Women in Pharmaceutical Science Community

One of the most critical AAPS volunteer positions is chair of an AAPS Community. Members depend on these leaders to drive professional interactions, networking, and educational growth in their community.

AAPS Community Chairs can use this opportunity to expand their networks and polish their leadership skills while helping to develop scientific programming for the members of the community.

To become an AAPS Community Chair, members must volunteer for a three-year term. Appointees serve as the Community Vice Chair in the first year, Chair in the second year, and Immediate Past Chair in the final year.

To qualify for consideration, prospective volunteers must:

• Be a member of AAPS at the time of application and throughout service
• Serve three to five hours per month:
• Leading the community's monthly leadership meeting
• Attending the monthly AAPS Community Forum
• Developing programming for the community
• Have experience posting in the AAPS Communities
• Review the AAPS Community Chairs Guide (PDF)

AAPS prefers applicants with:

• Experience chairing a committee
• Past volunteer experience in AAPS programming, such as developing a symposium, presenting a poster, submitting an article to AAPS Newsmagazine, leading an Ask the Experts session, etc.
• A mature network in the scientific community
• Five or more years in their scientific profession
• Topical knowledge related to the community's scope

Submit your application by June 30, 2023, 5pm ET.