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INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
Meet the Chair!
IN FOCUS:
Newsletter Committee
Chapter Activities
Tickle your funny bone
Newsletter Quiz
ISPOR STUDENT NEWSLETTER O C T O B E R 2 2 , 2 0 1 2 I S S U E 1 2 , V O L . 1
Dear ISPOR Student Members,
We have changed the format and content of the
Newsletter to make it more appealing to all stu-
dents. There are inclusions of humor and trivia
sections along with the articles to add another di-
mension to our Newsletter. Also, we will be fea-
turing one or more committees in every newslet-
ter so that we all can see and appreciate student
leaders whose contribution makes this ISPOR Stu-
dent Network an ongoing success.
Do you have any feedback, suggestions or content
items that you would like to submit? The Newslet-
ter Committee would love to hear from you.
Please email us at :
CONGRATULATIONS !!!
St. John’s University
Winners of the July Newsletter Quiz
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Get to know your Student Council Chair!!!
1. What did you do prior to starting graduate school?
I was a research fellow at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, GA
2. A person who has highly influenced you in your professional and personal development:
My mentor, Dr. C. Daniel Mullins.
3. If you were not on your current career path, what would you be ?
A veterinarian.
4. Something very few people know about you:
My hometown, Clover, SC has one stop light and I had perfect attendance from kindergarten through 12thgrade.
5. If you could get away for a LONG vacation, where would it be?
I’d eat and drink my way through the Provence region of France and disregard email and television.
6. You have never tried doing this activity/sport but you would love to: Rock climbing
7. The weirdest/strangest thing you have ever eaten:
Either snapping turtle or alligator is probably the weirdest things I’ve eaten.
8. If you were an animal what kind of animal would you be?
My dog, Lola. She sleeps, eats, plays with her friends, and goes on long walks – she has the perfect life.
9. If you could grow a garden, which flowers would you feature most in it?
Irises. I have a garden with assorted varieties of irises at my parents' house in South Carolina. I also have small container garden with herbs at my apartment in Baltimore.
10. A book that you never get tired of reading:
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.
10. Which is your favorite season and why?
Fall. I love the cool, brisk morning air and the changing of the leaves.
Emily Reese,
Student Network
Chair 2012-13
School:
University of
Maryland School of
Pharmacy
Year:
5th year PhD
Candidate
Research Interest:
Cost and effective use
of molecular diagnos-
tics (i.e. genetic tests)
in clinical medicine
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Name: Palak Patel Chapter: ISPOR UGA Major: Pharmacy Administration Biggest role model: Parents Favorite activity to kill time: Playing with kids If you won a lottery (any amount), you would: Pay loans
Name: Jacquelyn McRae University: Mercer Degree: PharmD Biggest Role model: Michelle Obama Favorite activity to kill time: Social networking If I won the lotto: pay off my student loans and take my mother on a vacation to Africa; she would love to travel there
Name: Amarsinh Desai Chapter: University of Cincinnati Major: PhD, Health Economics & Outcomes Research Biggest role model: Neil Armstrong Favorite activity to kill time: Sports, Music, Games. If you won a lottery (any amount), you would: Possibly spend on partying
Name: Shweta Pathak , Co-chair Chapter: UT Houston Major: PhD, Health-care Management Biggest role model: My Parents Favorite activity to kill time: adventure sports, read, bake If you won a lottery (any amount), you would: Travel the world
Name: Ankit Shah , Co-chair Chapter: St. John’s University Major: MS, Pharmacy Administration Biggest role model: Steve Jobs Favorite activity to kill time: Watch Movies If you won a lottery (any amount), you would: Go on a travel expedition to Europe
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ed a glimpse of future activities of the student
chapter.
Apart from these academic activities, the URI-
ISPOR Student Chapter set up a booth at the
College Of Pharmacy Welcome Picnic to facil-
itate interaction with students and promoting
an understanding regarding ISPOR. The
ISPOR chapter booth was well received by
URI students.
As a part of the future endeavors, URI-ISPOR
Chapter plans to invite alumni from industry
and academia as guest lecturers and allow
invited alumni to tour the new URI
pharmacy building. Interactions
between alumni and current stu-
dents will help to build networking
opportunities for chapter members.
