An Annual TSHP Research & Education Foundation Statewide Student Pharmacist Competition
The DSMC is an interactive, team-based competition for student pharmacists to collaborate in analyzing a patient case and practice their clinical thought process. The competition is designed to mimic real-world pharmacy practice. Participation is a great way to practice delivering comprehensive disease-state management efficiently under time restraints and use communication skills to collaborate with health-care professionals. This statewide competition helps prepare participants to compete on a national scale.
Sign-Up
Competition Summary:
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Who: Individual undergraduate students without an active pharmacy license and currently enrolled in a school/college of pharmacy may sign-up for this competition.
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Submission Window: Participants must sign-up by March 15, 2025 at 11:59 PM CT. Be prepared to provide the name, contact number, and email address at the time of sign-up. Sign-up will be accepted after
the deadline pending available space. For additional information about the competition, contact education@tshp.org.
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When/Where: DSMC will take place during the TSHP Annual Seminar 2025 to a live, three-person judging panel.
All participants must be registered for the TSHP 2025 Annual Seminar. Registration cost for students is between $80 - $230 depending on when the participant registers and their TSHP membership status. Visit https://tshp.org/mpage/AS-Reg for details.
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Winning Team: One (1) First Place Winner will receive a certificate, a $75 cash prize, and complimentary registration to the next year's TSHP Annual Seminar.
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Judging: You will be judged on the following criteria: communication skills (20%), interpersonal skills (20%), clinical problem-solving and decision-making skills (20%), educational skills (20%), and documentation skills (20%).
DSMC Example Case A
DSMC Example Case B
Scenario – Format – Discussion
SOAP Example
Submission Form
Congratulations to the Disease State Management Competition winners!
- 2024: Esther McCullough (University of Texas College of Pharmacy - Austin)
- 2023: Michael Bloomfield (University of Texas College of Pharmacy - Austin)
- 2022: Faith Rutherford (Texas Southern University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences)
- 2020: Competition Not Conducted
- 2019: Anna Bozhkova (University of Incarnate Word Feik School of Pharmacy)
