The Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association (PPA) recently presented the University of Pittsburgh with the Government Relations Award during PPA’s Annual Conference held at the Holiday Inn Harrisburg- Hershey on October 3, 2015, in Grantville, Pa. This award appropriately salutes the school which has gone above and beyond in the area of advocacy work. Points were awarded for participation in legislative day, meetings with legislators, PAC awareness, and other innovative advocacy efforts. The University of Pittsburgh had 132 attendees at Legislative Day with 89 appointments, sold t-shirts to raise money for PharmPAC, conducted a letter writing campaign, created a unique advocacy video to share experiences in providing patient care and had numerous meetings at their school on legislative and policy matters. The student group received a commemorative plaque and a cash prize for their organization.
Accepting the award on behalf of PittPharmacy were Brandon Barry (Class of 2018) and Jennifer Fever (Class of 2017).
