American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Research and Education Foundation Student Research Award
The Student Research Award is presented annually to a pharmacy student for a published or an unpublished paper or report of a completed research project related to pharmacy practice in a hospitals and health systems.
Description of Award
The Student Research Award consists of a $1,500 honorarium, a $1,000 expense allowance to attend the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting, and a plaque.
Eligibility
Article
The research should be completed and the paper prepared before June 1 of the year preceding the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting at which the Award is to be presented. The student should be the primary author of the nominated paper. The text should reveal (or it should be obvious) that it was derived from, or is relevant to, pharmacy practice in hospitals and health systems or should reflect a philosophy applicable to pharmacy practice in those settings.
The paper or report should be in publishable format (see “Procedures for submission of manuscripts to journals published by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists” in the January issue of the American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy for an example of appropriate format).
Author
At the time of preparation of the paper or report, the author shall have been a full-time student enrolled in an entry-level degree program in an ACPE-accredited college of pharmacy. The nomination should be accompanied by a letter from a faculty member certifying that the nominated paper is primarily the student's work.
Selection Process
A selection panel will select the highest quality paper that is most pertinent to pharmacy practice in hospitals and health systems.
Selection Criteria
The following criteria and point values will be used:
• Originality - 20 points
• Significance - 15 points
• Research Methodology - 25 points
• Data Analysis - 25 points
• Validity of Conclusions - 15 points
• Total 100 points
Sponsored by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Research and Education Foundation
Application Deadline: June 1, 2010
The ASHP Foundation Literature Awards program annually recognizes important contributions to the literature of pharmacy practice in hospitals and health systems. Administered by the ASHP Foundation since 1971, the program is based on the concept that recognition through awards stimulates research and innovation and fosters improvement in the quality of the professional literature.
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