Annual Chapter Report
Date of report submission: 5/15/15
Name of School/College: University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
Chapter name and region: Omicron, Region II
Chapter advisor’s name and e-mail address: Bruce Anderson banderso@rx.umaryland.edu
Delegate who attended the Rho Chi Annual Meeting: Miguel Franquiz
Date delegate’s name submitted to Rho Chi.: 1/24/15
Past year’s officers and e-mail addresses:
President: Miguel Franquiz mjfranquiz@umaryland.edu
Vice President: Peter Kaiser pkaiser@umaryland.edu
Secretary: Kelcymarie Bye kbye@umaryland.edu
Treasurer: Batsheva Frank batsheva.frank@umaryland.edu
Historian: Opeoluwa Fagbemi opeoluwa.fagbemi@umaryland.edu
New officers and e-mail addresses for next academic year:
President: Felicia Bartlett …………Felicia.bartlett@umaryland.edu
Vice President: Dhakrit Rungkitwattanakul……… dhakrit.r@umaryland.edu
Secretary: Katarina Stelzer …………. kstelzer@umaryland.edu
Treasurer: Jenny Lee jenny………….lee@umaryland.edu
Historian: Benedicta Asamoah ……… beneasam@umaryland.edu
Number of Rho Chi student members at college or school, listed by class year and
program (and by campus if more than one campus):
P2 (C/O 2017 eg new inductees): 56
P3 (C/O 2016): 44
P4 (C/O 2015): 46
Meetings:
Date
5/1/14 (transition
meeting)
Attendance
14
5/9/14 (EBM 1)
8
Agenda
Membership
involvement, event
details, committee
responsibilities,
budget
Discuss and finalize
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National Office Contact Information:
Email: RhoChi@unc.edu
Telephone: (919) 843-9001
Fax: (919) 962-0644
Action Steps
Ensure new
executive board was
prepared for a
successful yea
Committees
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committee
responsibilities,
anticipate scheduling
conflicts and agree on
EBM/GBM meeting
dates
finalized, general
membership
committee sign ups
sent out, EBM and
GBM dates
scheduled, venue for
Dean’s List Dinner
decided.
Alert new members to
participation
expectations,
introduce committees,
advertise wealth of
tutoring/test review
opportunities to be
offered
Gauge ability to staff
5 test reviews, secure
Dean’s list and
sponsors for Dean’s
List Dinner, advertise
tutoring in
conjunction with SOP
Student affairs.
Committee sign ups
sent out, test review
sign ups sent out.
8/27/14 (GBM 1)
43
9/2/14 (EBM 2)
8
10/15/14 (GBM 2)
31
Advertise upcoming
events to the general
membership including
test reviews, research
roundtable, and
faculty appreciation
luncheon.
Meeting minutes sent
out to general
membership.
10/19/14 (EBM 3)
8
Finalize Dean’s List
Dinner planning,
begin collaborative
efforts to host Faculty
Appreciation
Luncheon, Contact
SOP faculty to
facilitate research
roundtable.
~20 SOP faculty
contacted to present
at research
roundtable, PLS
contacted to begin
planning for Faculty
Appreciation
Luncheon, Dean’s
List Dinner RSVPs
finalized, reminder
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General membership
addressed for Test
review volunteers
successfully,
sponsors contacted
and Dean’s list
attained, Student
Affairs contacted for
collaborative
tutoring efforts.
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schedule created
11/4/14 (EBM 4)
SOP Dean’s Office
contacted regarding
list generation for
new inductees,
catering finalized for
Faculty Appreciation
Luncheon and
reminder schedule
created.
Upcoming test
reviews advertised to
Rho Chi lists, several
speaker candidates
contacted, induction
sponsors contacted,
follow up with
graduate department
chairs arranged.
8
Finalize planning for
Faculty Appreciation
Luncheon, arrange
timely receipt of new
inductee list following
the release of final
grades.
8
Search for sponsors
and speaker for
Induction dinner,
finalize graduate
student new inductee
list, encourage
membership
volunteering for Test
review sessions.
