How To Get Involved

You are now a member of the Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin! Congratulations!! I’m sure you are thinking: “now what?”

The Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin is an organization dedicated to advancing your profession and part of that is by providing ways for you to get involved and be an active member of the organization. We have created the “Association Ladder” below to help guide you through the many ways to use your membership to its fullest!

The more you put into being an active member, the more you will get out of being a PSW member! Guaranteed!

The Levels of Involvement

So, first things first, you joined PSW! You are on your way to being part of something greater!

PSW is only able to do our work through the support of members like you. Your membership support at this level of "just joining" means big things when your support is joined with others from across the state and across the profession. We can do more, together.

Level 1 – Dip your toes in the Association Waters

Now that you are a PSW member, here are a few ways you can start to get more involved.

Complete your membership profile including contact information, practice/specialty information, and workplace to receive more targeted information that is important to you
Attend a PSW meeting! – see all of our upcoming conferences here.
Join PSW Network
Read The Journal
Sign up for PearlRx - PearlRx (Pharmacy Practice Enhancement and Action Research) is a practice-based research network of wisconsin pharmacists spanning all practice settings. sign-up instructions available here.
Stay up-to-date by reading the PSW FastFacts e-newsletter on Fridays
Respond to surveys and calls for volunteers
Pharmacy Legislative Action Network (PLAN) - sign up! it's free. you'll get information and alerts to reach out to policy makers to make a difference in practice
Nominate a colleague for a PSW Award
Complete an Online CE or Journal CE Webinar.

Level 2 – Let’s Get Active!

You’ve started to get more involved and maybe that is where you are comfortable. If you want to push a little further and reach for that next level of involvement, here are some ways to do that.

Contribute - the Friends of Pharmacy Fund uses your designated support to allow PSW to attend legislative functions to build relationships. learn more here!
Join a member meet-up in PSW Network or start a discussion thread in your practice area.
Publish an article in The Journal or become a peer reviewer
present a poster at a PSW conference
Enhance your MTM services through WPQC
connect with a member of the PSW Board of Directors in your area
Encourage pharmacy technicians you work with to engage in PSW
Know your board members - click here to see who represents your region of the state!
Present at a conference
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) opportunities

Level 3 – Be a Leader

Are you ready to become a pharmacy leader? It sounds daunting, but PSW makes it easy to become a leader! Here are a few ways to become a leader.

Apply to attend the Leadership Pharmacy Conference (for pharmacists in their first 15 years of practice)
Participate in the psw leadership webinar series or listen to PSW podcasts. watch the weekly FastFacts e-newsletter for more information.
Help your company become a PSW Business Support Member
Run for office on a PSW Board - Board of Directors, Health-System Pharmacy Advisory Committee, Ambulatory Care Advisory Committee, Community Pharmacy Advisory Committee, Senior & LTC Advisory Committee, or the Technician Section Board

Membership Involvement

Still need help?

There are many more ways to get involved to make the most out of your membership! Contact PSW with any questions you have about getting involved.