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AMCP students providing health care services at Our Lady of Guadalupe in Fountain Valley: (back) Zachary Oh ’21, Brandon Sainz ’22, Anish Dalal ’22, Jenny Truong ’22,
Naomi Banh ’22, (front) WesternU alumna Dr. Paideia Le ’14, Nhu Nguyen ’21, Megan Tanwanseng ’21, Karen and Corey from Our Lady of Guadalupe, Anh Dang ’21, and
Kim Vuong ’21. APhA-ASP/CPhA, November 9, 2019, LA Care Health Fair: (back) Jia Yu Wong ’22, Tom To ’21, Stephanie Lee ’22, Dr. Josephine Aranda, Kirstine Esguerra
’21, Timmy Luu ’21, Tina Vu ’21, (front) Yvonne Alva ’21, Patricia Bugarin ’22, Tracy Ly ’22 and Tereza Nersesian ’22.
AMCP of Networking events. To promote involvement and
By Kevin Mancilla ’22 education of legislative affairs, we hosted a Mock House of
Delegates to help students learn and practice Robert’s Rule,
WesternU’s Academy of Managed Care student chapter is a along with other etiquettes used in policy discussions at the
nationally recognized organization that focuses on advancing state and national level.
managed care here at WesternU’s Pomona campus. This past
To promote health awareness, we created the Steps to a
fall, the student organization primarily focused on providing
Healthy Heart 10,000 Steps Challenge and R U Ok Day.
managed care services to underserved communities. Their
Students were challenged to a 2-week-steps-tracking
annual philanthropic commitment is to assess patient’s
challenge to promote cardiovascular health and were also
current insurance plans and help them choose their best
encouraged to start up a conversation about mental health
option, with respect to economics and medication coverage.
during National Suicide Prevention Week. Additionally, we
Services were performed for elderly and low-income patients
participated in the Pomona 5k/10k run and HIV/AIDS Walk
in Garden Grove, Pomona, and Ontario. In addition to these
LA. Our organization also provided health fair screenings for
services they also utilized the opportunity to perform
blood pressure, blood glucose, and administered flu
medication therapy management for patients to ensure
vaccinations to various communities at the LA County Fair,
medication adherence. AMCP also partnered with Our Lady
West Coast Islamic Center, and LA Care Community Center.
of Guadalupe in Fountain Valley where immunizations,
blood pressure monitoring, and glucose monitoring was Please visit: www.aphaasp-westernu.org
provided to residents, free of charge. The AMCP board
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hosted site visits for students to Allergan and IEHP. They
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also hosted on-campus educational events where pharmacists
representing pharmaceutical companies and informatics
provided insight into their respective fields. Recently AMCP ASHP/CSHP
has been working with a local managed care organization to By Bruno Martinez P2
start their student pharmacist internship program.
This past year, ASHP/CSHP’s Health Fair and Asthma
Awareness Committee members participated in multiple
APhA-ASP/CPhA events such as health fairs, National Drug Take Back Day,
By Saline Lay ’23 and Asthma Awareness education. By providing health
screenings and disease-state education, student pharmacists
APhA-ASP/CPhA welcomed new student pharmacists to our
can apply their clinical skills and enhance patient
WesternU chapter in the Fall of 2019 with events aimed at
communication.
education, awareness and community outreach. We hosted a
Luau Social for incoming first years to learn about our We continuously provided asthma awareness education to
organization and how to get involved. Students were able to elementary school students in the Pomona School District
learn about various pharmacy disciplines and network at our throughout the year. The committee members presented on
Wine and Cheese Night, Rotations on Rotations, and Night asthma symptoms, triggers, and proper use of inhalers to the

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