2/20/15 (GBM 1)
19
Volunteering sign up
advertised to general
membership, tutoring
efforts included in
SGA weekly
newsletter
2/23/15 (New
member meeting)
52
Advertise success of
Test Review 1,
encourage volunteer
involvement in
upcoming events
including tutoring,
test reviews, t shirt
sale and student of the
month
Collect new member
information forms,
answer questions,
recruit new executive
board
plan for final
collection of dues,
plan of collection of
induction banquet
RSVPs and payment,
plan collaborative
Immunization
refresher planning
initiated with APhA,
hard deadlines set for
dues, induction
RSVPs and payment
1/26/15 (EBM 1)
3/11/15 (EBM 2)
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8
Encourage new
executive board
nomination amongst
membership, mail
new member report
no later than 2/28
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efforts for
immunization
refresher.
3/23/15 (GBM 2)
25
4/1/15 (EBM 3)
8
4/20/15 (GBM 3)
56
5/4/15 (transition
meeting)
16
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Encourage
recognition of new
inductees, advertise
success of Test review
2 and tutoring,
encourage
involvement in
upcoming events
including induction
ceremony, test
reviews, tutoring,
student of the month,
and immunization
refresher.
Plan for
initiation of new
executive board.
Finalize planning and
advertisement for
induction dinner,
begin advertisement
for SOP law review.
Recognize new
members and new
executive board.
Highlight successes of
year and final
remaining volunteer
opportunities
Committee meetings
arranged to aid with
induction ceremony
volunteering and
additional
volunteering
opportunities
advertised to
membership lists.
Arranged meeting
with advisor to go
over initiation ritual,
email reminder
schedule created for
induction dinner,
invitation letters
created for SOP law
review, SOP law
review email
schedule finalized.
New executive board
announced to SOP
list servs, Law
Jeopardy and
Immunization
refresher volunteer
lists filled, gratitude
communicated to
general membership
for a successful year
of involvement
Successes and areas to Ensured new
improve, optimizing
executive board is
delegation, budget
prepared for a
concerns, resources
successful year,
for help on events,
encouraged early
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yearly event overview
new executive board
meeting.
Strategic Planning:
The Omicron chapter began the 2014-2015 academic year aiming to increase our presence within
the University of Maryland community. We planned to achieve this goal by placing renewed
emphasis on our scholastic outreach initiatives, aligning our efforts with our national mission.
Another key priority for our chapter was increasing membership engagement through event
participation. In addition to these objectives, our chapter would continue to promote scholastic
distinction by publicly recognizing academically excellent students. This past academic year has
proved as rewarding as it was challenging, and Omicron is proud to have accomplished all of the
above goals and more.
Activities:
New Student Welcome Day (on-going)
(6/14/14): New Student Welcome Day is the first orientation event for incoming students of the
University Of Maryland School Of Pharmacy. The Omicron chapter displayed a trifold
introducing members to the organization. Information was provided regarding the mission and
vision, requirements for new members, and various activities the organization is involved in
within the school.
Honor Code Presentation (on-going)
(8/19/14): The Honor Code of the University Of Maryland School Of Pharmacy was originally
drafted by the Omicron chapter in the 1990’s. The Chapter President along with the SGA
President presented the Honor Code to the incoming students during their Orientation week.
New Student Organizational Gala (on-going)
(08/19/14): During Orientation week, the University Of Maryland School Of Pharmacy
sponsored an Organizational Gala to showcase the various campus organizations. The Omicron
chapter displayed a trifold introducing members to the organization. Information was provided
regarding the mission and vision, requirements for new members, and various activities the
organization is involved in within the school.
Student of the Month (on-going)
(2014-2015 academic year) The Omicron chapter partnered with Phi Lambda Sigma to sponsor
the Student of the Month. Each month, an outstanding student in leadership, academic
achievement, and graduate affairs was nominated and then voted on by their peers. These
students were then honored over email school wide and received a faculty-sponsored award.
4.0 Book Awards (on-going)
(4/17/15) The Omicron chapter recognized P2 pharmacy students who achieved a 4.0 GPA
during their first year at the University Of Maryland School Of Pharmacy at our Induction
Banquet. They were given certificates of recognition and the Sandford Antibiotic Guide to aid
them in their rotations
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Pharmacotherapy Review Session (on-going)
(8/28/14): The Omicron chapter invited P4 Rho Chi members to discuss with current P3 students
tips and ways to succeed in the Pharmacotherapy courses.
