Policy & Elections

The mission of APhA-ASP is to be the collective voice of student pharmacists, to provide opportunities for professional growth, to improve patient care, and to envision and advance the future of pharmacy. The APhA-ASP Midyear Regional Meetings (MRM) play a vital role in developing that collective voice and advancing the future of our profession through the APhA-ASP Policy Process and the APhA-ASP Regional Officer elections.

If you have questions, contact Crystal Atwell, PharmD, APhA Senior Director of Student and New Practitioner Development, at catwell@aphanet.org.

Regional Officer Elections

Interested in serving as a Regional Officer?

Serving as an APhA-ASP regional officer is rewarding and satisfying, both professionally and personally. Regional officers who choose to serve their profession have the personal satisfaction of knowing that they have been elected by their colleagues to represent them in their national professional association. At times, serving as a regional officer may be a very demanding job, but the position is meant to complement, not compete with educational responsibilities. A regional officer's education always takes a higher priority. APhA-ASP regional officers are to remain in their first professional degree program during their term of office. Regional officers occasionally are required to attend meetings and conferences during the school year. No monetary or material awards are provided to APhA-ASP regional officers.

Eligibility

Any member of APhA-ASP is eligible to seek nomination for an elected position at the local, regional, and national levels. APhA-ASP Regional Officer Candidates are required to have and maintain a minimum 2.5 GPA. The available regional officer positions at the MRM are as follows:

Regional Delegate (RD)
Regional Midyear Regional Meeting Coordinator (MRMC)

Application Materials

Application (application must be submitted via online application)
Candidate Consent Form
Faculty Consent Form
Position Descriptions

APhA-ASP Regional Officer Candidate Timeline

Students interested in running for office are required to participate in MRM2024 but are not required to attend the event onsite in Washington, DC. They may participate individually online or on-campus with their chapter. Selection of the APhA-ASP Regional Officer positions (Regional Delegate and Midyear Regional Meeting Coordinator) will take place via electronic ballot after the closing session of MRM on Sunday. The election timeline is as follows*

September 1: Regional officer application open
September 26, 9:00 pm ET: APhA-ASP Regional Officer Interest Session
October 21, 11:59 PST: Deadline to submit officer candidate application
October 25: Regional Officer Candidates information posted to MRM website
November 3: Voting for Regional Officer Candidates (electronic ballot sent to APhA-ASP Chapter Delegates)
- If needed a second round of voting will be conducted on Tuesday, November 5. If needed a third and final round of voting will be conducted Thursday, November 7. See APhA-ASP Election Rules of Procedure for more details. 
November 11: Results of voting for APhA-ASP Regional Officers Announced. 
November 12: Newly elected APhA-ASP Regional Officers in orientation call (8:30 pm ET)

If you have questions regarding the election, please contact APhA staff member, Crystal Atwell, PharmD, at catwell@aphanet.org.

Meet the Candidates

Candidate information will be made available October 25.

Candidates will be available during the Virtual Career Showcase to answer questions at the “Meet the Candidates” booth. The Virtual Career Showcase will be on hosted on:

Thursday, October 31, 7:00 pm-9:00 pm ET