Volunteer Opportunities

Are you an expert on a specific topic? This is your chance to volunteer to design, coordinate, and/or present an educational offering for ICHP. For each Spring & Annual Meeting, there will be a Call for Presentations sent out via email when planning begins. Submit your idea and hopefully you will be selected to present!
Average Time Commitment: Document & Slide preparation and presenting day of. May require travel.

From time to time, potential conflicts of interest are identified with meeting speakers. In order to meet ACPE standards for quality and integrity, and to make sure ICHP educational offerings are free of bias, ICHP recruits slide reviewers for some programs. You may volunteer to help with any specific topic, or you may accept any topic assigned. It is a quick but very important job for an eager volunteer!
Average Time Commitment: 1 - 2 hours.

Reviewers are needed to evaluate and score poster submissions based on a supplied rubric. Constructive feedback is requested to assist in improving the poster. Scoring determines if the poster is accepted for presentation at the Spring Meeting, and helps select the Platform Presenters.
Average Time Commitment: 2 - 4 hours.

The busiest times at our meeting registration desks are usually when everyone is scampering to leave. ICHP staff welcome assistance to handle the crowd at the end of each meeting, helping to collect CE forms, future topic forms, and in packing and loading up. This job comes with a lot of laughs and smiles!
Average Time Commitment: 1 - 2 hours. 

ICHP publishes 4 issues of its news journal KeePosted (KP) annually. Authors are needed for medication safety, professional practice, educational affairs and a variety of other topical and seasonal articles. Student authors are needed for their chapter's College Connections columns and technician authors are encouraged to contribute to our Hi-Tech column. KeePosted Submission Guidelines are available under the News / KeePosted tab.
Average Time Commitment: Varies according to topic and experience level.

Both the KeePosted (KP) news journal and the Pharmacy Tech Topics (PTT) education modules frequently need peer reviewers. These jobs require attention to detail and sufficient knowledge of the subject matter. These jobs are for Individuals who have a strong interest in medical publishing and editing as well. For PTT modules, we need both a pharmacist and a technician reviewer for each module.
Average Time Commitment: KeePosted: varies - 2 hours max. PTT: 3 hours. 

ICHP local affiliate chapters, CE Appetizer webinars and student chapters need speakers on specific topics. Let the ICHP office know what your area of expertise is and we will make sure that you get a call when there is a match. These opportunities are truly volunteer in nature, so there is no honoraria, but they all help you master the art of speaking, share your collective wisdom and broaden your own CV! For state-wide speaking opporutnities, see the Meeting Volunteer section.
Average Time Commitment: Document & slide preparation and presenting day of. May require travel.

The Division of Educational Affairs plans, conducts, and evaluates state-wide meetings and additional continuing pharmacy education program each year; assists the ICHP Executive Vice President, Vice President of Professional Services and Director of Operations with oversight of the ACPE accreditation processes for all ICHP sponsored programs; assists the editor of KeePosted upon request; evaluates, develops, and implements new ICHP educational products and services;  and addresses relevant issues concerning pharmacy education. If you are interested in advancing pharmacy education consider joining Educational Affairs.
Average Time Commitment: 1 hour / month minimum. 

Additional information on Educational Affairs Division.

The Division of Marketing Affairs is responsible for developing and maintaining programs to support current membership and recruit new members. It also acts as a liaison to local affiliates to coordinate communications and selected activities directed toward the general public and health professionals. If you are interested in assessing the current needs of our membership or have ideas for how to support or grow our membership, consider joining Marketing Affairs. (See also PEARLS Subcommittee below.)
Average Time Commitment: 1 hour / month minimum. 

PEARLS Subcommittee
The Public Education & Awareness OutReach pubLication Subcommittee (PEARLS) operates under the Division of Marketing Affairs. The goal for PEARLS' volunteers is to present health information to the general public in helpful and understandable ways, while also showcasing the role of the pharmacist in healthcare.  
Average Time Commitment: As needed.. 

Additional information on Marketing Affairs Division.

The Professional Affairs Division aims to improve and promote pharmacy practice in Health-Systems and affiliated facilities by developing position statements, standards, guidelines, competency standards and related materials. It also seeks to identify and recognize innovate practice (see the Best Practice Award below). This division works cooperatively with allied organizations and other agencies to develop and promote these responsibilities. It conducts bi-annual reviews of existing ICHP Position Statements for the purpose of retention, revision, or deletion, and develops new positions statements relative to professional practice reflecting the viewpoint of the membership. If you would like a say in advancing pharmacy practice, consider joining Professional Affairs.
Average Time Commitment: 2 hours / month. 

Best Practice Award Judges
ICHP sponsors a Best Practice Award to showcase one of the best projects in Illinois pharmacy practice each year. Judges must have been in Health-System practice a minimum of 5 years as a pharmacist and have experience in at least one of the following areas: direct patient care, management, drug information, research, publishing / reviewing, or clinical specialty. Judges use a supplied rubric to score each submission. Check out past winners under our Members > Awards, or under our Education & Events > On Demand CE > Written tab.
Average Time Commitment: Varies based on the number of submissions.

