Poster abstract deadlines for ASHP and APhA

Since I know many of you are interested in presenting posters at either the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting in December or the APhA Annual Meeting in March, I want to pass on some helpful links.  The portal for ASHP Student Poster submission is now open:

http://www.softconference.com/subs/ashp/2012/MCM/StudentPosters/default.asp

Although the APhA Annual Meeting in not scheduled until March 1st-4th, 2013, they are already requesting abstracts.  The link to APhA's portal is:
http://www.aphameeting.org/index.cfm?do=cnt.page&pg=1033&cb=1002

Very important: Abstract deadlines for both organizations is October 1st, 2012.  Review submission guidelines for each organization carefully so you meet their requirements and your abstract is not rejected.  If you have never done a professional poster before, I encourage you to work with your preceptors or faculty members for guidance.  Start early so you have plenty of time to work through several revisions if needed.  Additionally, I advise submitting the final abstract earlier than the deadline to avoid the possibility of too much traffic on the website making it inaccessible.

PhORCAS Changes the Residency Timeline

There is a new date to put into your mind:  November 1st.  This is the date after which the residency programs will begin to start viewing student application materials in PhORCAS.  I believe this is a game changer for the residency application process.  In the past I imagine most application packets lived in an administrative assistant's office somewhere until all pieces flowed in.  Even then, nobody might have looked at the completed packets until interview selection time.  Now, the same residency administrators will be able to log into PhORCAS and view your CV, etc. instantly online from their desk.  They can even run reports by location, etc.  Roseman students can take advantage of this new feature by getting the materials in early.  P3s will be able to start uploading documents on October 1st. Being on a program's radar via PhORCAS before Midyear might give you a little edge over other applicants.  Since each program application involves an additional fee, you might reserve this approach for your top, top picks.

ASHP Housing Part 2

I've created the following public sign-up to facilitate the selection of roommates.  Each slot is for a single name.  If you want to room with someone who's put their name on the list that they need a roommate, contact them directly.  Take yourselves out of the sign-up once you've found your roommate.  In other words, names staying on the sign-up should be for students who are still needing one or more roommates.  Think twice about posting email addresses as this is a public signup.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ApZxZAqRszFHdFM1SHlhMU50NDVpTUNjNVBlMzVjWlE