Southwest AMCP
Mission
The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy Southwest Affiliate (AMCP Southwest) will provide:
- An organized approach to providing services to all managed care pharmacists and professionals in our covered states
- Opportunities for education, networking and advocacy for managed care pharmacists and professionals in our covered states
- Avenues in which strategic projects important to its members can be considered; and services and programs at a local level.
States that are included in AMCP Southwest include Arizona, Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas.
AMCP Southwest Board
President: Joshua Dominguez, PharmD
President-Elect: Russ Giaimo
Secretary: Hope Berry
Treasurer: Mark Gies, MBA
Immediate Past President: Tara McKinley, PharmD
Education Co-Chairs: Vidya Desai, MBA, PharmD; Haseeb Malik, PharmD, RPh
Membership Committee: Kimberly Altman; David Mendoza, MS
Arizona State Delegate: Maria Cole
Oklahoma State Delegate: Charlene Kaiser, D.Ph., MS
Texas State Delegates: Breyanne Bannister, MS, PharmD; An Tran, PharmD
Member Dues
There are no additional charges to be an AMCP Southwest member; however, you must be a current AMCP member for affiliate membership.
Events & Activities
Attention: Students Interested in learning about a career in the pharmaceutical industry - Apply for the LEO Gilead Student Programs
AMCP Southwest invites its student members to apply for the 2026 Student Pharmacy Programs in partnership with LEO Pharma and Gilead. Selected students will participate in an onsite visit to the manufacturer’s facility, gaining firsthand exposure to pharmaceutical industry operations and hearing directly from pharmacists across a range of career paths. Eligible applicants must be P2–P4 PharmD students, current AMCP members, and enrolled at a college of pharmacy within their AMCP affiliate region. Applications must be submitted to your appropriate affiliate by 12:00 pm ET on May 27, 2026.
Southwest Leo Gilead Application
Virtual CE Opportunity
Catch our AMCP Southwest speaker extraordinaire, Dana McCormick, in the podcast, Understanding Type 2 Inflammation, Atopic Dermatitis, via Impact Education, LLC.
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Monthly Meetings
The Southwest Affiliate holds a monthly meeting (video call) to discuss current and future affiliate and national events, AMCP membership updates, and volunteer opportunities. This meeting will occur on the second Thursday of every month at 3:30pm CT. Meeting time and day are subject to change in consideration of holidays and AMCP Southwest Board availability.
As a reminder, the only requirement to join this call is to be a current AMCP member in good standing. If you wish to be added to the invite, please email us at @email.
Thank you to our AMCP Southwest Day of Education Sponsors!
Contact
For more information, contact us at @email.
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Affiliate information is automatically sent to an AMCP member who resides in an affiliate state or region. If you are a current AMCP member who lives outside an area covered by an affiliate or a member who wants to be added to another affiliate roster, please log in to the AMCP member portal, go to “My Profile,” and scroll down to see affiliate membership to change/add affiliates. Affiliate lists are only open to AMCP members.
Founders-Charter Members
Michael Arizpe, Robert Atkins, Don Bishop, Fred Brinkley, Kim Caldwell, John Chaddick, Tracy Copeland, Paul Godley, Phyllis Graham, Dana McCormick, Audrey Rattan, Monica Reed, Cathy Salinas, Deb Curry, James Stryker, Chelsea Thomas, Tom Tran, Linda Tarkowski and Sherry Yaft.
