Welcome to the May 2022 National Hispanic

Pharmacists Association's Quarterly Newsletter!

Esteemed NHPA Members,

Please join the National Hispanic Pharmacists Association team in welcoming the incoming NHPA President, Maria Gil-Flores, PharmD. We greatly appreciate her dedication and hard work at NHPA, and look forward to continuing our work together as the leading pharmacy organization for improving the health of Hispanic populations in the United States.

She is presently District Leader at CVS Health in Miami, Florida and can be reached at Maria.Gil-flores@cvscaremark.com.

Maria Gil-Flores, PharmD

President

District Leader

CVS Health

Maria M. Hearns-Rivas, PharmD, APh, BCGP, CDE

Past-President

Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacist

Kaiser Permanente Napa-Solano

Lisa Marie Serrano-Eftychiou, PharmD

President Elect

Pharmacy Manager

City of Hope Department of Pharmacy Services

Deborah Pereles, RPh

Treasurer

Regional Health & Wellness Director

Walmart Neighborhood Markets

Tina Christi Marie Lopez, PharmD, MSPhr, BCACP

Secretary/Historian

Pharmacy Clinical Services Manager

Walmart

Gabriela Cipriano, PharmD

Chair, Programs Committee

Tenured Professor of Pharmacy

St. John Fisher College Wegmans School of Pharmacy

Carolyn Ha, PharmD

Chair, Development Committee

Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)

Mark Diaz, MD

Advisor

Sacramento, California

Elena Rios, MD, MSPH, MACP

Executive Director

National Hispanic Pharmacists Association

Executive Assistant: Jocelin Canas

NHPA 4th Annual Conference Recap

The National Hispanic Pharmacist Association held its 4th Annual Conference virtually on March 19, 2022. It featured networking opportunities, presidential remarks, and a presentation by Vice President of PhRMA, Michael Ybarra, MD. NHPA Regional Directors presented Pharmacist and Chapter Recognition Awards, and Assistant Region Directors recognized NHPA students with Student Leadership Awards. 

We sincerely thank all who made it a success. From the insightful expert speakers and presenters, all our attendees, to the support of PhRMA, it was a pleasure to host such a wonderful group of people dedicated to uplifting Hispanic health professionals and improving the health of our communities.

Visit the NHPA Annual Conference by clicking the button below or visiting nhmafoundation.org/nhpa-annual-conference-2022 to access the Conference Recording and Slides.

 Southwest Region Chapter 

Lead by Dr. Tina Lopez of the San Antonio Public Health Department and Pipeline Subcommittee Chair Dr. Jason Cota at Infectious Disease/Vaccines at Merck & Co, our Southwest Region Chapter highlights included presentations on COVID-19 and other major health issues at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas.

 Southeast Region Chapter 

Our Southeast Region Chapter, lead by Dr. Debbie Pereles at Walmart Regional and Dr. William Huang at the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy, also had their work at the University of Georgia in education outreach, patient care, and fundraising highlighted. This included bilingual education pamphlets, a Farm Worker Family Health Program, and even bake sales.

Interested in getting involved as a speaker for future webinars and conferences?

Reach out to us at nhpa@nhmafoundation.org to get engaged!

To help you raise any questions, comments, or ideas you have for NHPA, please use this guide:

NHPA Student Chapters: Please message your Regional Director and your Assistant Regional Director by locating their emails at https://www.nhmafoundation.org/nhpa-regional-directors-and-assistant-regional-directors.

Assistant Regional Directors: Please message your Regional Director by locating their emails at https://www.nhmafoundation.org/nhpa-regional-directors-and-assistant-regional-directors.

Regional Directors: Please message NHPA Executive Director, Elena Rios, MD, MSPH, MACP at NHPA@nhmafoundation.org.

Programs Committee Subcommittee Chairs: Please message Programs Committee Chair, Gabriela Camacho Cipriano, Pharm.D, BCACP at gcipriano@sjfc.edu.

Development Committee Subcommittee Chairs: Please message Development Committee Chair, Dr. Carolyn Ha, PharmD at cha@phrma.org.

Membership or Other: Please contact NHPA@nhmafoundation.org and we will help to either answer your question(s) and/or re-direct to the appropriate NHPA leader(s).

Welcome to the new NHPA Student Chapters!

University of Houston College of Pharmacy

University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy

University of the Pacific Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy

The NHPA Pipeline Subcommittee is responsible for developing programming for K-12 students to increase the pipeline of Hispanic/Latinx students into the pharmacy profession. Our first project is to develop standardized presentations that NHPA pharmacy student members could deliver to elementary and middle schools during Career Fairs or Career Days. More information on how NHPA faculty advisors and NHPA student members can access these resources will be forthcoming in the coming months. Please email the Pipeline Subcommittee Chair at jason.cota@gmail.com if you would be willing to share your experience or any resources you may have used in the past during a Career Day or Career Fair for K-8 students.

The NHPA Research Subcommittee is looking for volunteers!

Please reach out to the contact below if interested:

Beatriz Manzor Mitrzyk, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP

Clinical Assistant Professor

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Ambulatory Care

4549 North University Building

bmitrzyk@med.umich.edu

We want to hear from you!

Contact us at nhpa@nhmafoundation.org for more information.