P H A R M A C Y    G O V E R N I N G    C O U N C I L

Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey

Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy

160 Frelinghuysen Road, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854

                  GENERAL MEETING – 2/23/23 – 7:20 PM (PH-130)

Guest Speakers: Leadership at EMSOP

Alexander Michno and Sunaina Mukherjee, PLS

Email: rutgerspls@gmail.com

• Many different types of leadership roles
• How to be a great candidate

• Reflection: think about the experiences you had

• Ask yourself about the team dynamics you worked in and what you learned along the way

• What were my main responsibilities?
• How did I communicate with others while completing tasks?
• What ideas/perspectives did I bring to the table?

• Stay active

• Make an effort and stand out
• Attend events, talk with committee leaders and executive board members
• Hop on your duties

• Ask for help

• Reach out to a current holder of a position you are interested in
• Don’t be afraid to shadow or even just a brief discussion about how you can apply yourself to this role

• Benefits of becoming a leader

• Gain valuable experience and skills

• Different situations you will gain will be applicable to  the real world

• Learn how to communicate in a professional manner and refine soft skills

PGC Officer Reports

• Kasja Dymek, President

• Thanks for coming out to RxOlympics
• Rutgers Day April 29th 10am-4pm

• Organization use this table sign up interest form

• PGC Dates

• 3/23 at 7:20pm
• 4/18 at 7:20 pm
• Destress Event before finals :)

• RBHS parking permit designation is up to the DOTS and that EMSOP has no control over that

• Sungjae Lee, Vice President Internal

• PGC’s Annual Open Forum

• EMSOP Deans, Department Chairs, and Faculty will be present at the Open Forum to address any questions and concerns submitted to the Google Form (Linked to the QR Code above)
• Tuesday, March 7th, from 4:00-5:00 PM
• Zoom: https://rutgers.zoom.us/j/99696264644?pwd=ZDBCNmlxaW16QU15SUFoc3V1NEJpQT09
• All E-Board members of all EMSOP organizations will be required to attend this event
• If you have conflicts, please email Pharmacy Governing Council (ernestmariopgc@gmail.com) and myself (sjl208@scarletmail.rutgers.edu)
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• Omer Abdel-Wahab, Vice President External

• Nothing new to report :)

• Christopher Wang, Treasurer

• Going through Midyear reimbursements
• For any future conferences, go through Rutgers travel booking tool otherwise won’t be reimbursed

• Sinduja Sivakumar, Corresponding Secretary

• Happy February everyone!🫶🏽
• Submit your org’s event at least 2 weeks prior to the date of the event, or your event will not qualify for allocations/reimbursement. This will also ensure timely addition onto the PGC Calendar!

• ALL in-person and virtual events must be submitted to the PGC Calendar.
• Double-check the PGC Calendar to confirm that your event doesn’t conflict with another event.
• Even if you are waiting for a room to be booked, please submit events 2 weeks in advance. Details/other info can be edited later.
• If an org hits 3 non-registered events, then PGC will discuss the org leaving PGC’s jurisdiction and falling under RUSA’s jurisdiction instead. We want to ensure that there is fluidity in coordinating EMSOP’s events, hence the guidelines. Our orgs hold such amazing and fruitful events throughout the academic year, and we want to ensure that every E-Board has the fair opportunity to schedule events accordingly.
• Please utilize the apparel/fundraising pick-up option within the form, as it is posted on a separate calendar.

• Reminder that fundraising events within the atrium must have a table booked by their advisor AND an event request form submitted.
• Fundraising events do not have to be submitted more than 2 weeks in advance, but it MUST be on the PGC Calendar as per Dean Nancy.

• Event rules are as follows:

• Each organization can only hold ONE event per week, unless collaborating with another org.

• Exception: Fundraising events can be held once a week, along with one other event the same week.

• NO organization program/event can overlap-- event start and end times must be separated by AT LEAST 15 minutes.

• No event can overlap PGC Meetings.
• No overlaps on bake sales or apparel sales.

• DO NOT EDIT EXISTING RESPONSES– please submit a new response if you want to change event details, I do NOT get notified!

• Hannah Seo, Recording Secretary

• Attendance policy:

• All organizations must send 2 representatives along with the PGC representative to each meeting with exceptions being PLS and class councils

• Committee chairs count for attendance!

• In order to run for class council or PGC eboard, you must have 100% attendance for the entire school year

• Class of 2028 only has to have 100% attendance for this spring semester

• Attendance form

• Please fill it out with as much detail as possible
• It will be open for 5 minutes

• If you can’t make it to the meeting, please send an email to ernestmariopgc@gmail.com!

• Open forum

• All E-Board members of all EMSOP organizations will be required to attend this event

• Omar Abuattieh, University Senator

• No updates

• Selin Kang, RUSA Rep

• No updates

• Simra Arshad, Public Relations

• Follow @rutgersemsop if you aren’t already!
• Correction from ig post: March meeting is 3/23 not 3/28

• Seena Samuel, Webmaster

• No new updates <3

PGC Rep Reports

• AAPP, American Association of Psychiatric Pharmacists, PGC Rep: Andrea Mosquera

• We are collecting sanitary napkins/panty liners until 2/28 for the Choice Food and Resource Center
• We are collecting food donations in the atrium until 3/10
• Mental Health Fair date is
• Fri, April 14, 3pm – 6pm in the at the Busch Center Hall.
• Upcoming events

