The Chapman University student chapter of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) has been honored as the 2024 Outstanding Chapter Award recipient. This national recognition is annually awarded to a single chapter across the United States for exemplifying dedication to patient care, leadership, and exceptional professional development through membership and organizational activities.

Left: CUSP’s ACCP Board

CUSP’s student chapter will accept their award with a speech at the annual ACCP conference hosted in Phoenix, Arizona in mid-October. During their acceptance, the board will present their remarkable efforts to expand the influence of pharmacists in patient care, impactful research, and education in cooperation with other health disciplines.

One of the many influential programs that CUSP’s ACCP organization included their annual “Stop the Bleed” event in September. The event prepares young health care professionals to learn life saving techniques during emergency situations and also features guest speakers, such as residency directors from hospitals in the area. The event also counted towards student’s mandatory co-curriculum professional development course credits which incentivized greater attendance and impact. Other programs offered by CUSP’s ACCP chapter included routine shadowing opportunities between students and faculty, low stakes networking opportunities, mental health social events, and passive drug education messaging.

Right: Chapman University health care graduate students learn how to take impactful and correct emergency action to save patient lives.

We congratulate the student board, Marina Naiem, Justin Boktor, Joseph Chen, Katherine Ghattas, Fatema Haider, Vincent Thai, Jenny Nguyen, and Youssef Youssef, as well as their chapter advisors, Dr. Gary Fong and Dr. Kimberly Won.