We hope to continue efforts to
achieve our academic and social
goals and to contribute towards
On September 14th, the University of Rhode
Island ( URI ) ISPOR Student Chapter par-
ticipated in the Pharmacy Symposium orga-
nized by the College of Pharmacy where
emerging strategies in drug discovery and
development and advances in pharmacy
practice are discussed. On September 27
2012, the URI ISPOR Student Chapter orga-
nized an introductory meeting where all Col-
lege of Pharmacy students were invited.
Chapter members shared ISPOR ’ s mission
and vision, yearly activities including confer-
ences, and their experiences. The faculty
advisor addressed the students with respect
to research ideas, chapter goals, and provid-
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University of Rhode Island ISPOR Student Chapter
By Saumitra Rege
Rock climb-
ing can burn
between 660
and 976 calo-
ries an hour
Iris means rainbow; also a
Greek goddess namesake
“If you make
people think
they're thinking,
they'll love you.
If you really
make them think,
they'll hate you. “
— Don Marquis
Submitted by UGA Chapter
“ W elcome Back Party ” for the new stu-
dents. It was a good platform for the students
to know more about ISPOR and get to know
faculty members.
The WVU ISPOR Student Chapter has
planned another guest-lecture scheduled for
the month of October and Ami Vyas from the
WVU-ISPOR Chapter will be presenting her
research at the 15th ISPOR Annual European
Congress during November. Additionally, the
WVU ISPOR Student Chapter will be arrang-
ing the famous fundraising potluck during Oc-
tober or November of this year.
The WVU-ISPOR Student Chapter organized
its first guest lecture on September 14, 2012
with a presentation from Dr. Anuja Nidumolu
Roy, an alumnus of WVU and a Senior Scien-
tist at Takeda Pharmaceuticals, North Ameri-
ca. Dr. Roy gave an exciting overview of pa-
tient reported outcomes and their application
in the pharmaceutical industry. In continua-
tion of the guest-lecture, a journal club with a
theme of patient reported outcomes was con-
ducted in the Health Sciences Center, WVU
on Sept 20, 2012.
WVU-ISPOR Student Chapter arranged a one
day picnic on September 15, 2012 as a
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West Virginia University ISPOR Student Chapter
By Rini Vohra
“The process
of scientific
discovery is,
in effect, a
continual
flight from
wonder.”
— Albert
Einstein
West Virginia
University
ISPOR Student
Chapter
Fun Facts:
Each year 15,000 research institutions compete for $800 billion in
research funding.
In 2010 a physic paper listed 3,222 co-authors, 208 institutes from 37
countries .
Source: Elsevier: http://www.youtube.com/watch?ZnzRZAJBwU&feature=plcp
ics. These lectures were received with a posi-
tive response by chapter members and en-
couraged the 2012-2013 Ghent University
Student Chapter board to plan more of such
meetings in the future.
Chapter members have expressed a keen
interest in organizing an educational work-
shop. This option is being considered in the
upcoming months.
A delegation from the Ghent University chap-
ter will be present and will contribute presen-
tations at the 15th Annual European Con-
The Ghent University ISPOR Student Chapter
offered its members two lectures over the
past few months. The first one, held in March
2012, was a guest lecture on the future of
health care by Lieven Annemans, professor
of health economics at Ghent University and
the University of Brussels and past-president
of ISPOR.
With the presence of over half of the Ghent
University ISPOR Student Chapter members,
this lecture was a successful event. The se-
cond lecture was on orphan drugs with Ste-
ven Simoens of the Catholic University of
Leuven as guest professor in health econom-
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Ghent University ISPOR Student Chapter
By Barbara Claus
Ghent University ISPOR Student chapter
“Research is to see what everybody else has seen, and to think what nobody else has thought”
— Albert Szent-Gyorgyi
“There is no such thing
as limits to growth,
because there are no
limits to the human
capacity for
intelligence,
imagination, and
wonder. “
—Ronald Reagan
Fun Facts:
Every year 1.2 million researchers begin their careers . Only 35% will
stay for more than 5 years and only half of them complete their
careers in research.
96% of all published papers list more than one author.
Source: Elsevier: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZnzRZAJBwU&feature=plcp
specific aims page in National Institutes of Health style. We
will continue our group discussion every two weeks focusing
on each section of grant writing at a time.
Another upcoming event for us is combined with the Mercer
University-ISPOR Student Chapter on November 13th. Dr.
