Program Committee
Due: 06/15/2012
Metric: Written document summarizing recommendations derived from evaluation and other survey results
Standing
d.
Request continued board support for the match to the student registration grant program
Due: 05/31/2012
Metric: Budget request
Standing
2.
Student Services
Standing
a.
Administer an annual student survey
Due: 02/28/2012
Metric: Development of survey questions and format for approval of the Board. Analysis and implementation of results.
Standing
b.
Discuss additional student-focused shared resources for rotation/residency
Due: 02/28/2013
Metric: List potential resources that would be useful for students/residents
Current Year
c.
Evaluate feasibility of various mentoring programs for students
Due: 01/31/2013
Metric: Written summary of considerations related to development of student chapters (peer to peer), student chapter members to non-chapter members, remote mentoring, resident/student mentoring
Current Year
d.
Explore feasibility of offering a list of available APPE rotations for student members
Due: 02/28/2013
Metric: Send email to select membership to determine feasibility/response
Current Year
e.
Submit three-year plan for growing student membership and services to Board for approval
Due: 10/31/2012
Metric: Submission of report to the Board with any additional budget information/ramifications
Current Year
3.
CPNP student chapters
Standing
a.
Encourage student chapter interaction with national mental health advocacy organizations (NAMI, MHA) for primary community outreach activities
Due: 07/31/2012
Metric: Populate Student Hub web pages with content on how to reach local NAMI chapters. Showcase student chapter activities with advocacy organizations. Review student chapter annual activity reports related to service activities with NAMI and/or MHA - annually in June
Standing
b.
Expand the number of CPNP student chapters by two chapters annually
Due: 04/15/2013
Metric: Addition of 2 chapters to the membership rolls
Standing
c.
Maintain, refine and expand bylaws, guideline documents, structure, and goals of current student chapters of CPNP
Due: 09/30/2012
Metric: Complete at least one review annually of existing documents to identify and make needed updates.
Standing
d.
Create a student chapter branding guide to describe how university chapters and the CPNP logo should be displayed
Due: 03/31/2013
Metric: Discuss information to be provided in the branding guide by October 2012. Proposal to Board no later than March 2013
Current Year
4.
Marketing
Standing
a.
Schedule quarterly submissions for the MHC covering student chapter updates
Due: 03/31/2013
Metric: Quarterly MHC articles
Standing
b.
Update the psychiatric pharmacy faculty list for all U.S. Colleges of Pharmacy on an annual basis
Due: 09/30/2012
Metric: Send email to contact list to promote student membership and student chapter development
Standing
5.
Develop plan for altering committee structure to allow integration for an increased number of student chapter representatives as ex-officio members on monthly teleconference or separate student calls
Due: 09/30/2012
Metric: Develop separate calls for student chapter leadership by September 2012 and plan for representative(s) of student chapter to update student committee
Current Year

Committee Reports

You can review the previous year committee report by downloading the PDF version.