Pharmacist Day – Online Version

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In Pharmaceutical Chemistry Student Organization, OEQF in Spanish, it is a tradition to have a special celebration for Pharmaceutical Day every year. This year the Board of Directors decided to continue to have this tradition despite the situation that has affected the entire world. With the pandemic being at its peak in Guatemala, the decision to have the Pharmacist day celebration online was not a hard one to take.

The overall activity was built around teamwork, asking the participants to assemble groups of 5-10 people, with a Q.10.00 (approximately US$.1.3) fee per person. A special banner with the name of each group was created for use and representation throughout the competition. On the morning of Saturday, September 26 th , we gathered all the groups in a zoom meeting to introduce the activity of the day. In the early hours the groups split up to go through a series of different meetings, each one run by a different member of the Board of Directors. Each group did a trivia game, an exercise race, a karaoke party, and a Pictionary competition, earning points with each activity.

Finally, at 6:00 pm the Talent Show began, in which each group could showcase the talent of their members, and friends for a small bonus of points. At the end of the day, the total points were gathered on a Drive sheet. After being reviewed by the Board of Directors and all contestants, the results were posted on the OEQF social media the day after the competition. For first place, the group got a gift certificate for a .

This allowed us to learn more about our classmates. It was meant to be as close to the gameshow as possible with the addition of our pharmacy theme. We did face several challenges when making this event. One of the main fears when making this event was the turnout. During the pandemic, events have had many obstacles.

Our main goal was to have a good turnout, but we also wanted to keep everyone safe. In order to maintain social distancing among our members, we offered attendance in person with a mask and ensured seats were spread out. We also offered spectators the ability to join use via zoom, this limited the number of people that came in person, which allowed us to have ample space in the auditorium we had.

Adding zoom spectating to this event also allowed people that were not on campus to join which increased turnout as well. Altogether the event was a success. All of our members and faculty enjoyed the event and we are proud and excited to bring this event back next year.