At the College of Pharmacy, there are a variety of student organizations available for students to join.
With almost 1,400 student organizations across the university, Ohio State provides a wide range of opportunities for students to get involved.
Student organizations have a significant impact in providing effective learning environments for students, preparing them to live and work in a global community.
President: Niket Patel.2452
Advisor: Dr. David Matthews.170
Description: The AMCP OSU Student Chapter works to expose student pharmacists to non-traditional careers in pharmacy such as those in pharmaceutical companies, managed care organizations, healthcare consulting firms, and government agencies. By hosting various events, workshops, and industry site visits, AMCP strives to educate student pharmacists on valuable topics not typically covered in pharmacy school such as pharmacoeconomics, formulary management, health analytics, and business acumen.
President: Kara Marshall.939
Advisors: Drs. Brianne Porter.618, Michael Murphy.981, Rebecca Lahrman.6, Corey Coffey (corey.coffey@osumc.edu)
Description: APhA-ASP is dedicated to the advancement of all student pharmacists by participating in patient care, policy and advocacy, and professional development.
President: Jacqueline Conti.73
Advisor: Dr. Ruth Emptage.8
Description: American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP) is an organization that focuses on providing care to older adults in the community and learning more about issues and disease states that affect the older adult population.
President: Lauren Kobasuk.2
President-elect: Shanee Patel.3275
Advisors: Dr. Molly Thompson.1849
Description: Buckeyes Without Borders strives to foster global health awareness and teach OSU healthcare students the benefits of an interdisciplinary healthcare team on positive patient outcomes through outreach and education in underserved communities abroad, where we identify and treat the medical needs of their populations.
President: Olivia Dunning.37
Vice President: Whitney Jones.6523
Secretary/Treasurer: Mick Harrison.854
Class Representatives: Anna Denny.78, Leah Wilk.36
PharmD Representative: Jordan Millin.7
IPC Representatives: Mario Martinez.413, Zach Dougherty.244, Emma Hetson.2
Faculty Advisor: Megan Sayres.2
President: Jadelyn Cheng.962
Vice President: Bethany Clotz.6
Secretary/Treasurer: Rebecca Volkert.14
Class Representatives: Katie Thompson.4084, Shreya Barde.5
PharmD Representative: Maddisen Kresak.1
IPC Representatives: Jayllex Mills.708, Jordan Fortunato.31, Jordan Kalthoff.3
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Colleen Dula.6
President: Whitney Phillips.2317
Vice President: Leah Jones.6050
Secretary/Treasurer: Cristian Guzman.191
Class Representatives: Nikita Lad.15, Katelyn Zakrajsek.20
PharmD Representative: Kyndal Lemelin.2
IPC Representative: Caroline Cyranek.2
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Dave Matthews.170
President: David Joseph.567
Vice President: Andrew Berger.466
Secretary/Treasurer: Emma Seals.55
Class Representatives: Allison Bovaird.3, Aden Kolb.72
PharmD Representative: Braeden Loveless.47
IPC Representative: Sheridan Tassy.5, Claire Yohann.1
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Rodis.2
President: Mariam Abouelsaad.1
Advisor: Drs. James McAuley.5, Michelle Maguire (maguire@southeastinc.com), Nicole Romstadt (nicole.romstat@osumc.edu)
Description: CPNP is engaged with promoting the mental health and well-being of our colleagues. We advocate for the role of pharmacists in the treatment of psychiatric and neurologic disorders, as experts in optimizing pharmacotherapy and providing direct patient care through comprehensive medication management.
President: Shirley Chen.6602
President-elect: Sabnam Koirala.20
Advisor: Drs. Sean Nebergall.3, Chelsea Pekny.2
Description: This organization is committed to promoting an academically enriching and supportive environment, allowing all students of the College of Pharmacy to feel welcomed and appreciated regardless of their background. We aim to recognize, respect, and value people’s differences in hope that all members are able to achieve their full potential by promoting an inclusive culture that produces culturally competent health care professionals.
Website: https://pharmacy.osu.edu/generation-rx
President: Lucy Wentworth.36
President-elect: Kayla Rizzo.282
Advisor: Dr. Kelsey Schmuhl.5
Description: The GenRx Collaborative is committed to promoting prescription drug misuse awareness and medication safety. Uniting each pharmacy organization's GenRx committees to serve as a resource for students looking to be involved with the GenRx Initiative and its efforts.
President: Monali Patel.2733
President-elect: Shelby Grendel.4
Advisor: Christopher Coss.16
Description: IPhO Student Chapters are dedicated to enhancing student pharmacists’ understanding of the pharmaceutical industry by:
- Raising awareness of the roles that industry pharmacists play in drug development, appropriate medication use, and other aspects of industry
- Creating opportunities for student pharmacists to connect with industry pharmacists
- Providing opportunities to participate in industry-focused scholarly activity
- Collaborating with IPhO National to create and distribute industry-focused resources and materials that are targeted to student pharmacists
- Working with IPhO National and local pharmacy school faculty/administration to promote access to industry-focused internship and other experiential opportunities
Regent: Kelly Filka.2
Advisor: Jeffrey Johnston.14
Description: Kappa Psi is the nation's oldest and largest co-ed professional pharmaceutical fraternity. This organization strives to advance the profession of pharmacy through community service, philanthropy, and the formation of lifelong bonds with fellow brothers both at a local and national level.