Rho Chi Exam Review sessions (on-going)
(9/16/14, 10/09/14, 10/18/14, 12/9/14): The Omicron chapter held synchronous review sessions
for P1 and P2 students in Principles of Drug Action, Medicinal Chemistry II, and
Pathophysiology, Pharmacology, and Therapeutics I. Rho Chi members made comprehensive
study guides for each review session that was then distributed through the listserv. This was an
open forum for Rho Chi members to review important concepts and allow students to ask
questions for clarification. 5 Rho Chi members provided 18 hours of review sessions.
Brick Toast and Coffee Fundraiser (new initiative)
(10/1/14): The Omicron chapter collaborated with APhA-ASP’s Operation Heart to start this new
fundraiser. All proceeds went to help raise money for the Greater Baltimore Heart Walk
University of Maryland Pharmacy team, the The Artery of Walking.
Healthy Halloween (on-going)
(10/24/14): Rho Chi participated in APhA-ASP’s Operation Diabetes’ Healthy Halloween event.
4 Rho Chi members were present at this 2-hour event where they gave out temporary Halloweenthemed tattoos and discussed safe sugar intake with elementary school children.
Rho Chi Dean’s List Dinner (on-going)
(10/31/14): Rho Chi acknowledged PharmD and graduate students who earned a 3.25 GPA for
both the fall and spring semester the preceding academic year. They were honored at the SMC
Campus Center with opening remarks by the head of the Pharmacy Practice and Science
department. They were then awarded a certificate, dinner and trivia sponsored by the Office of
Student Affairs and the Student Government Association.
Greater Baltimore Heart Walk (on-going)
(11/2/14): Partnered with APhA-ASP’s Operation Heart to walk in the Greater Baltimore Heart
Walk to promote physical activity and heart healthy living.
Research Roundtable (on-going)
(11/18/14): The Omicron chapter collaborated with the Student Government Association and
APhA-ASP to discuss the variety of research options available to pharmacy students. The event
started with an open forum where the 3 department heads discussed their department’s research
activities. The forum was followed by dinner and then a roundtable where students were able to
learn more about the specific faculty’s/graduate student’s research and were able to ask
questions. 60 students students attended this event.
Faculty Appreciation Luncheon (on-going)
(12/3/14): The Omicron chapter collaborated with Phi Lambda Sigma to honor and celebrate all
the hard work and dedication of the faculty. Lunch was sponsored by the Student Government
Association and members of both organizations mingled with the 20-30 faculty members who
attended. 6 Rho Chi members helped to plan and attend this event.
Rho Chi Induction Banquet (on-going)
(4/17/15): An annual ceremony and banquet to formally induct the new members of the Omicron
chapter into the honor society. (see attached summary)
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Immunization Refresher (on-going)
(4/24/15): The Omicron chapter collaborated with APhA-ASP’s Immunization to host a facultyled immunization refresher for P3 students before going out on rotations. Students were
reminded of the important counseling and administration points before they were allowed the
opportunity to practice their techniques using either fat pads or students’ arms.
MPJE Law Review (on-going)
2015 spring semester: A law review session for 4th year pharmacy students at the University of
Maryland School of Pharmacy and out-of-state pharmacists and students in preparation for the
MPJE. This year, Rho Chi members aided in increasing law knowledge by running exam
debriefing sessions for the Pharmacy Law course, running Law Jeopardy, advertising and
marketing for the Law Review, and tabling for the 2-day law review
Financial/ Budgeting:
Due to changes in our financial structure the overarching financial goal for Omicron during the
2014-2015 academic year was cost savings. Specifically, we aimed to reduce costs as compared
to previous years without sacrificing the quality of important events such as our induction dinner.
To achieve this end we removed wasteful spending associated with several events, aggressively
sought sponsorship from a number of pharmacy organizations, identified new funding sources
within the school, and continued to improve upon our preexisting fundraising efforts. We were
able to hold all regularly scheduled events successfully without raising dues. We finished the
year gaining a small amount of money but more importantly, the financial structure of our
organization has been carefully preserved for the incoming new executive board. The incoming
President and Treasurer have been counseled at length regarding cost saving measures and
reasonable spending for Omicron’s new funding structure.