Josephine Mauskopf, Vice President of Health Economics at
RTI Health Solutions will give a presentation entitled,
“ P harmacoeconomics: Budget Impact Analysis. ” We ap-
preciate the Mercer-ISPOR Student Chapter for allowing us
to be a part of this event. We look forward to this collabora-
tion as it will create wonderful networking opportunities for
both chapter members and raise awareness on the use of
budget impact analysis.
In the past couple of years, University of Georgia
( U GA ) ISPOR Student Chapter has been relatively
quiet but with the beginning of this academic year we
expect to have a new look.
This year, three new graduate students enrolled in
Pharmacy Care Administration program and have
joined UGA-ISPOR. All the members of UGA-ISPOR
come from diverse backgrounds and bring different
perspectives to strive to continue raising awareness
in the area of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes
Research.
Beginning of this academic year was exciting. We
organized a discussion on proposal/grant writing
among chapter members. We discussed writing a
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University of Georgia ISPOR Student Chapter
By Palak Patel
UGA ISPOR
student
chapter
You Know You’re in Graduate School Too Long When ...
* Two miles is not too far to walk for a party
* You wear dirty socks three times in a row &
think nothing of it
* You'd rather clean than study
* You live for getting mail (E-mail included)
* Looking out the window is a form of entertainment
* You start thinking and sounding like your roommate
* You find out milk crates had so many uses
Source: http://www.smilespedia.com/collection-of-graduation-jokes. Submitted by UGA Chapter.
within the company as it relates to health out-
comes research. Since then, we have had
guest from Novo Nordisk and TTM ( Total
Therapeutic Management, Inc. ) to present at
our meetings. Some of our upcoming guests
include the Vice President of Health Econom-
ics RTI Health Solutions as well as a repre-
sentative from Johnson & Johnson.
The chapter is currently sponsoring a fund-
raiser, “ Pennies for Change, ” to raise mon-
ey to buy a water filtration system for a family
in another country. The chapter is also plan-
ning to launch two signature programs later in
the school year: the first to discuss the cur-
rent state of healthcare, specifically phar-
macoeconomics, in the US and the second to
increase political involvement among pharma-
cy students at the state level.
The Chapter is very excited about this school
year and all that it has planned for Mercer and
the pharmacy community at large.
The Mercer Chapter of ISPOR ’ s Student
Network is a very young yet active chapter.
Chartered in the summer of 2012, the chapter
has made great strides towards becoming
one of Mercer ’ s predominant organizations
on campus.
On August 14, 2012, the chapter made its
debut at Mercer ’ s annual Student Activity
Fair. Over 100 Mercer Pharmacy students
showed an interest in the chapter and the
mission of the organization. Later that night,
the MU ISPOR Student Chapter hosted a kar-
aoke night social to give Mercer students the
opportunity to meet the members of the chap-
ter.
The first official ISPOR meeting was held on
September 4, 2012. At this meeting, chapter
members discussed topics such as member-
ship, the mission of ISPOR, and the goals of
our chapter. Later in the meeting a repre-
sentative from Kaiser Permanente gave a
presentation about the role of pharmacists
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Mercer University ISPOR Student Chapter
By Kimbria Brown
A chapter member leading an infor-
mation session
“Study is the
bane of
childhood, the
oil of youth,
the
indulgence of
adulthood,
and a
restorative in
old age.”
—Walter
Savage
Mercer University ISPOR Student Chapter Members
“As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.” Bill Gates
Payakachat ( faculty advisor ) gave a demo
of reference software and we filled the officer
positions of the chapter for the upcoming
year. As a chapter, we welcome two new
members, Kayleigh Majercak and Sarah Nor-
man-Ashby, who will provide a female per-
spective to what has been a male dominated
membership.
Our plans over the academic year include
activities to better develop and prepare our
student members to not only become suc-
cessful researchers but also leaders. As a
group, we are conducting a book club to facili-
tate these goals. Our first read is Economical
Writing by Deirdre McCloskey and will be fol-
lowed by Leadership and Self-Deception by
the Arbinger Institute. We will also participate
in intensive CV workshops and review to help
our members succeed as we prepare for the
next stage in our journeys.
