Education and Certification for Pharmacists:
- Training and education about billable pharmacist services. (Hutchinson Fund).
- Pharmacy-based immunization training & other certification programs (Hutchinson Fund).
- Education targeted at government and public service. (Harvey B Morgan Institute).
- Annual public policy updates at regional programs
- Pharmacy Law updates
- Public policy educational sessions
- An annual lecture on topics that enhance and advance the profession of pharmacy and pharmacy management (Reginald Rooke Lecture fund).
- Education about the advancement of the entrepreneurial spirit of independent community pharmacy (Addington Fund).
- Pharmacist training about early identification and intervention of substance-impaired pharmacists and treating mental illness (Virginia Pharmacists Aiding Pharmacists Program).
- Entrepreneurial workshops in conjunction with the National Community Pharmacists Association (Addington Fund).
Education and Certification for Pharmacists-In-Training (students):
- A course in Entrepreneurial Pharmacy & Independent Pharmacy is sponsored at Virginia Schools of Pharmacy (Academy of Independent Pharmacists).
- Student education about pharmacist and student recovery is provided at each Virginia School of Pharmacy annually (Virginia Pharmacists Aiding Pharmacists Program).
- A pharmacy-based immunization training & certification program is available to students at a reduced price (Hutchinson Fund).
- An annual address to each of the Virginia schools of pharmacy’s Student Academy of Community Pharmacists NCPA student chapters (Addington Fund).
Incentive Grants
Innovation grants of $1,000 to $2,500 are funded by the Foundation to help pharmacists explore and implement services that enhance their role as healthcare providers and improve patient outcomes.
Scholarships and Loans
- The John C. Shilan Fund provides $1,000 awards to pharmacists who have demonstrated an interest in added credentials that will enable them to provide specialized patient care services.
- The $1000 Robert G. Wampler/Daniel A. Herbert Memorial Scholarship is awarded by the Richmond Pharmacists Association to a pharmacy student entering their second year of pharmacy school at MCV/VCU School of Pharmacy.
- An annual scholarship of $2,225 is awarded to a pharmacist accepted to the Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership at the University of Virginia (Morgan Institute).
- Sponsorship is provided for pharmacist and student participation in substance use disorders training programs. (Virginia Pharmacists Aiding Pharmacists fund).
- The Pharmacist Auxiliary provides funding for an interest-free loan of a maximum of $3,000 to one senior student pharmacist from each Virginia school of pharmacy
Awards
- The Addington Medal for Excellence in Independent Community Pharmacy is selected annually by the Board of Directors of the VPhA Academy of Independent Pharmacists.
- The annual “The Harvey B. Morgan Award for Advancing Health Policy” recognizes a student pharmacist with a $1000 gift, plaque, and $300 stipend to attend the VPhA Annual Convention.