The attached budget was decided on accounting for gains (funds from T Shirt Sales, funds from
Law Review, sponsorships) and expenditures. Expenditures were assigned by creating a
chronological list of events to be held during the academic year and assigning estimated costs
based on data from previous years. The treasurer works with the executive board members and
Chapter Advisor to provide free admission for inductees at the induction banquet and the lowest
cost possible for guests and current Rho Chi members.
Initiation Function:
This year’s initiation function took place at the SMC Campus Center, which houses
several ballroom’s for school events. The event took place on 4/17/15, and was attended by over
one hundred guests including our new inductees, the Dean of the School of Pharmacy, 16 faculty
members and many more friends and family. This year’s speaker was Dr. Brent Reed. Dr. Reed,
a specialist in cardiology pharmacy, joined the SOP the previous year. As a member of Rho Chi
during his time in pharmacy school at UNC, Dr. Reed shared invaluable perspective with the
new inductees. The initiation function was quite successful this year, particularly in a trying
financial time for Omicron. We look forward to another successful event this coming year.
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Evaluation/Reflection:
Reflecting on this year, it was truly a learning experience for me as a leader. We planned a large
number of events that went very well, and a number that could be improved upon. Without
question our greatest successes this year were maintaining financial stability and providing
excellent test review sessions.
My primary goal as president was to further our national mission by creating academic leaders.
My tool to achieve this end was our test reviews. Unfortunately, in years past the reviews
suffered from a lack of planning and interest on the part of our members. I took the initiative to
revamp how reviews were delivered and advertised, and I lectured in several of them myself. We
put on 9 reviews this year, each of which was attended by over 80 students. We received
outstanding feedback and I hope that we will be able to continue this same success moving
forward.
Omicron suffered a great loss to our fundraising ability within recent years, and one of the
president’s primary responsibilities in the past 2 years has been revamping many of our events to
fit our new financial situation. This year we did this by seeking out non traditional funding
sources including the SGA as well as several new community partnerships. We finished the year
making a little over 1000$ when all transactions were accounted for. That money can be put
toward Induction Ceremony next year.
Currently Omicron is quite strong in fostering academic excellence and providing community
service activities. Our chapter could certainly increase our patient care outreach activities.
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Appendix 1
Chapter Activities Report Template
[Chapter Name, School Name] Activity Table
Category of
Title of
Brief
Activity1
Activity
Description2
Intellectual
Leadership
Activities
(i.e., tutoring,
sponsored
lectures,
poster
sessions, etc.)
How Does
This Activity
Align With
the Rho Chi
Mission
Statement?
Years the
Activity has
Been Ongoing?
Review
Sessions (9
sessions)
Review of
upcoming
lecture
material
Development >10
of
intellectual
leaders
4.0 Book
award
Award for
P1s who
receive 4.0
Faculty
presented on
their research
Recognition
of academic
acheivement
Critical
Inquiry to
advance
pharmacy
Pharmacy
Law was
Development 2
of
Research
Roundtablw
MPJE Law
Review
4
2
If Activity has
Been Ongoing for
>1 Year, What
Evaluations Have
Been Done to
Assess the Success
of the Activity and
What
Improvements
Have Been Done
Over the Past
Year?
Number of
students attending
reviews, number
of available tutors
available.
n/a
How Many
Members
Participated
in the
Activity?
How Many
Students (nonmembers)
and/or Patients
were impacted
by the Activity?
Financial Information
for the Activity [Budget
Required, Fundraising
Amount]
5
>500
None
1
6
None
This year we
expanded our
reach to more
departments
5
60
The event was funded
by our organization, the
SGA, and APhA.
This year we did
not make changes
6
>100
None
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Telephone: (919) 843-9001
Fax: (919) 962-0644
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College of
Pharmacy
Events [nonacademic,
non-patient
outreach]
Induction
Ceremony
Dean’s List
Dinner
New Student
Welcome
Day
Honor Code
Presentation
Faculty
Appreciation
Luncheon
New Student
Org Gala
Patient
Outreach
Events/
Community
Service
Healthy
Halloween
Greater
Baltimore
Heart Walk
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reviewed for
P4s
Previously
Described
Dinner to
recognize
Dean’s List
Recipients
We tabled to
advertise Rho
Chi
membership
requirements
We reviewed
the Honor
Code to
incoming P1s
Luncheon
honoring
faculty
members
We tabled to
advertise Rho
Chi
membership
requirements
We provided
education on
sugar intake
around
Halloween
Our teamed
walked to
raise
intellectual
leaders
Recognizing
Intellectual
Acheivement
Recognizing
Intellectual
Acheivement
to this event.
