The Washington Metropolitan Society of Health-System Pharmacists represents its members affiliated with institutional and other organized health care settings in Washington DC. The mission of the organization is to provide leadership in promoting high quality pharmaceutical care in these settings by:

1) Providing opportunities for continuing education and exchange of information for and among its members

2) Advancing pharmacy as an essential component of the health care team through public and professional awareness efforts

3) Promoting the development of properly qualified candidates into the institutional environment. Furthermore, WMSHP will actively work to safeguard the integrity of institutional pharmacy practice.

Membership Benefits

Here are just some of the benefits of beling a part of WMSHP community:

15 plus live CE’s per year

fulfills licensure requirements for DC, MD, VA

promotes professional networking, active involvement opportunities in our committees and socialization in our profession

updated pharmacy info in our newsletter

fabulous non-CE drug disease topic dinners

provide family events for our members

mentoring system service for new practitioner (1st year graduates), students, technicians

Information

WMSHP Newsletter - members receive quarterly issues which keep you informed about upcoming events and legislative

advocacy efforts, legislative and regulatory affairs updates, practice standards, therapeutic position statements, and other guidelines and drug knowledge.

WMSHP Website

Members receive information on current information through the Society’s Web Page at www.wmshp.org

Continuing Education

WMSHP Meetings and Seminars - members save on registration fees for the Monthly Meetings as well as the Annual Meeting. Continuing education is provided at WMSHP meetings.

Networking

WMSHP members interact with colleagues to exchange information at each meeting. Members can become involved in local as well as national events.