_We are excited to introduce you to our new website with expanded capabilities, and a new membership database that will add additional features and options. Over the last few years our members have requested new functions, such as the ability to review and provide payments online, an easier to use and more robust registration and dues renewal system, and online awards and competition submission systems.

Some functions may not be available at the time of the release, and we ask that you bear with us as we adjust to the new systems.

Upcoming deadlines:

• Submission of an 'intent to submit' application for the Alcalde Residency Conference - January 15, 2012
  (NOTE: An "intent to submit" application IS NOT required for the TSHP-R&E Poster Competition.)
• Submission of applications for a TSHP R&E Foundation Grant - March 1, 2012
• Submission of applications for a TSHP R&E Foundation Scholarship - March 5, 2012
• Submission of materials for 2012 Poster Competition - March 15, 2012

_When someone looks at their field of employment as a career, they invest themselves in their field to help it to grow.  As their profession grows, their career can also grow.  Pharmacy is one of the professions that has continued to grow and evolve, providing more opportunities for members of the profession.  This is a direct result of members of the profession being involved and educating those outside of our profession on what we can do to improve patient care and assist others on the healthcare team.  If everyone who came before us had looked at pharmacy as a job, we wouldn’t have pharmacists in ED’s or ambulatory care clinics, we wouldn’t have the authority to manage patients by protocols, and we wouldn’t be helping to solve issues related to readmissions and other quality measures.  I have been practicing pharmacy for 29 years now and am more excited about our profession now than when I first graduated.