Pharmacy Education 2024 Call for Micro Sessions

Criterion 1

The program description is well written (4 points)

• The program description is well written to clearly indicate what participants will be able to do as a result of attending the session. (4)
• The program description describes the proposal adequately, but has minor need for improvement in either detail or syntax. (3)
• The program description cursorily indicates what the session might entail but omits 1 or more pieces of critical material and/or requires significant editing. (2)
• The program description is not well written. Omits 2 or more pieces of critical material and requires extensive developmental editing. (1)

Criterion 2

The proposed learning objective provides a good description of what participants will be able to do as a result of attending the session (4 points)

• The learning objective clearly describes what participants will be able to do as a result of attending the session. (4)
• The learning objective partially describes what participants will be able to do as a result of attending the session. (3)
• The learning objective does not describe what participants will be able to do as a result of attending the session. (2)
• The learning objective is unclear/confusing or does not align with the session description. (1)

Criterion 3

The proposed topic is relevant to AACP and its members (4 points)

• The proposal presents issues of immediate relevance and importance to the goals/initiatives of AACP and its members. It is solidly based on best or recommended practice in pharmacy education. (4)
• The proposal presents issues of immediate relevance and importance to the goals/ initiatives of AACP and its members. (3)
• The proposal is relevant, but the focus is on issues tangential to the field of pharmacy education. (2)
• The proposal focuses on low priority materials or practice. (1)

Criterion 4

The proposed topic stimulates innovative pharmacy education. Innovation is a multi-stage process where ideas are transformed into new methods, processes, or approaches to advance education. It involves the application of an idea that is different, cutting edge or novel to the environment or organization.  (4 points)

• The proposal presents information which clearly stimulates innovative pharmacy education. (4)
• The proposal presents information which somewhat stimulates innovative pharmacy education. (3)
• The proposal presents information which weakly stimulates innovative pharmacy education. (2)
• The proposal does not help stimulate innovative pharmacy education. (1)

Criterion 5

Scholarly Rigor: The program was conceptualized on a sound theory, model or research method. (4 points)

• The program was conceptualized on a sound theory, model, or research method with clear sources noted. (4)
• The program was conceptualized on a sound theory, model, or research method with minimal sources noted. (3)
• The program mentions a scholarly theory, model, or research method, but is weakly incorporated with no sources noted. (2)
• The program fails to incorporate a sound theory, model, or research method. (1)

Micro-session proposals will be reviewed by three program committee members using the evaluation criteria rubric listed above. Proposals will be given a numerical score and an average based on the total scores given by the three reviewers. To ensure that proposals are rated fairly, presenter names and institutions will be hidden during the review process.  

The program committee will convene in late January to select annual meeting programs. During the selection process, micro-session proposals will be grouped by theme and ranked based on reviewer scores. The program committee will select up to six micro-session proposals on each theme (a. exclusive pedagogy, b. experiential education – quality assurance and assessment, and c. mid-career faculty – advancement, retention, and development). Note that submitter/speaker information will be visible to the full program committee during the selection process.

In making its decision, the committee will strive to ensure diversity of topics for the different audiences in the Academy and an adequate representation from a diverse group of speakers and institutions.

All submitters will be notified the status of their submissions (accepted or rejected) by mid-February.

How to Create a Micro-session

Please go to the program submission site to enter a micro-session. (The username and password for the programming submission site is the same as your AACP username and password.)   

Adding a program

1. After you have logged on to the site, select “Proceed” or “Update Your AACP Record” if your information (Name, Organization, Email) is listed incorrectly.
2. Please carefully read the “Privacy Policy” and indicate your consent at the bottom of the page to continue.
3. Select the "Click here to begin a new session" link under the Sessions header.
4. Enter your session title (word limit: 15. Do not type in all capital letters. Use initial caps only). A session must have a short, specific presentation title (containing no abbreviations) that indicates the nature of the presentation.
5. Select the Session Type: Micro-Session.
6. Continuing Education Credit: Note, micro-session presentations are not eligible for continuing education. 
7. You are now on the submissions “Task” page. Please click on each task to enter the requested information. Once completed, the task will then appear with a large green check mark. After you have completed all of the tasks, select "Save Submission". Review and Submit your proposal.

Task 1: Presenter

• Each micro-session presentation is limited to one presenter. If you do not plan to serve as the presenter for your micro-session, please remove your name from the presenter list.
• To add a different presenter, type the presenter’s first name, last name, email address, select their role, and click the “Add Presenter” button.
• You may use the “Member Look-Up” feature to identify your presenter. Search for a member by entering their name. If results are returned, click on the member to auto-fill the presenter fields.
• Select their role and click "Add Presenter."
• To complete a presenter's profile, click on the "Edit Speaker" button. Note, the presenter's title and institution must be included to complete their profile.
• A green check mark indicates a complete profile.
• Once the profile is complete, click "Save Presenter" to complete the task.

Task 2: Program Information

To ensure that proposals are rated fairly, the program committee will conduct anonymous reviews of all Annual Meeting program submissions. Do not include your name or institution in the programming information fields. 

• Theme: Select the theme for your micro-session presentation
• Commercial Products: Indicate whether your proposed session will reference any commercially available services or products (e.g., apps).
• Financial Interests: If your presentation will reference commercially available products or services, please indicate whether you have any financial interests in those products or services. Presenters will be asked to disclose that information to their audience. 
• Description: Provide a 2-3 sentence description of your presentation (limit to 75 words).
• Outcome: Describe the "take away" for attendees (word limit: 250).
• Purpose: Describe the current need for your session and how your presentation advances pharmacy education. You must include sources to support the current need for your session (word limit: 300).
• References: Provide complete references of sources cited in your program purpose. 
• Click the "Continue" button to proceed to the next task. 

Task 3: Learning Objective

• List the learning objective (no more than ONE) for your micro-session presentation. Your learning objective should be clear, measurable, and achievable (word limit: 45).
• Click the "Continue" button.

Click the "Save Submission" button at the top or bottom of the page. To review your submission, select the "Click here for a pre-view of your session" link at the bottom of the page. After you have reviewed your submission, click the "Submit" button.  An email to confirm your submission will be sent to you immediately.

You will have access to the submission site to input and modify your sessions until Wednesday, November 15 at 11:59 p.m. PST. To edit your submission, login to the submission site, click on your micro-session title listed under the "Sessions" header. Select the Task you would like to modify. Save your submission after you have made your edits and click the "Submit" button to submit your edited proposal.

Guide for Writing Effective Learning Objectives

Pharmacy Education 2024 Submission FAQs

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