USC Phi Lambda Sigma

22/08/2022

That's a wrap on the 16th Annual Pharmacy Leadership Seminar!🎉

We hope our attendees were able to gain insight on how to navigate pharmacy school and develop one's professional self to new levels. Leaders create more leaders, not followers! We continue to challenge student pharmacists to take the inspiration they receive and motivate others to reach new heights.

Special thanks to our advisor, Dr. Tam Phan, and our wonderful guest speakers, Dr. Sai Upadhyayula and Dr. Susie Park for the words of wisdom that you impart on the next generation of leaders in pharmacy! ✌️

Best wishes to everyone for a successful academic year! 😊

22/08/2022

08/03/2022

We are pleased to announce the 2022-2023 Phi Lambda Sigma Executive Board. The following board members will be officially inducted into their 2022-2023 leadership positions during our upcoming Phi Lambda Sigma Banquet in April. Please join us in congratulating our new and returning members:

President: Emily Hou
Vice President: Nicholas Huynh
Secretary: Pooja Singh
Treasurer: Nathalie Iribe
Alumni Liaison: Gilberto Peña
Historian: Heather Yen

After a rigorous selection process involving much deliberation of each individual’s personal application, letters of recommendation, and a panel interview, these individuals have been selected to join Phi Lambda Sigma. This decision was based upon careful evaluation of their leadership skills, peer-recognition, and potential to make further contributions to our school and to our profession. We look forward to seeing what they accomplish and the impact that they will have for years to come. Congratulations to our new board members!

19/11/2021

19/11/2021

Attention all current PLS mentors and mentees! Looking for a break from studying? Come out on Tuesday, November 23rd from 6PM - 8PM to enjoy a fun evening at the Arts District Brewing Co. with your PLS mentor and mentee! Link below to RSVP ✌🏼

https://tinyurl.com/PLSsocial

25/10/2021

13/02/2021

We are pleased to announce the 2021-2022 Phi Lambda Sigma Executive Board. The following board members will be officially inducted into their 2021-2022 leadership positions during our upcoming Phi Lambda Sigma Banquet in March. Please join us in congratulating our new and returning members:

President: Valerie Wang
Vice President: Zade Hikmat
Secretary: Ruby Yang
Treasurer: Emily Hou
Alumni Liaison: Jafar Essayli
Historian: Nicholas Huynh

After a rigorous selection process involving much deliberation of each individual’s personal application, letters of recommendation, and a panel interview, these individuals have been selected to join Phi Lambda Sigma. This decision was based upon careful evaluation of their leadership skills, peer-recognition, and potential to make further contributions to our school and to our profession. We look forward to seeing what they accomplish and the impact that they will have for years to come. Congratulations to our new board members!

19/01/2021

Congratulations to our Mentor-Mentee of the month for this past December, Jafar Essayli (Mentor P3) and Heather Yen (Mentee P1). Thank you Heather for sharing your experience with our mentorship program and thank you Jafar for your dedication to your mentee.

Heather: “Jafar goes above and beyond to ensure my success as a P1. He is always so encouraging and motivates me to reach beyond my goals. Not only has he provided amazing advice on how to navigate my first year, he checks up to see how my week has been and how classes are going. He is always so uplifting and positive, I'm so lucky to have such a caring mentor! Professionally, Jafar has told me all that I needed/wanted to know and more about how to succeed in my classes while balancing a leadership role. He was one of my biggest influences in pursuing a leadership position. Personally, Jafar has been very kind and genuine. I have more than a mentor now, I have a friend! :)”

09/12/2020

Congratulations to our Mentor-Mentee of the month for this past November: Vinny Truong (Mentor) and Lesley Chan (Mentee)

Lesley: I was definitely feeling stressed during the APPE selection process as I'm sure a lot of my class also felt the same way. Vinny offered weeks in advance to look over all my APPE choices, told me to send him a list of my choices, what I was debating on, and gave me great feedback on every single one that I chose. I probably had him look it over about three times before I felt confident enough to submit it. During an important time such as our APPE selection process, I am very grateful that I had an amazing mentor like Vinny to talk me through it. Thank you, Vinny! You're the best!

Thank you Lesley for sharing your experience with Vinny, and thank you Vinny for serving as a great mentor!

29/11/2020

Interested in applying to be a member of our Phi Lambda Sigma Executive Board? Join us at our Information Session on Friday, December 4th to learn more!
RSVP here: https://tinyurl.com/PLSInfoSession2020
Deadline to RSVP is tonight (11/29) @ 11:59PM.

06/10/2020

Congratulation to our Mentor-Mentee of the October Month:
Kaycey Pearce (Mentor) and Michael Kim (Mentee)

Michael: "Kaycey is one of a kind. She is caring, professional, and inspiring. Kaycey has given great insight into what it takes to be a competitive pharmacy student. She has shed tremendous insight about her path to oncology and her plan upon graduating. She periodically checks in on me to ensure that I am doing well with work, school, and anything else. Furthermore, she organized a meet and greet with other PLS mentees/mentors over a dinner where we all got to learn more about each other, our goals, and aspirations."

Thank you Michael Kim for sharing your experience with our mentorship program and thank you Kaycey Pearce for your dedication to your mentees.

07/08/2020

PLS will be hosting our 14th annual Leadership Seminar on August 16, 2020 from 10am-3pm. Come join us to hear from faculty guest speakers, engage with current PLS Executive Board members, and interact with fellow classmates! We will have leadership development games and activities, as well as a Surviving Pharmacy School 101 workshop led by current students. Zoom link will be provided to those who RSVP: tinyurl.com/PLSSeminar2020. RSVP Deadline: Wed, 8/12 @ 11:59pm. We look forward to seeing you!

Date: Sunday, August 16th, 2020 Time: 10AM-3PM Location: Zoom (link will be provided closer to the event date) Deadline to sign-up: Wednesday, August 12th, 2020 @ 11:59PM Please use your USC e-mail when signing up. Thank you and we look forward to having you! - Phi Lambda Sigma Executive Board

27/05/2020

The PLS executive board would like to introduce you to our 2020 - 2021 Mentorship Program and extend a special invitation to join our tribe of mentors. If you have never had a mentor, this is a chance to surround yourself with upperclassmen who have been in your shoes, and are willing to guide you throughout the school year. Opportunities to serve as a mentor are available as well.

Please sign up at tinyurl.com/PLSMentorship2020 and the deadline to sign up is Friday, June 26th at 11:59PM.

We hope you want to become legendary, welcome to USC School of Pharmacy. Fight on!

13/02/2020

A BIG CONGRATULATIONS to the our new 2020-2021 Phi Lambda Sigma Board!

President: Christina Lee
Vice President: Karolina Kapustova
Alumni Liaison: Yen Luu
Historian: CJ Limbo
Secretary: Valerie Wang
Treasurer: Zade Hikmat

We can't wait to see what you will accomplish this upcoming year! ☺️

15/09/2019

Phi Lambda Sigma Pharmacy Leadership Society presents the 13th Annual Phi Lambda Sigma Leadership Seminar. The purpose of this event was to equip and empower student pharmacists to be leaders in the school, the community, and the profession. Students joined us for a day of workshops, networking, and fun as we explored what it means to be a leader and how to step into a leadership position.

Thanks for making this year's Leadership Seminar a success! Please feel free to tag yourself and tag your friends.