January 2018

Dear members, As the 2018 president of the Washington Metropolitan Society of Health-System Pharmacists (WMSHP),
I am honored for the recognition and appreciate all the support of the society. I would like to thank
all the previous board members and volunteers who have laid the foundation for sustaining the organization
and contributing to a successful year.

Throughout this year, the organization has continued our roll as educators with our CE events and non-CE events.
We have received feedback from participants and have taken this feedback to improve upon our programming.
Additionally, we have increased our collaboration with pharmacy schools adding a new student board member
position in which students from Howard University College of Pharmacy and University of Maryland School of
Pharmacy have an opportunity to participate in official board activities. Other accomplishments for this year
include obtaining directors & officers insurance, receiving full affiliation status with the next date of
reaffiliation review in 2021, presentation of the annual budget, and increasing collaboration with other
regional pharmacy organizations.

As we soon move to the closeout of this year, I want to encourage all members and associates to reach out
to WMSHP leadership to let us know your interest and volunteer to help support our organization
and our incoming President-elect, Dr. Sadhna Khatri.


Sincerely yours,

Ivan P. Cephas, PharmD
President, WMSHP