>10
5
This year we only
changed the venue
of the event.
This year we only
changed the venue
of the event.
30
>100
Sponsors included
Walgreens, CVA, SGA.
20
80
Sponsors included
Student Affiars and
SGA.
Fosters
collaboration
4
The event was not
changed from the
previous year
2
50
None
Promotes the
highest
ethical
standards
Fosters
collaboration
>10
The event was not
changed from the
previous year
1
160
None
3
The event was not
changed from the
previous year
10
0
Jointly funded by RX
and PLS
Fosters
collaboration
3
The event was not
changed from the
previous year
1
50
None
Fosters
collaboration
2
The event was not
changed from the
previous year
2
25
None
Fosters
collaboration
2
The event was not
changed from the
previous year
7
20
None
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awareness
about heart
disease
Fundraising
Events
Immunization The session
Refresher
provided a
review of
immunization
for rising P4s
Event raised
MPJE Law
funds via
Review
advertisement
for the
schools event
Sold PharmD
T shirt Sale
t shirts
Brick Toast
and Coffee
Fund Raiser
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Sold toast
and coffee
during finals
Fosters
collaboration
2
The event was not
changed from the
previous year
2
40
None
Fosters
collaboration
2
The event was not
changed from the
previous year
2
100
Event raised funds via
advertisement for the
schools event, gained
2000$
Fosters
collaboration
>10
1
40
Broke even
Fosters
collaboration
1
The event was not
changed from the
previous year
This was a new
event
3
15
Broke even
FALL SEMESTER
INCOME
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Event
Fall SGA Contribution
Student Affairs DLD
Contribution
Fall SGA Collaborative
Contribution
PLS PAL Contribution
APhA Res. Roundtable
Contribution
TOTAL INCOME (budgeted)
TOTAL INCOME
BALANCE (budgeted)
BALANCE
SPRING SEMESTER
INCOME
Event
Spring SGA Contribution
T-shirt sales
Spring SGA Collab RMH
Contribution
PPAG RMH Contribution
Donor 1 Induction Contribution
Donor 2 Induction Contribution
Law Review
New Member Dues
Induction Guests
TOTAL INCOME (budgeted)
TOTAL INCOME
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BALANCE
(budgeted)
BALANCE
EXPENSES
Amount
Budgeted
Amount Paid
$1,000.00
$800.00
Event
PTX Tips Speaker Gifts
$800.00
$818.35
DLD Catering
$150.00
$150.00
$135.67
$135.67
$50.00
$50.00
DLD Trivia Prizes
DLD National Certificates*
Faculty App Luncheon
Catering
Res. Roundtable Speaker
Gifts
GBM 1 Food
TOTAL EXPENSES
(budgeted)
TOTAL EXPENSES
$2,150.00
$1,939.69
Amount
Amount Budgeted
Paid
$25.00
$25.00
$2,000.00
$1,618.35
$100.00
$0.00
$80.00
$0.00
$600.00
$407.00
$100.00
$200.00
$50.00
$183.02
$3,025.00
$2,363.37
-$875.00
-$423.68
EXPENSES
Amount
Budgeted
Amount Paid
$1,000.00
1,000.00
$600.00
492.00
$0.00
$0.00
$500.00
$500.00
$2,700.00
$4,500.00
$1,000.00
0.00
0.00
1,000.00
0.00
3,310.00
5,100.00
1,470.00
$10,800.00
$12,372.00
$2,260.00
$2,721.02
Event
Induction Cer. Catering
Induction Cer. Spkr Gift
National Dues (cert and
pin)
National Cords
RMH Food purchase
T shirt Sales
Rho Chi Annual
Induction Cer. Programgs
Induction Parking
4.0 award books
TOTAL EXPENSES
(budgeted)
TOTAL EXPENSES
Amount
Amount Budgeted
Paid
$3,000.00
$3,610.40
$50.00
$50.00
$3,000.00
$800.00
$0.00
$500.00
$800.00
$200.00
$90.00
$100.00
$3,640.00
$625.00
$0.00
$492.00
$800.00
$210.68
$90.00
$132.90
$8,540.00
$9,650.98
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