APhA-APRS Postgraduate Initiative

Postgraduate members receive benefits such as: reduced membership dues, discounted APhA Annual Meeting fees, opportunities for networking and social events, opportunities for leadership positions and committee involvement, opportunity to present research at the APhA Annual Meeting, compete for the Postgraduate Best Paper Award, and speak for the role of science in the pharmacy profession.

The goals of the Postgraduate Initiative are to promote scientific research among peers, to increase communication and interaction among postgraduate members, and to establish collaborative relationships within APhA as well as with other pharmacy organizations. The Postgraduate Initiative is driven by the APhA-APRS Postgraduate Advisory Committee.

• Colleges and universities offering postgraduate opportunities - AACP provided information
• Postgraduate education FAQs: Residencies & research fellowships and graduate school in pharmaceutical research & science
• Choosing the right grad school for you
• Shedding light on five common grad school misconceptions
• The road less traveled: PharmD postgraduate paths

• How to Get the Mentoring You Want: A Guide for Graduate Students (2011). Rackham Graduate School, University of Michigan.
• W. Brad Johnson and Jennifer M. Huwe (2002). Getting Mentored in Graduate School. American Psychological Association

• Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality
• The PhRMA Foundation
• Community Pharmacy Foundation

• Belcher, WL. Writing Your Journal Article in 12 Weeks: A Guide to Academic Publishing Success. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publishers, 2009.
• Happell B. Hitting the target! A no tears approach to writing an abstract for a conference presentation. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing 2007; 16 : 447–452.
• Christensen NB, et al. How to write titles and abstracts for readers. International Journal of Urology 2009; 16: 2–3.
• Rosenfeldt FL, et al. How to write a paper for publication. Heart, Lung and Circulation 2000; 9: 82‐87.
• Veness M. Strategies to successfully publish your first manuscript. Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology 2010; 54: 395‐400.
• Lovejoy TI, Revenson TA, France CS. 2011. Reviewing manuscripts for peer-review journals: A primer for novice and seasoned authors. Ann Behav Med. 42:1-13.

• American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education Pre-doctoral and Post-doctoral and faculty development fellowships

• Graziano AM, Raulin ML. (2010). Research methods: A process of inquiry. Allyn & Bacon: Boston

Past APhA-APRS Postgraduate Forums:

2014:  Building Better Bridges: Strategies for Successful Collaboration in Interdisciplinary Research

2013:  Is that your final question? Selecting and refining great research questions

2012:  Writing and publishing insights from the clinician, researcher, and editor perspectives

2011:  Show me the funding: Help for new investigators

2010:  Beyond graduation: Discovering your career possibilities

Please contact APhA Staff Margaret Tomecki for more information regarding the APhA Postgraduate Initiative.