• 2/24: AAPP Movie Night: Open Discussion of Psych in Film

• Become a performer!
• Become a co-sponsor!
• Due 2/27 @ 11:59pm

• 3/10: AAPP Talent Show for Pride from 6:00-8:30 PM at the LSC

• ACCP, American College of Clinical Pharmacy; PGC Rep: Taerim Kim

• Clinical specialty event ACCP x DIA: Exploring residencies and hospital career path

• Date TBD (around March)

• AMCP, Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy, PGC Rep: Rohit Kanduri

• Upcoming events

• Sanofi virtual site visit w/ AMCP UConn 3/1 @7pm via Zoom
• Annual Speed Networking Event ⅜ @ 8pm in atrium

• Conference

• AMCP Annuals in San Antonio, Tx 3/20-3/24

• Fundraisers

• Homemade Bake sale (sponsored by @CakdbyAA 3/1 from 10-3 in atrium
• AMCP Apparel sale ends on 3/6 midnight

• APhA-ASP, American Pharmacist’s Association - Academy of Student Pharmacists; PGC Rep: Riya Nayini

• Upcoming Events:

• Naloxone Training w/ RWJ (details to come)

• Looking for organizations to collaborate with

• Nationals March 24th-27th

• XAE, Chi Alpha Epsilon; PGC Rep: Sarah Mostafa

• No updates        

• DIA, Drug Information Association, PGC Rep: Priya Patel

•  “Let's Talk Fellowships!” Event 🎤 -

• Monday, 2/27, from 7:30-9 PM in PH-249

• 🌟Speed Networking Event (AMCP x DIA)🌟 - Wednesday, 3/8, from 5-9 PM

• EMSOP Chronicles, PGC Rep: Riya Mankad

• Spring Article Deadline (3/3 @ 11:59pm)

• Topic signup sheet

• Article Submission Editing

• Interest form

• Check out our new website

• https://emsopchronicles.notion.site/EMSOP-Chronicles-Info-4ddfe7bb6bb243feae156f853565139d 

• IPhO, Industry Pharmacists Organization, PGC Rep: Sunaina Mukherjee

• Upcoming initiatives

• Regulatory Affairs Panel on 3/28 from 7-8pm
• Networking Session with RPIF on 4/6 from 7:30-8:30pm

• Ongoing initiatives

• On Demand Resume/CV Review
• Internship Catalog → fill out this form to be sent the catalog!
• Fellow Mentorship Program
• Scholarly Activities Research with RPIF fellows
• Functional Area Newsletter → sent out last week, check it out!

• ISPOR, International Society of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research; PGC Rep: Haydn Gock

•  Patagonias have arrived!

• Pick up dates TBA

• LKS, Lambda Kappa Sigma, PGC Rep: Gianna Castro

• LKS Apparel Sale- orders due by March 3rd
• Tote bag sale- orders due by tomorrow
• Links in instagram bio

• NCPA, National Community Pharmacists Association, PGC Rep: Jae June Lee

•  No updates

• NJSHP, New Jersey Society of Health-System Pharmacists, PGC Rep: Vidhi Patel

• Mental Health Awareness Instagram Campaign

• Stay tuned to and engage with the remainder of our campaign to learn more about mental health awareness and enter to win a gift card and some other prizes!

• Bake Sale on 3/2 from 11am-4pm

• Support us in our St. Patrick’s Day themed bake sale next Thursday!

• Poison Prevention Presentation

• Our patient outreach committee will be giving multiple poison prevention presentations to elementary schools and daycare centers in early-end of March!

• PDC, Phi Delta Chi, PGC Rep: Racheal Ezomo

• No updates

• PLS, Phi Lambda Sigma, PGC Rep: Pooja Agrawal

• Faculty Auction

• Will open up during the first week of March

• Leadership Workshop series part 2: TBD

• PPA, Pediatric Pharmacy Association, PGC Rep: Evelyn Liang

• Central Jersey Diaper Bank

• We were able to donate over 600 diapers to the Central Jersey Diaper Bank!

• Spring Apparel Sale

• Order due Mrch 10th
• PPA is having a spring apparel!
• The order link is in our LinkTree on Instagram

• Thank you!

• PPA thanks you for contributing in:

• Turkey/Syria fundraising effort (ongoing until March 10)
• Diaper Drive

• Rho Chi, PGC Rep: David Moawad

•  Canvas page:

• SNPhA, Student National Pharmaceutical Association, PGC Rep: Angel Thomas

•   Upcoming events:

• Random Acts of Kindness Day- 3/2 from 11am-1pm
• “Stay Fit and Stroke Won’t Hit”- 3/10 from 12-5pm @ The Yard
• National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Bake Sale- 3/9 from 12-4:30pm
• Celebration of Lights- 3/31 6-9pm @ DSC Trayes Hall

• Class of 2024

•  Memes are so unprofessional. Grow up. Do better.
• Also PSA - we still done stand the PDA. Please stop making out in the booths. That is also very unprofessional.

• Class of 2025

• Apparel is arriving by next week Wednesday, so we will be distributing them by next Thursday!

• Look out for the exact time frame of distribution

• Class of 2026

• New Apparel Coming Soon…
• Look out from our insta! @emsop26

• Class of 2027

• Messages to people who requested white coat fittings for sizes 3XS & 2XL will be sent once the sample sizes have been delivered
• Order form will be released in mid-march & will be sent out to other years for those who wants to order extra

• Alumni Association

• Students have been selected & emailed for the Alumni Association Travel Scholarship
• For those selected, please fill out the W9 forms attached in the email ASAP  as  Rutgers will not process them for any student until we have them all
• Student support application for spring conferences will be posted in the coming weeks