10:00 AM-5:00 PM          On Site Registration – AMSPC Desk – Turquoise Foyer 

 3:00-5:00 PM                 Spouse Activity – Mixer Tea                 White Dove

 1:00-1:15 PM                 Gary Rankin, President
                                        Welcome and Introduction of New Chairs and Emeritus Chairs

 1:15-1:45 PM                  Glenn Sipes – Department of Pharmacology, University of Arizona

 1:45-2:45 PM                  William Mallon, Assistant Vice-President and Director, Organization and Management 
            Studies for the Association of American Medical Colleges

                                         “Departmental Structure, Centers and Institutes”

 2:45-3:15 PM                  Coffee Break

 3:15-4:10 PM                  Break-out into small discussion groups:

1.            How to Retain Productive Faculty

2.            Retraining Faculty for Systems Research

3.            Role of Emeritus Chairs in AMSPC

4.            How to Manage Unfunded Faculty

 4:10-4:20 PM                  Preparation of small group reports

 4:20-4:45 PM                  Presentation of small group reports

 4:45-5:00 PM                  Election of Nominating Committee – Bob Theobald, Secretary

 5:00 PM                          Adjourn

7:00-10:00 AM                 Breakfast                                                  Sundance Cafe

7:00-8:00 AM                   AMSPC Council Meeting                          Sundance Cafe

8:00 AM-12:00 PM           AMSPC Desk Open                                 Turquoise Foyer

8:30-12:30PM                  Spouse Program                                      Depart from Lobby
                                        Visit to Old Town Artisans

8:15-8:30 AM                   Announcements – Gary Rankin

8:30-8:45 AM                   Report from CAS meeting – Tom Westfall

8:45-9:00 AM                   ASPET Update – Christie Carrico

9:00-9:30 AM                   Kenneth Tew, Medical University of South Carolina
  New Chair Seminar

9:30-10:00 AM                Joey Barnett, Vanderbilt University
“Update on 2005 National Pharmacology Director of Graduate Programs Meeting”
 

10:00-10:30 AM              Coffee Break
 

10:30-11:30 AM              Peter Preusch, National Institutes of Health
                                      “Update on NIH Funding and the Future of Pharmacology Training Programs”                       

11:30-11:45 AM             J.R. Haywood  - Report on Intergrative and Organ Systems Short Course

11:45 -12:00 PM            Task Force for Learning Objectives for Graduate Education 
          J. R. Haywood

12:00 PM                       Lunch on Your Own

7:00 -10:00 AM              Breakfast                                 Sundance Cafe

7:00-8:15 AM                 New Chairs’ Breakfast             Sundance Cafe

8:00AM                          AMSPC Desk Open                 Turquoise Foyer 

8:30-8:40 AM                Announcements – Gary Rankin

8:40-8:55 AM                Report from the National Caucus of Basic Biomedical Science Chairs Meeting
         George Mandel

8:55-9:40 AM                Jim Bernstein, Director, Government and Public Affairs, ASPET
       “Update on Public Affairs Issues”

9:40-10:40 AM              Donald Melnick, M.D., President, National Board of Medical Examiners

                                    “Update on NBME Activities”

10:40-11:00 AM            Coffee Break

11:00-11:20 AM            Canadian Pharmacologist’s Report – Denis Grant

11:20-11:35 AM            Updating the Pharmacology Survey of Medical Schools – Gary Rankin

11:35-11:50 AM            An Experience with Team-Based Learning – Bob Theobald

11:50-12:15 PM            Treasurer’s Report – Adrian Dunn

12:15 PM                      Other Business - Adjournment

To receive the discounted "early bird" registration fee, fill out the Registration Form and send your check to our meeting planner, Sheilah Jewart at Amazing Occasions, to arrive no later than December 01, 2005. After that date, registration will be accepted on a space available basis at full price.

Registration Fees: Before Dec 15/After Dec 15

AMSPC Member:

4 Nights $1,100 /$1125

3 Nights $ 900 /$ 925

2 Nights $ 700/ $ 725

Spouse / Guest:

$ 200/ $ 200

Registration fees, minus $50 handling fee, are refundable if notified by December 15^th. After December 15^th, a $50 handling fee and $500 room deposit will be deducted from the registration fee. After January 1^st, no refunds can be made.

Mail Registration and Check to:

Sheilah Jewart, CMP, Meeting Coordinator
Amazing Occasions, Inc.
9037 Ron Den Lane, Windermere, FL 34786
Tel: 407-876-5973 Fax: 407-876-0750
Fed.Tax ID #59-3227880

The resort is located on 500 acres of serene, colorful high Sonoran Desert terrain in the foothills of the majestic Santa Catalina Mountains. The magnificent granite cliffs of Pusch Ridge rise directly behind the resort providing an atmosphere of desert beauty. High-speed wireless internet access in rooms and throughout the resort, 45 holes of championship golf on three courses, five restaurants and 31 lighted tennis courts along with Equestrian Center for horseback riding and two fitness centers just to name a few of the amenities that await our group. For further information, go to their website: www.hiltonelconquistador.com

Your hotel reservations are included in the registration fee and will be made based on information you provide on the Registration Form at:

Hilton El Conquistador Golf & Tennis Resort
10,000 North Oracle Road
Tucson, AZ 85737Tel: 520-544-5000 Fax: 520-544-1228

Fly into the Tucson International Airport (TUS). There are several flights each day:

• Continental (Houston) -American (Dallas)
• Alaska (Los Angeles / San Francisco) -Frontier (Denver)
• America West (Phoenix / Salt Lake) -USAir (Denver)
• Delta (Atlanta and Salt Lake City)

The resort is approximately 25 miles from the Tucson International Airport and you have (3) options to get to the Hilton El Conquistador:

1. Rental Car – follow I-10 West to Ina Road. Exit Ina Road, turn right and head east to Oracle Road (approx 5.3 miles). Turn left on Oracle Road (north) and continue 2.3 miles to El Conquistador Way. Turn right. Resort is on right.

2. Stagecoach Shuttle: $44 one-way/$70 roundtrip - rates may vary with #.
May make several stops. Call 520 889-1000 or www.azstagecoach.com

3. Hilton Airport Transfers: $35 one-way / $70 roundtrip
Reservations required – Call 520-544-1173

Or contact monique_vallery@hilton.com

Arizona still retains much of its old west flavor, and you can take this opportunity to see the land the way the pioneers did, on the back of a reliable horse. Spend a few hours riding through Catalina State Park and on the trail delighting in the exhilaration of clean, high desert air. Enjoy Tucson’s natural beauty, wildlife, flora and fauna. A horseback ride is part of the Arizona tradition.

Ride through the desert with the wind in your hair and the sun on your back on these fun-filled educational, four-wheel-drive jeep tour. You will go through some of the most beautiful and rugged desert wilderness surrounding Tucson. You will travel from civilization to primitive country inhabited by wildlife and ghosts of days gone by. Bring your camera.

The New York Times refers to it as "the most distinctive zoo in the United States." You will drive through Saguaro National Park, which preserves the most magnificent Saguaro forest in the world. This outing provides a unique opportunity to see a comprehensive collection of the plants, animals, and geology of this area. This experience requires walking.

Following the Museum you will visit San Xavier Mission del Bac, better known as the "Dove of the Desert". One of the most photographed missions in the entire country and has just undergone a major restoration by the same team that restored the Sistine Chapel.