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sci-
ences ( UAMS ) ISPOR Student Chapter has
started a busy semester after an enjoyable
summer of travel which included a visit to
Austin, TX for the “ Meeting in the Middle ”
conference hosted by UT-Austin. Here, three
of our members presented their research and
UAMS ISPOR attendees spent a wonderful
weekend with fellow students and ISPOR
members including what has been one of the
best social events in which the chapter has
ever participated.
In our first meeting of the year, Dr. Nalin
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University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences ISPOR Student Chapter
By Joshua Brown
UAMS
ISPOR
Student
Chapter “Logic will get
you from
A to B.
Imagination
will take you
everywhere.”
—Albert
Einstein
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tute on September 13, 2012.
The chapter hosted a seminar on September
25, 2012, entitled, "Opportunities For Phar-
macist In Clinical Trials and Research" by Dr.
Ashok Thakkar, a Senior Clinical Trial Manag-
er. The MU ISPOR chapter has an-
nounced fifteen research grants for the mem-
bers of Manipal Student Chapter in the field of
pharmacoeconomics and outcomes research.
MU ISPOR chapter in conjunction
with Association of Community Pharmacist of
India and Association of Practicing Pharma-
cists and Clinical Pharmacologists of India is
planning community service activities with
their combined more 90 members. This dedi-
cation to community service and education is
evident by the MU ISPOR Chapter ’ s 3rd
place finish as ISPOR Outstanding Student
Chapter Award at the 17th Annual Internation-
al Meeting in Washington, DC.
Manipal University ( MU) ISPOR Student
Chapter started its session 2012-2013 with
meeting of core committee members
Sandeep Adhikari ( President ) , Ateendra
Jha ( Secretary ) and Committee in-charges
on July 23 2012 under the guidance of faculty
advisor Dr. Anantha N. Naik.
Agenda for the first meeting was to plan for
the 2012-2013 session and to review our last
session activities. Another meeting was held
one week later to discuss the goals and re-
sponsibilities of committees. The chapter con-
ducted a quiz competition on August 11 on
general concepts related to pharmacoeco-
nomics and outcomes research. The competi-
tion was open for all and held in a 4 rounds
style where the first round was the elimination
round, the second round was the visual
round, the third round contained rapid-fire
questions, and the 4th round had multiple
choice questions.
MU ISPOR Student Chapter held an interac-
tion program with Professor Kumar Mukharji,
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Manipal University ISPOR Student Chapter
By Ateendra Jha
Chapter members at a chapter presentation
"Research
is the
process of
going up
alleys to
see if they
are blind."
--- Marston
Bates
Manipal University ISPOR Student Chapter Members
On September 6, 2012, the St. John ’ s University ( STJ )
ISPOR Chapter organized a kiosk in the College Name
Change Commemoration Luncheon at Great Lawn, STJ
Queens campus. The STJ-ISPOR Chapter members de-
tailed about ISPOR and the STJ-ISPOR Student Chapter,
and described the scope of Pharmacoeconomics and Out-
comes Research to interested students of all academic lev-
els who inquired about the chapter.
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St. John’s University ISPOR Student Chapter
By Ankit Shah and Raghavender Chowdavaram
Some Members of STJ ISPOR at the
meet.
“Graduate studies is about students
participation. Graduate classes have an
engaging discussion resulting in generation
of ideas that become theoretical basis for
future research studies”
– Dr. Wenchen Wu
STJ ISPOR students at the luncheon meet along with
Dean of Pharmaceutical Sciences Dept. Dr. William
Zito, Ph.D. , Chair of Pharmacy Administration Dr,
Wenchen Wu, R.Ph, MBA, Ph.D. and Dr. R Nayak , Ph.D.
On September 10, 2012, STJ-ISPOR chapter orga-
nized an orientation session to welcome the new stu-
dents. During the session, students and faculty en-
gaged in a lively discussion about various topics.
The chapter had a journal club meeting on October
03, 2012. Tarun Bhagnani presented the article enti-
tled, ' FDA Actions Against Health Economic Promo-
tions, 2002 –2011'.
addressed performance-based risk-sharing
arrangements; Leticia Moczygemba, PhD
( V irginia Commonwealth University ) raised
the question whether health IT is a solution
for improving medication outcomes among
homeless individuals; Commander Joe Law-
rence, PharmD, MBA and Shana Trice,
PharmD shared application of pharmacoeco-
nomics and outcomes research to formulary
decision making in the DoD settings.