President: Hanin Ali.564
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Hazem Ghoneim (Hazem.Ghoneim@osumc.edu)
President: Jordan Fortunato.31
President-elect: Kelvin Houston.212
Faculty Advisors: Drs. Sharyn Baker.2480, Justin Tossey (justin.tossey@osumc.edu)
President: Emilie Barleben.1
Advisor: Dr. Donald Sullivan.17
Description: The National Community Pharmacist Association at Ohio State is a group of student pharmacists that promote community pharmacy through leadership and advocacy.
President: Alice Zhang.10213
Advisor: Katie Summers.266, Zach Woods.835
Description: Outreach Rx aims to increase medication access and proper usage in the community by providing education outreach programs. One of our missions has been to educate and familiarize Columbus communities with the US healthcare system and operations of a community pharmacy. One of the events has been presenting at the international student orientations before the fall and spring semesters. In addition, we collaborate with pharmacists around the community to educate grade school on drug safety concepts. We are undergraduate students who are interested in positively benefiting their community in the context of increasing education and awareness on drug-related topics.
President: Maddisen Kresak.1
President-Elect: Emily Malloy.95
Advisor: Dr. Kim Novak (kimberly.novak@nationwidechildrens.org)
Description: Members of this organization serve as pediatric pharmacy advocates within the greater Columbus community in order to promote safe and effective medication use in children through collaboration, advocacy, research and education. We promote medication safety awareness for the pediatric population through education of future pharmacists, parents and children. We also have a strong focus on volunteering in the pediatric community with an emphasis on working with children and their families.
President: Isabel Peters.1006
Advisors: Jeremy Swisher.124
Description: It shall be the purpose of Pharmacy Club to present its members with a variety of information about the various occupational and educational fields of pharmacy, to familiarize them with The Ohio State University undergraduate and graduate colleges and their requirements, and to develop social ties with other students interested in pharmacy.
President: Kathryn Sparrow.20
Advisors: Drs. Kathy Kelley.168 and Jim McAuley.5
Description: Pharmacy Council is the overseeing self-government organization in the College of Pharmacy. Pharmacy Council helps to inform students about general matters of interest and be a liaison between students and faculty/staff/administration.
Primary Contact: Sydney Stevens.1062
Advisor: Christopher Westrick (christopher.westerick@osumc.edu)
Description: Phi Delta Chi is a co-ed pharmacy fraternity that strives to promote brotherhood through social events as well as acts of leadership, professionalism, and community based service. Phi Delta Chi is partnered with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and provides the institution with proceeds each year.
Primary Contact: Michaela Mahnke.11
Advisor: Dr. Bella Mehta.6
Description: Phi Lambda Sigma is the national pharmacy leadership society that recognizes students who are leaders. Student pharmacists are selected by their peers because they demonstrate leadership and/or leadership potential.
President: Lee Zimmer.98
Advisor: Milap Nahata.1
Description: Rho Chi is the pharmacy academic honor society. We promote high ethical standards, seek to advance our field through the development of lifelong intellectual leaders in pharmacy, and strive to exemplify academic excellence.
President: Megan Best.27
President-elect: Hannah Lingren.1
Faculty advisor: Dr. Julie Legg.31
President: Eric Yonchak.2
President-elect: Colleen Harriman.35
Faculty advisors: Joshua Gaborcik (joshua.gaborcik@osumc.edu), Elizabeth Rozycki (elizabeth.rozycki@osumc.edu)
President: Claire Rorick.9
President-Elect: Nikita Lad.15
Advisor: Zach Woods.835
Description: SNPhA is a national organization of student pharmacists that aims to serve underserved populations. We strive to educate and represent underprivileged and underrepresented communities by planning and organizing programs to improve patient outcomes.
President: Jordan Forunato.31
President-elect: Tara Rikabi.4
Advisor: Justin Kullgren
Description: SSHP is an organization focused on educating students on the many career paths within health-systems pharmacy. In addition to this, we also have activities geared towards residency training, pharmacy practice models, and community outreach.
Advisor: Milap Nahata
Description: The COP Talent Show Association promotes growth and relationships between faculty, staff, and students through the production of an annual talent show.
Primary Contact: Sydney Bergman.262
Advisor: Dr. Megan Flanigan.45
Description: Do you like animals? Do you enjoy collaborating with other professional students? Then join the Veterinary Pharmacy Alliance! We are an organization made up of students from the College of Pharmacy and the College of Veterinary Medicine. We strive to educate each other on each profession's abilities as it pertains to veterinary pharmaceutical care and increase interprofessional collaboration in order to provide the best healthcare to both our human and animal patients. Come talk to us at the Student Involvement Fair to learn more!