Additional information on Professional Affairs Division.

The Ambulatory Care Network welcomes all ICHP pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and student  pharmacists with interest in the delivery of nonhospitalized patient care to join in their journey to guide  ambulatory practice advancement and advocacy efforts in Illinois. Their call to action is to bolster recognition of pharmacy as a critical element of the healthcare team to ensure the health and wellness of patients across all healthcare settings. Network participants share responsibility to assess and identify ambulatory best practices in the state, foster collaborative research with ambulatory care practice sites, and solicit presentations and content for ICHP educational activities.Members meet virtually on a monthly basis.
Average Time Commitment: 1 hour / month.

This Network is open only to those in Director or Manager positions within their institutions. The Network is designed to facilitate sharing of work site issues and solutions. Most communications occur through short issue-specific surveys coordinated through the ICHP Executive Vice President. This group plays a significant role at ICHP’s two statewide meetings by supporting the Reverse Exhibits
Average Time Commitment: 2 - 3 hours every other month, plus occasional travel.

The Pharmacy Leaders Action Network (PLAN) is a group of ICHP members, including pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, who are leaders (with or without a formal title) working to address contemporary issues within clinical practice and pharmacy operations. The vision of ICHP’s Pharmacy Leaders Action Network is to support state-wide pharmacy best practices by bringing together leaders within the state to solve problems, share ideas, and disucss practice issues, solutions, and lessons learned.
Average Time Commitment: 1 hour / every month.

The Pharmacy Technician Network (PTN) is a group of ICHP pharmacy technician and pharmacist members who support the professional development and educational advancement of pharmacy technicians. The PTN seeks to recognize pharmacy technicians as the paraprofessionals they are by showcasing technician contributions to the
profession while promoting involvement within ICHP. The PTN meets virtually every other month.
Average Time Commitment: 1 hour / every other month.

The Specialty Pharmacy Network’s mission is to enhance the care and improve the health outcomes of patients by advancing specialty pharmacy practice. They support state-wide specialty pharmacy best practices that  ensure optimal medication use for patients in Illinois. Members meet virtually on a monthly basis
Average Time Commitment: 1 hour / every month.

The DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) committee began meeting in 2023 and voted to add "Accessiblity" to the Committee name and award in 2025. This committee seeks to create a culture of diversity and equity across the pharmacy landscape and within the organization. Members work on creating educational programs for our membership, and focus on how best to promote the values of diversity in its broadest view - encompassing all  ICHP members to better foster diverse perspectives and experiences that support and advance the delivery of equitable and sustainable pharmacy care. Breakout groups within the Committee focus on education, programming, inclusive practices and the DEIA Impact Award within ICHP, and member resources and outreach. 
Average Time Commitment: 1 hour / every other month. Plus 1 hour for breakout groups in alternating months.

This committee is responsible for review of the budget, approving renovations to and policies of the ICHP Building Co, LLC located in Loves Park, Illinois. The ICHP Building is a subsidiary of ICHP and is a significant asset to the Council. Not only is it home to the ICHP headquarters but rents offices to seven other tenants at full capacity. Volunteers for this committee should have some knowledge of managing rental property, building maintenance and tenant relations. The Building Committee meets via video conference annually and  communicates throughout the year via e-mail for other issues.
Average Time Commitment: 1 hour / as needed.

This committee is made up of well-informed volunteers who solicit members to run for ICHP’s various elected positions. Volunteers for this Committee should be engaged in ICHP and know many of the active members around the State and in their specific affiliate. This is probably not a job for a new member and anyone interested in running for an ICHP office should not volunteer to serve on this committee. Members meet virtually, as needed, to set the ballot prior to the fall election.

If you are interested in volunteering for a Leadership position, please send an inquiry to members@ichpnet.org with officer nomination in subject line.

AverageTime Commitment: Varies depending on the number of vacancies. Typically 1 hour / as needed prior to fall election cycle. 

ICHP's elected leaders serve terms that normally span three-years at a time, often with one year as an officer or director-elect and two years in a voting position. The responsibiities are varied and these position are probably for a first year member. However, with a year of experience on a Division or Committe, many members will be ready for the next level of volunteer leadership. The Board meets 5x / year, including one meeting in person at the ICHP Leadership Retreat in the fall.
Average Time Commitment: 2-3 hours per board call, plus division meetings.

This job takes a little extra time and travel but it is a great way to move up the ladder nationally once you have established yourself within ICHP! You must be a member of both ICHP and ASHP in order to run for election as a delegate and more importantly, you must pay your own way to wherever ASHP’s Summer Meetings are held once you have been elected. The Summer Meetings occur in early June and in addition ICHP strongly requests that delegates and alternates attend one of the two Regional Delegate Conferences (RDCs) held in Rosemont, Illinois prior to the Summer Meeting in early May. ICHP does pay for some of the costs of the RDC but does not assist in the costs of attending the Summer Meeting. So the commitment is significant but if you know you are going anyway and are well-known throughout the State, give it a whirl!
Average Time Commitment: Varies - will need to travel and attend separate ASHP meetings.