Remember: Engage in meaningful opportunities where you have a tangible impact that you can integrate into your professional narrative. Quality is always more important than quantity.
Disclaimer: All leadership roles mentioned on this page are unpaid, volunteer opportunities.
Student Org Executive Boards
Experience:
Play a key part in organizing events & opportunities for UCSF students, act as student representatives for the chosen organization, engage with the national board (if applicable), help manage organization’s promotional materials & budgets.
Recruitment:
Applications open in December and close in January
Duration:
1 year
Number of positions:
Variable by year & student org
Open to:
All P1 students
Link:
Within SOP’s weekly bolus
P1 Committees
Experience:
Gain exposure to student organization processes & responsibilities by assisting executive boards in daily functions.
Recruitment:
Begins August, candidates selected by September
Duration:
1 year
Number of positions:
2 per student org
Open to:
All P1 students
Link:
Within SOP’s weekly bolus
National & Regional IPhO Officer
Experience:
Coordinate professional development for industry-minded students across the region (regional officer) or country (national officer). The roles will include opportunities for practicing professional written & oral communication, people & project management, organizing & attending networking events, as well as programming that fosters leadership & development.
Recruitment:
Begins January, recruitment remains open as long as is needed to fill all roles
Duration:
1 year
Number of positions:
Variable by year & student org
Open to:
National IPhO members, preference given to those with local IPhO experience
Link:
AMCP Student Pharmacist Committee
Experience:
Ensure AMCP awareness of issues, policies, programs, and services that impact student pharmacists as well as provide oversight and guidance to the AMCP Student Chapter program.
Recruitment:
Begins late September, ends November 1st.
Duration:
1-3 years
Number of positions:
15 total committee members; the number of new positions depends on the number of students that step down/graduate each year
Open to:
All AMCP national student members
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