AIHP Robert P. Fischelis Award - American Institute of the History of Pharmacy

Robert P. Fischelis, Executive Secretary of the APhA, at his desk in the late 1940s.

The AIHP Robert P. Fischelis Award is conferred annually by AIHP’s Board of Directors to a person or organization whose work and actions have made significant and important contributions to the field of the history of pharmacy and medicines and to the mission or organizational well-being of the Institute. What distinguishes the Fischelis Award from other AIHP awards is its focus on extraordinary contributions to both the field of pharmacy history and the Institute.

The award is given in honor of the late Robert P. Fischelis, a gifted leader of the pharmacy profession and a generous benefactor of the Institute.

Nominations for the award are invited annually, The Board of Directors reviews nominations and determines whether to confer the award.

Previous Winners of the AIHP Robert P. Fischelis Award.

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AIHP Thanks National Association Sponsors

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American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, Contributor ($2,500)
American Pharmacists Association, Contributor ($2,500)
Board of Pharmacy Specialties, Contributor ($2,500)
National Association of Boards of Pharmacy, Contributor ($2,500)

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AIHP Wants to Document Your COVID-19 Stories and Experiences

AIHP COVID-19 Project The American Institute of the History of Pharmacy is documenting and preserving pharmacy stories and experiences during the COVID-19 global pandemic for the benefit of future historians and scholars. We seek to record the effects of this public health emergency on all types of pharmacy experiences. We invite you to share your pharmacy stories, photos, videos, artifacts, and other documentation of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.

You can participate in the AIHP COVID-19 Pandemic Pharmacy Historical Documentation Project either (1) by immediately sharing your thoughts/experiences and/or submitting digital materials or (2) by signifying your to intention to submit materials in the future. Please comply with all applicable local or state stay-at-home orders while self-documenting.

Please click the link below to learn more about participating in the AIHP COVID-19 Pandemic Pharmacy Historical Documentation Project.

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Calendar of Events

Upcoming events of interest to historians of pharmacy, pharmaceuticals, medicines, science, and related fields. (Event information current when posted. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, please double-check the status of all events):

July 22-26, 2023: Annual Meeting of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, Aurora, CO.
August 30-September 2, 2023: Biennial Meeting of the European Association for the History of Medicine and Health, Oslo, Norway.
November 11-14, 2023: Annual Meeting of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy, Dallas, TX.
December 3-7, 2023: Midyear Clinical Meeting of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, Anaheim, CA.
January 4-7, 2024: Annual Meeting of the American Historical Association, San Francisco, CA.
September 4-7, 2024: 46th International Congress for the History of Pharmacy, Belgrade Serbia.