TPA student pharmacist members from all across the state gathered in Austin on April 20 to attend the inaugural program of TPA’s Student Leadership Institute. Students had an opportunity to gain leadership skills and learn how to link those skills with advocacy to effectively elevate the profession and advance the practice both today and tomorrow.
Throughout the day-long event, pharmacist and executive/leadership coach Debbie Platts led participants through exercises related to topics such as leadership styles and models, communication, and storytelling, while TPA CEO Debbie Garza helped attendees apply those skills to pharmacy advocacy with information about how government works, major issues affecting pharmacy at the state and federal level, and how to be an effective advocate. The event culminated with a capstone project where students worked in small groups to apply their knowledge by crafting an advocacy approach to a current pharmacy issue and then presenting their plan to the larger group.
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