New Practitioner Experience (NPX) Committee

What is NPX Committee?

NPX is an automatic and free, Ohio Pharmacists Association (OPA) member benefit that provides leadership, advocacy, networking and practice development opportunities to pharmacists in their first 7 years of practice. Not a member? Not a problem. 

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Vision

To be the launch pad for all new practitioners to achieve personal and professional growth and success.

Mission

The mission of the OPA New Practitioner Experience (NPX) Committee is to serve as a catalyst for the transition from student to pharmacist by providing new practitioners the opportunity to achieve personal and professional growth and success. This will be accomplished through leadership, advocacy, networking and practice development opportunities.

 

NPX Advisory Team 2024-2025

Chair

Chair

Jennifer Wick, PharmD, MPH, BCACP

Assistant Director of Pharmacy for Ambulatory Services - The Christ Hospital Health Network

Vice-Chair

Vice-Chair

Korie Maryo, PharmD

University Hospital’s (Clinical Pharmacist for Healthy at Home Clinic)

 

 

 

Member-at-Large

Member-at-Large

Eric Dierkes, PharmD, CTTS
Assistant Professor of Pharmacy at University of Charleston; Clinical Ambulatory Care Pharmacist at Holzer Health System

Member-at-Large

Member-at-Large

Regann Rutschilling, PharmD, AE-C
Clinical Pharmacist at Family Health Services of Darke County

Member-at-Large

Member-at-Large

Jared Malott, PharmD

Ambulatory Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at UC Health and Adjunct Assistant Professor at The University of Cincinnati James L. Winkle College of Pharmacy.

 

Member-at-Large

Amber Lilly, PharmD

 

Launchpad Coordinator

Launchpad Coordinator

Bella Blankenship, PharmD, RPh

Practice Advancement & Advocacy Fellow at The Ohio State College of Pharmacy

 

 

NPX Lunch + Learns

Join NPX for our monthly Lunch + Learn on the 2nd Wednesday of each month. Follow the OPA social media channels and watch your inbox for registration info!

Interested in presenting a Lunch + Learn? NPX wants YOU! Sign up here.

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NPX Launchpad Newsletter

Help us write the next newsletter! Articles may be submitted from new practitioners or students on a variety of topics:

    • Practitioner Profile: an article highlighting the background and practice setting of a new practitioner member.
    • Ohio Days: an article describing a day trip itinerary within our state - tell us about your hometown!
    • A Taste of Our Kitchen: favorite recipes from a new practitioner/student.
    • Have an idea for another article relevant to new practitioners? You can submit that as well!

Sign up today! https://bit.ly/OPALaunchpadSchedule 

Articles should be submitted in a Word document to Bella Blankenship at blankenship.397@osu.edu. Photographs for articles should be submitted separately for higher quality. Thank you!

 

Summer 2024 Newsletter

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