This document summarizes an agenda for an IPSF Leadership Meeting at the University of Florida College of Pharmacy. The agenda covers an introduction to IPSF, its missions and objectives, reporting requirements and awards for chapters' IPSF activities, the student exchange program, regional offices, and recommendations for expanding IPSF involvement going forward, including establishing dedicated IPSF leadership positions. It also includes pre-and post-meeting quizzes to assess understanding of what types of events count as IPSF activities.
2. Agenda
Pre-Meeting Quiz
What exactly is IPSF?
APhA-ASP Sponsored Missions
Other Missions
Reporting Forms and Awards
Student Exchange Program
Pan-American Regional Office (PARO)
The 59th IPSF World Congress
Recommendations Going Forward
Post-Meeting Quiz
Discussion/Questions
3. Pre-Meeting Quiz
Do these events count as IPSF events?
Global Health Outreach Trips
BP screening for migrant workers, in Spanish
Blood drive held at St. Petersburg Campus
Tobacco cessation booth at UF Football game
Heartburn event at Orlando Vietnamese Church
Operation Diabetes screening at Jax art festival
4. What exactly is IPSF?
IPSF is the leading international advocacy
organization for pharmacy students,
promoting improved public health through
provision of information, education,
networking and a range of publications and
professional initiatives.
5. What exactly is IPSF?
Selected Objectives
Establishing a permanent form of contact with
representative organizations of pharmaceutical students;
Encouraging the formation and development of national
pharmaceutical student organizations without trespassing
upon their domains;
Encouraging member associations to organize annual
international pharmaceutical students congresses;
Encouraging and promoting international visits and
exchanges of students;
Representing the opinions of pharmaceutical students in
discussions with professional, governmental and non-
governmental organizations
8. Reporting Forms and Awards
APhA-ASP Outstanding IPSF Activity Award
Given to individual APhA-ASP chapter with best
overall IPSF activities
Awarded at APhA Annual Meeting and Exposition
UFCOP won 2010-2011
Required to participate in at least two sponsored
missions
Reporting
Campus Level - Same report as sent in to Campus
President/Executive Liaison
Chapter Level 1,000 word document submitted with
Chapter Achievement Awards
9. Reporting Forms and Awards
Sidney J. Relph Award
Given to individual member association (e.g. APhA-
ASP)
Awarded at IPSF World Congress
Egyptian Students Pharmacy Federation won 2010-
2011
Reporting
Campus/Chapter Level Additional Report required, to be
submitted to APhA-ASP/IPSF National Contact Person and
National Projects Coordinator
Association Level Four page document submitted to IPSF
on July 15th, annualy
10. Student Exchange Program (SEP)
Exchange program run through IPSF
Month-long study abroad to selected country
Apply through APhA-ASP/IPSF Student
Exchange Officer
Application comes out September 15th, due
December 1st, rolling admissions
US allowed to send out 3 students for every 2
taken in
11. SEP and UFCOP
Hosting a student would help bring UF further
into the International Arena
Considerations
Housing
Travel
Experiential Learning
Leisure activities
Funding?
12. Pan-American Regional Office (PARO)
IPSF is broken into four Regional Offices based
on geographic location (PARO, AFRO, EMRO,
APRO)
PARO encompasses North and South America
Growing organization, not very many activities
Symposium is currently inactive
US has a large presence on their board
More of an FYI
14. Recommendations Going Forward
By August 2013
Complete separation of the IPSF Liaison from
GHOT at distance campuses
Creation of GHOT Chair at each campus that deals
exclusively with GHOT
IPSF Liaison will be freed up to focus on IPSF Missions
15. Recommendations Moving Forward
Gainesville IPSF Liaison transitioning into IPSF
President
Keep IPSF under APhA-ASP
Creation of several positions under him/her, such as
Treasurer, chairpersons for each IPSF Mission, much like
APhA-ASP
IPSF President in Gainesville will serve as the IPSF
Executive Liaison, and will be responsible for
completing all reports dealing with IPSF including the
APhA-ASP Outstanding IPSF Activity Award Report
16. Post-Meeting Quiz
Do these events count as IPSF events?
Global Health Outreach Trips
Yes! Humanitarian Campaign
BP screening for migrant workers, in Spanish
No, not under purview of any IPSF Mission or Campaign
Blood drive held at St. Petersburg Campus
Yes! Vampire Cup Event
Tobacco cessation booth at UF Football game
Yes! IPSF Tobacco Awareness Campaign
Heartburn event at Orlando Vietnamese Church
No, not under purview of any IPSF Mission or Campaign
Operation Diabetes screening at Jax art festival
Yes! IPSF Diabetes and Healthy Living Campaign