Unleashing Your Leadership Potential via Volunteering and Networking within ASCPT: A Journey of Growth

Session Description

Volunteering and networking in scientific organizations like ASCPT hold transformative potential for individuals seeking to boost their careers and make a significant impact within the scientific community, both at local and global levels. Through such engagement, one can truly amplify their professional growth, acquire new skills, and broaden their perspective. ASCPT offers a myriad of opportunities for volunteers, providing members with invaluable real-world experiences and allowing them not only to gain a better understanding of the scientific community’s inner workings but also to contribute to the development and implementation of initiatives that drive scientific innovation and advancements.

Networking is a vital lifeline for career progression at all stages. It enables individuals to create and maintain professional relationships that can lead to mentorships, collaborations, and even job opportunities. Engaging with the ASCPT’s network extends beyond professional development. It empowers individuals to be part of a bigger picture - a global scientific community that is interconnected and interdependent. It enables the exchange of ideas across borders, fostering innovation and accelerating progress.

Despite these great opportunities offered by ASCPT for volunteering and networking, we keep hearing from several colleagues and new members that they do not know how to get involved with ASCPT. Therefore, there is a need to highlight the various volunteer and leadership opportunities at ASCPT, share experiences from active members and leaders within ASCPT, and emphasize the importance of volunteering and networking for building leadership skills, growing one’s career, and impacting the scientific community. This session will include speakers and panelists with different leadership experiences at ASCPT. During this session and the panel discussion, practical tips for community engagement at different career stages will be shared. Also, each speaker will highlight their positive experiences at ASCPT and how volunteering and networking opportunities at ASCPT help drive scientific and personal growth.

Learning Objectives

1. Understand the value of volunteering and networking within a scientific community and learn about different volunteering opportunities at ASCPT for professional growth both locally and globally.
2. Learn how volunteering and networking can help in professional, personal, and leadership development by featuring ASCPT members and leaders sharing their experiences at ASCPT.
3. Learn about practical tips and strategies for effective networking and impactful volunteering within the scientific community

Session Schedule

8:15 AM - 8:20 AM MT
Introduction
Mohamed Shahin, PhD, MS

8:20 AM - 8:30 AM MT
Engagement, Your Key to Leadership!
Sharon J. Swan, MBA

8:30 AM - 8:40 AM MT
From Across the Pond: Volunteering & Networking as a European in ASCPT
Karen Rowland Yeo, PhD

8:40 AM - 8:50 AM MT
From Member to Mentor: Unveiling the ASCPT Journey of Personal and Professional Growth
Anuradha Ramamoorthy, PhD

8:50 AM - 9:00 AM MT
How Volunteering at ASCPT Unlocked my Doors to the Scientific World: A Student Perspective
Shayna R. Killam, PharmD, RPh

9:00 AM - 9:15 AM MT
Panel Discussion & Q&A