SSHP
Student Society of Health System Pharmacists (SSHP) helps students interested in health-system pharmacy learn more about careers in hospitals, health maintenance organizations, long-term care facilities, home care and other health care settings.
Organization Contact:
Carly Thacker | KU SSHP President | carly.thacker@ku.edu
Officers and Advisors —
Officers
- President Elect: Zoey Hayden
- Vice President: Annicka Hernandez
- Secretary: Benji Tan
- Treasurer: Jack Temples
- Membership Chair: Tara Green
- Community Service Chair: Allie Baker
- Midyear Chair: Samira Laytimi
- Advocacy Chair: Audrey Snider
- Fundraising Chair (2): Isabel Schafer & Madison Shields
- Social Chair: Courtney Rowe
- GKCSHP Liaison: Thomas Barton
- Wichita Liaison (2): Henry Cheatum & Sarah Kennedy
Advisors
Events and Meetings —
Pharmacy Skills Competition
Each fall, SSHP hosts a clinical skills competition, in which students work in teams of two to review a patient case and produce a treatment plan using knowledge gained from the classroom. The winning team earns free registration to the midyear meeting and competes at the national competition.
Other Events
- ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting
- GKCSHP Drug Representative Dinners
- Kansas to Kenya Firewood Fundraiser
- Lawrence Memorial Hospital Health Fair
- Lawrence Memorial Hospital Flu Clinic
- Pharmacist Mentoring Program
- Pharmacist Shadowing Program
- The Big Event