Student Michigan Pharmacists Association

• FREE or discounted registration at many MPA events as well as opportunities to participate and volunteer:
  • Great opportinitues to network and learn from the profession’s best leaders
  • Discounts on registration rates for all other events, including the Pharmacy Law and Policy Symposium in the spring and Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination (MPJE) review in the spring
  • Opportunity to volunteer for Pharmacy Day at the Capitol in September, which provides students with one-on-one time with legislators and their staffs to provide wellness demonstrations and educate them on pharmacist education and training
  • Free registration for the MSHP Annual Meeting held in October/November
  • Low-cost registration for the Annual Convention & Exposition, a three-day event held in mid-April at various sites across Michigan. The Convention will be held in Traverse City in 2025 and Lansing from 2026-28.
  • Discounts on all MPA publications, including law review materials
• Free MPA publications sent right to your inbox!
  • • You’ll receive MPA PRN, our member-only newsletter that’s sent electronically every other Wednesday
    • You’ll receive the MSHP Monitor, a monthly publication from the Michigan Society of Health-System Pharmacists that features residency topics, information on MSHP events that are often complimentary to students and other information that’s pertinent to health-system pharmacy.
• Opportunity to participate in the Michigan Pharmacy Foundation (MPF)’s Adopt-a-Student Program
• Opportunity to apply for MPF scholarships or grants:
  • $2,500 annual scholarship (one scholarship awarded at each college of pharmacy in Michigan)
  • Opportunity to apply for MPF funding through its annual grant program
• Support from MPA members and staff:
  • Networking opportunities
  • Answers to law- and regulatory-related questions
  • Interaction with the Student Pharmacist Executive Council

After surviving four years of pharmacy school (you can do it!), don’t think that we forget about you. Once you graduate, MPA offers FREE membership through the end of your graduation year. MPA also offers exclusive New Practitioner discounts to recently graduated SMPA members for up to five years after graduation. Student membership is important, but once you graduate, MPA membership is critical to your success as a pharmacist!

Student Pharmacist Executive Council
Established in 2012 after an amendment to the MPA Bylaws was approved, the Student Pharmacist Executive Council communicates actions of the Association to students at each college of pharmacy. The group also communicates the will of the students at each college to the MPA Executive Board, promotes engagement of students in the Association, and promotes community service with the collaborative participation of student pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and pharmacists.

The Council consists of three students from each college of pharmacy in Michigan. The chairman and vice chairman are elected by the other representatives serving on the Council. In addition, the chairman serves as a voting member of the MPA Executive Board.

If you have any questions regarding the Student Pharmacist Executive Council, please contact Farah Jalloul, MPA staff liaison at (517) 377-0224.