The application due date for the 2010-11 institutional award program has been extended to June 1, 2010.

The AACP Award for Transformative Community Service is presented annually to one college or school of pharmacy demonstrating a major institutional commitment to addressing unmet community needs through education, practice and research. This commitment should be demonstrated through the development of exceptional programs that go well beyond the traditional service role of academic pharmacy. The award highlights community service as an important element of the academic mission, and singles out institutions that can serve as examples of social responsiveness on the part of the academic pharmacy community. This award aligns with ACPE standards and the CAPE educational outcomes. It is totally independent of the type of college/school submitting the application: public, private, small, or large. It demonstrates commitment to a community achieving transformative community service rather than any preconceived status.

The award selection committee is especially interested in programs that are directly linked to the institution’s research endeavor (e.g., community engaged participatory research) and to the education (didactic   experiential) of student pharmacists, residents, and other post-graduate trainees. The relationship of programs to the Healthy People 2010 goals and the 2004 AACP CAPE Educational Outcomes should also be emphasized.

The award consists of: 1) Steuben Beacon of Light honoring the institution’s extraordinary social commitment, 2) a $5,000 honorarium provided to the recognized institution to distribute to community partners to support continuation or expansion of their collaboration, and 3) a travel stipend (up to $4,500) for up to three members of the team to attend the 2011 AACP Interim Meeting. The institution can determine whether to include one or more of the institution’s community partners in the recognition activity.

Please direct questions to Melinda D. Colón, governance programs and meetings manager.

2010-11 AACP Transformative Community Service Award Recognizing a College or School of Pharmacy - Award information and application instructions.