Stephen Gruschkus, PhD ( Xcenda ) ,
Michael Johnsrud, PhD ( Avalere Health ) ,
Zeba Khan, PhD ( Celgene ) and Nick Patel,
PhD ( Competitive Health Analytics, Inc. –
Humana, Inc. ) provided students with advice
on preparing for future careers and shared
their graduate school and work experience
during the career panel session. On the last
night of the conference, attendees enjoyed
dinner and entertainment at a local establish-
ment, Esther ’ s Follies, for an experience
that personified the city ’ s motto “ Keep Aus-
tin Weird. ”
On June 22-24, 2012, the Meeting in the Mid-
dle conference was held at the University of
Texas, College of Pharmacy in Austin, Texas.
The Meeting in the Middle is the first confer-
ence to combine the two biennial confer-
ences, the Southern Pharmacy Administration
Conference and the Western Pharmacoeco-
nomics Conference. There were a total of 25
faculty members and 86 graduate students
representing 20 schools, in addition to at-
tendees from the Department of Defense
( D oD ) and medical industries.
The conference began with an icebreaker
bingo at the welcoming reception. The fac-
toids bingo game was a fun opportunity for
everyone to get to know each other. The rest
of conference kept attendees busy with many
different events, including plenary sessions,
poster sessions, podium presentations, work-
shops, and a career roundtable discussion.
As suggested by the theme of our meeting,
“ A t the Crossroads of Quality, Access, and
Affordability ” , various issues were raised at
the plenary sessions and workshops. Lou
Garrison, PhD ( University of Washington )
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University of Texas, Austin ISPOR Student Chapter
By Tatiana Makhinova and Gilwan Kim
UT Austin ISPOR student members hard at
work during the Meeting in the Middle
Conference
“I ‘ve always felt
that a person's
intelligence is
directly reflected
by the number of
conflicting points
of view he can
entertain
simultaneously
on the same
topic.”
—-Abigail Adams
University of Texas, Austin ISPOR student chapter
Newsletter Quiz
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Find the words for the questions below. Find the most appropriate words in this grid to complete the quiz.
For questions with numbers in parentheses, the numbers correspond to the numbers of letters in the an-
swer and can be found in the ISPOR Book of Terms. Please send the completed scanned quizzes to Ankit
Shah ([email protected]). After having responses from the student chapters, the correct entry will be
identified. In case of multiple correct entries, winner will be chosen by random drawing. The winning
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QUESTIONS
1. What is Student Network Chair Emily Reese’s favorite book ?
2. The factor that varies by different level when studying the association between expo-
sure and disease under study is ? (6+8)
3. “If you make people think they're thinking, they'll love you. If you really make them
think, they'll hate you“ is a famous quote by ? (3+7)
4. This chapter takes grant writing very seriously!
5. This valuation methods helps to simulate missing market? (10+9)
6. Dr. Zeba Khan, Ph.D. provided students with advice on preparing for future careers
and shared her graduate school and work experience during the career panel session.
What university did she talk at?
7. This study aims to determine total economic impact of a disease or health condition
on society through identification, measurement and valuation of all direct-indirect
costs. (4+2+7)
8. This chapter had an article discussion on ‘FDA Actions Against Health Economic Pro-
motions, 2002–2011'.
9. What does Rosser Index measure ? (6+8)
10. Barbara Claus is a member of which student chapter?
11. Which health status instrument is used to measure physical, psychosocial and be-
havioral impact of disease? (8+7)
12. Three members from this chapter presented their research at the conference “ Meet-
ing in the middle” held at UT Austin.
13. What measure is used to predict association between disease and exposure?(8+4)
14. This chapter hosted karaoke night at the Student Activity Fair.
15. This chapter president is also a Newsletter Committee Member!!
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Shweta Pathak, Newsletter Committee Co-chair (UT,
Houston)
Ankit Shah, Newsletter Committee Co-chair (St. John’s
University)
Amarsinh Desai (University Of Cincinnati)
Palak Patel (UGA)
Jacquelyn McRae (Mercer University)
Emily Reese, Student Network Chair ( University Of
Maryland)
Abhishek S. Chitnis, PhD; Past Student Network Chair
Zeba M. Khan, PhD; Student Network Faculty Advisor
Newsletter Editors