American Pharmacists Association Academy of Student Pharmacists
Political & Advocacy
American Pharmacists Association (APhA) is the largest and oldest professional association of pharmacists and the largest association of student pharmacists in the United States. The Association is a leader in providing professional information and education for pharmacists and student pharmacists and an advocate for improved health of the American public through the provision of comprehensive pharmaceutical care.The acronym ASP stands for the Academy of Student Pharmacists and represents the student population of the American Pharmacists Association. As student pharmacists and as members of an association dedicated to "revolutionizing" the practice of pharmacy, our mission is to be a collective voice of student pharmacists and to prepare students to be professionals who provide and promote pharmaceutical care.