EDUCATING LEADERS IN PHARMACY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES SINCE 1886
UB SPPS AMCP 2023 Chapter of the Year Award and Diep awarded AMCP Scholarship
By Samantha Rzeszut
Published November 7, 2023
Back row, L-R: Xintian Wu, PharmD’26, Angelene Roberts, PharmD/MBA’26, Zacaria Ka, PharmD’26, Nhan Nguyen, PharmD’26.
Front row, L-R: Rachel Romanowski, PharmD/MBA’26, Emily Diep, PharmD/MBA’25, Macy Meng, PharmD/MBA’25, Joshua Johnson, PharmD’26, Ny Ako Ndrianjasoazanany, PharmD’26, Salome Mawi, PharmD/MBA’25, Britney Yip, PharmD’25, Brianna Bialy, PharmD/MBA’25.
The University at Buffalo (UB) School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (SPPS) student chapter of the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) is the recipient of the AMCP 2023 Chapter of the Year Award. This is the first time the SPPS student chapter has won this award.
The SPPS student chapter of AMCP was established in 2011 and facilitates the education, development and promotion of the principles and practices of managed care pharmacy. Managed care pharmacy is the practice of developing and applying evidence‐based medication use strategies that enhance member and population health outcomes while optimizing health care resources.
SPPS was awarded the 2023 Chapter of the Year Award for their work during the 2022-2023 academic year. At that time, Macy Meng, PharmD/MBA’25 served as president.
The AMCP Chapter of the Year Award recognizes all that AMCP student chapters accomplish on a year-to-year basis and is awarded to the student chapter that establishes quality, innovative managed care programming for students. The SPPS chapter was recognized for their innovative managed care events, collaborating on a residency and fellowship panel with the University of Maryland and Wilkes University and for leading a student workshop on prior authorizations.
“It’s truly a great honor to receive this award,” says Emily Diep, PharmD/MBA’25, president, SPPS student chapter of AMCP. “Our former chapter president Macy Meng, PharmD/MBA’25, myself, and all our fellow AMCP student leaders have worked diligently to create programming and promote AMCP and managed care pharmacy. We hope to leverage this award to continue pushing out ideas and events that encourage students to learn about managed care and get involved with AMCP.”
SPPS was presented with the award at the 2023 AMCP Nexus conference on October 17 in Orlando, FL. They will also be recognized at the upcoming 2024 AMCP Annual Meeting during the Student Pharmacists Award Ceremony. Along with the award, SPPS received a personalized plaque and $1,000 chapter grant.
In addition to receiving the Chapter of the Year Award, Diep was one of two students awarded the Northeast AMCP Affiliate Nexus Scholarship. She received a $500 award to help fund her attendance at the conference.
The mission of AMCP is to improve patient health by ensuring access to high-quality, cost-effective medications and other therapies.
For over 135 years, the University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences has continually been a leader in the education of pharmacists and pharmaceutical scientists, renowned for innovation in clinical practice and research. The school is accredited by the American Council of Pharmaceutical Education and is the No. 1 ranked school of pharmacy in New York State and No. 14 in the United States by U.S. News & World Report.