The Virginia Commonwealth University School of Pharmacy, American College of Clinical Pharmacy, and American Society of Health-System Pharmacists offer a 14 month Washington, D.C.-based experience designed to prepare pharmacists for public service. The program is described in detail at https://healthpolicy.pharmacy.vcu.edu/ The Fellow will gain experience in issue prioritization, policy analysis, legislative evaluation and policy development, effective writing, and advocacy program development and implementation skills. After foundational experiences in conjunction with the sponsoring organizations during July and August, the fellow spends the next 12 months working within an individual Congressional Senator’s or Representative’s personal office or as a member of a Congressional committee staff. A such, the program emphasizes policy-oriented learning through participation, rather than observation. The Fellow utilizes their scientific, therapeutic and pharmaceutical knowledge as well as patient care experience to bring external perspectives to the policy process. This program prepares pharmacists for a career as a congressional staff member, policy development staff or congressional liaison for a federal agency, government affairs staff for a professional society or pharmaceutical company, or a career focused on healthcare policy, research or education. Check out where the program has taken our alumni fellows at: https://healthpolicy.pharmacy.vcu.edu/alumni-fellows/
External link for ACCP/ASHP/VCU Congressional Healthcare Policy Fellow Program
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Washington, District of Columbia 20003, US
Meet Mikayla and hear about her experience with our program!
Mikayla Harris discusses her time in the Congressional Healthcare Policy Fellow Program, a collaborative effort of the VCU School of Pharmacy, American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP), and ASHP. This opportunity is a paid 14-month immersive program that provides experiences in health policy. Learn more: https://hubs.ly/Q02-DFZr0
Want to learn more about our program, including what to expect and where you career can go from here? Watch out informational webinar recording here: https://lnkd.in/eNpq5dCU
Come and find us at the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) Annual Meeting in Phoenix! We’ll be at the Residency & Fellowship poster session Saturday at poster #17 and at Sunday’s Professional Placement Forum at table #9! Can’t wait to chat with you!
A great read from our current fellow, Mikayla Harris, PharmD on her experience so far—check it out in the link below!
Mikayla Harris, PharmD., recently joined ACCP’s Washington, D.C. office, for the first phase of the 2024-25 American College of Clinical Pharmacy/American Society of Health-System Pharmacists/Virginia Commonwealth University Congressional Healthcare Policy Fellowship. Now in its 18th year, the 14-month fellow program in Washington, D.C., the only one of its kind in the nation, offers a unique opportunity for a pharmacist to serve as a staff member in the U.S. Congress, with orientation managed by ACCP and ASHP government affairs offices. As Harris moves on to the next phase of the fellow program with ASHP, ACCP staff asked her to reflect on her experience so far. Read the article here: https://lnkd.in/g3h9XWek. ACCP/ASHP/VCU Congressional Healthcare Policy Fellow Program ASHP VCU School of Pharmacy
A fun night celebrating Wasem Gawish and congratulating Mikayla Harris, PharmD on her congressional placement! It’s always great to get our program alumni together, but how special to have our very first fellow, George Neyarapally, and our second fellow, Anna Legreid Dopp, join us!
Current fellow Wasem Gawish spoke with ACCP about his experience as a fellow this year. Read about it in ACCP’s latest “Advocacy in Action”: https://lnkd.in/eCu7rCkF
Join us in congratulating our 2024-2025 incoming fellow, Mikayla Harris, PharmD! We are thrilled for Mikayla to join us in July and excited to follow her policy journey. Congrats and welcome, Mikayla! https://lnkd.in/ePb_6j_M
If you want to hear more about how our fellows interact with constituents, read this short piece highlighting the work of our current fellow, Wasem Gawish! https://lnkd.in/eMqsUTnk
Curious what our fellows do in their placements? Our fellows often get to exercise their writing skills, including contributions to sign-on letters, where member of Congress can share their support for, or opposition to, an issue, idea or action. As reported by POLITICO, Sen. Heinrich and others sent a letter to the FDA urging them to include opioid use disorder treatments on its list of essential medicines. Our very own Wasem Gawish helped to draft this letter, which showcases such writing skills. Check it out!
We love seeing our alumni fellows take on exciting new opportunities! Congratulations to Nimit Jindal on the new role!
Senior Health Policy Advisor, U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions
Some Personal News - New Year, New Opportunity! Today, I started as Senior Health Policy Advisor on the Senate HELP Committee. I'm incredibly excited about returning back to the place where my Hill journey began and to work alongside some of the smartest, most thoughtful people in health policy. Excited for all the work ahead! Appreciate the village it took to help me get this opportunity!