Call for Nominations - Pharmacist PAC Membership and Associate Members Deadline Date: 5 July 2009   The Pharmacist Professional Advisory Committee (PharmPAC) is an advisory group composed of pharmacists representing Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Operating Divisions (OPDIVs) and those non-HHS organizations to which officers of the Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service (Corps) are assigned as well as HHS civil service pharmacists. The PharmPAC provides advice and consultation to the Surgeon General and to the Pharmacist Chief Professional Officer on issues related to both the professional practice of pharmacy and the personnel activities of Corps and HHS civil service pharmacists. The PharmPAC meets at least monthly in the Rockville, Maryland area. However, teleconferencing is available. Nominations are being solicited from pharmacists who are interested in serving on the PharmPAC as voting members and Associate non-voting members. Anticipated openings for the 2009-2012 term are listed below, but all nominations will be kept on file for future consideration. Junior officers are encouraged to apply. Openings for 3-year terms beginning 1 November 2009 for pharmacists serving in the following organizations include: PharmPAC Members (voting): Food and Drug Administration – 4 openings and Bureau of Prisons – 1 opening PharmPAC Associate Members (non-voting): The PharmPAC has created new opportunities for more pharmacist involvement by redesigning membership. Beginning with the November 2009 term, the PharmPAC is inviting pharmacists in OPDIVs/non-HHS organizations represented by the Ex-minimus PAC voting members (OPDIVs/non-HHS organizations with fewer than 30 Corps pharmacists) to serve as Associate members. Associate members are from OPDIVs/non-HHS organizations not currently represented by a PharmPAC voting member for a 3-year term beginning 1 November 2009. There is one opening in each of the following OPDIVs/non-HHS organizations for HHS pharmacists: Program Support Center Department of Defense/TRICARE Management Agency National Institutes of Health Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Office of the Secretary Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Nomination Process If you are an HHS pharmacist, either Corps or civil service, and are interested in representing your OPDIV/non-HHS organization on the PharmPAC, please submit your curriculum vitae with a cover letter describing your interest and include the date of your first licensure as a registered pharmacist. Also, please provide a memo or letter of endorsement from your immediate supervisor. Please note that PharmPAC membership requirements include meeting force readiness standards at the time of nomination and throughout the term of service to the PharmPAC. Please contact CDR Mary Kremzner regarding this announcement. All nomination materials must be submitted electronically by close of business on 5 July 2009 to: CDR Mary Kremzner, USPHS PharmPAC Administration Section Co-Lead E-mail: mary.kremzner@fda.hhs.gov Non-Member Participation If you would like to participate in PharmPAC activities as a nonmember, please volunteer to serve one of the following sections and activities: Administration (Awards, Membership, Charter, Data Analysis, History, Legislation, and External Pharmacy Affairs); Career Development (Emergency Response, Clinical, Professional Guidance and Retention, and Public Health Issues); Communications (Web site, Listservs, Events/Meetings, PLANT, and Community Interaction); and Recruitment (Associate Recruiter Program, Student Programs, Point of Contact Initiative, and Placement). Working with a section or activity is a great way to contribute while learning about the PharmPAC and its activities. To learn more about the PharmPAC and membership, please visit our Web site at http://www.hhs.gov/pharmacy/main.html.   Current Issue Front Page