From nearly 100 applicants across the country, PittPharmacy student Dylan Atkinson (Class of 2017) was chosen as the Paul G. Cano Legislative Intern through the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists. Each year one student is selected to participate in an eight week internship in Alexandria, Virginia at the ASCP Headquarters.
The internship is designed to offer student pharmacists experience and training in legislative and regulatory advocacy on a federal level, and a chance to see first-hand how politics shape pharmacists’ practice across the nation. The internship provides the opportunity to visit lawmakers in Washington D.C. and advocate for pressing issues in pharmacy. In addition, the intern is presented with the opportunity to attend congressional hearings, monitor changes in legislation and regulations, and meet with federal regulatory agencies and national coalitions.
