Midwest AMCP

Mission

Midwest AMCP seeks to serve the AMCP membership in Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Michigan in three primary areas: networking, advocacy, and continuing education programming. 

Leadership

President: Troy Koch, PharmD

President-Elect: Casey Lucas, PharmD

Secretary: Amina Bensami, PharmD

Treasurer: Jason Sarber

Education Co-Chairs: , Jennifer Shear, PharmD, Joy Wahawisan, PharmD

Fundraising Co-Chairs: Judy Stein, Nikki Willing

Student Liaison: Avin Yaldo, PharmD

Immediate Past President: Manjula Jayabalan, PharmD, MBA

Social Committee Co-Chairs: Andy Erickson and Joe Ward

Midwest State Delegates:

• Michigan: Kevin Graham, Millie Mo, and John Hodges
• Wisconsin: Sunny Hirpara, Jay Eickman, and Shefali Mihelich
• Illinois: Aisha Hussain, Iulia Ursan, and Amelia Damlo
• Indiana: Chris VanWynen, Stacie Smith, and Wendi Powell

Newsletters

Midwest AMCP Fall Newsletter

Member Dues

There are no additional charges to be a Midwest-AMCP member, however, you must be a current AMCP member for affiliate membership.

Events & Activities

Attention Students: Midwest AMCP Scholarship Applications for AMCP 2023 Annual Meeting
March 21st - 24th, 2023 - Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio, TX

• Scholarship(s) of $1,500 each will be awarded to selected PharmD students 
• Applicants must be student members of AMCP and attending a College of Pharmacy/School of Pharmacy in Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, or Wisconsin (participating AMCP Midwest states) 

Eligibility Requirements

• Applicants must be either PharmD students or pharmacy graduate students in good academic standing from an ACPE accredited college or university within the four-state affiliate region.
• Applicants must hold an active AMCP student membership.
• Previous scholarship recipients are not eligible to apply for the next two subsequent national meetings.

Application Process

• To apply, complete and submit the below application with a copy of your CV by 11:59 PM EST Sunday, February 12th, 2023 for consideration of a $1,500 scholarship and mentoring opportunity.
• Applications should be submitted to View Email Address. 
• Please title the email “Scholarship Application for (insert your full name)."

Application

Panel Discussion on Managed Care Residencies
Check out the recording from Midwest AMCP's recent Panel Discussion about Managed Care Residencies. The program was hosted by Avin Yaldo, AMCP Midwest Student Liaison, and featured Jim Carlson, Lead Residency Surveyor for ASHP, three residency directors including Marnie Wickizer (Navitus Health Solutions), Alexandra Tungol Lin (Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan), and Stephen Lott (University of Michigan Prescription Drug Plan). The session also featured a former resident, Sunny J. Hirpara (Navitus), and a current resident, Courtney Quinn (Navitus), providing their perspective on the value of a managed care residency for their careers.

RECORDING

THANKS TO OUR CHICAGO DAY OF EDUCATION ATTENDEES!

 

THANKS TO OUR CHICAGO DAY OF EDUCATION SPONSORS!

 

THANKS TO OUR DETROIT DAY OF EDUCATION ATTENDEES!

Contact

For more information, please contact View Email Address.

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Founding Members

Christina Barrington, Middleville; Maribeth Bettarelli, Vernon Hills; Mitzi Wasik, Chicago; Margaret Byun, Chicago; Mark Matusik, Deerfield; Ryan Sekula, Deerfield; Ed Cohen, Deerfield; Thomas Marshall, Deerfield; Domenic Mantella, Chicago; Robert Wittenberg, Northbrook; J. Warren Salmon; Nital Agrawal, Wheeling; Ami Thakkar, Chicago; Tammi Garzanelli, Northbrook; and Brian Bautista, Abbott Park