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Wellness and Resilience in Pharmacy Education

AACP Statement on Commitment to Clinician Well-being and Resilience

The American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) is deeply committed to collaborating with other health profession organizations and stakeholders to promote positive well-being and resilience among health care providers, educators, and students. AACP recognizes that stress and anxiety can have devastating consequences on mental health, student learning, patient care, and the community at large. AACP has adopted two policy statements to demonstrate its commitment to well-being in pharmacy education. View the full statement.

AACP encourages schools and colleges of pharmacy to proactively promote overall well-being for students, faculty, and staff.

AACP Policy Statement (Source: Student Affairs Committee, 2017)

AACP believes that all administrators, faculty, staff, preceptors, student pharmacists and alumni should contribute to a culture of well-being in pharmacy education.

AACP Policy Statement (Source: Student Affairs Committee, 2018)

AACP believes that school and college leaders (e.g., deans, department chairs) are responsible for creating positive working and learning environments through an appropriate balance of expectations and resources or support.

AACP Policy Statement (Source: Student Affairs Committee, 2022)

AACP provides resources to assist pharmacy colleges and school in creating a culture of wellness and building positive wellbeing among students, faculty, preceptors, and staff.

Resource Guide

The Creating a Culture of Well-Being: A Resource Guide for Colleges and Schools of Pharmacy was created in response to the growing prevalence of burnout, disengagement, and other forms of work-related ill-being across the health professions. Organizations have been increasingly shifting their focus to the most common source of the problem—the environment in which people work and learn. To that end, the 2021–2022 AACP Student Affairs Committee was charged with developing a resource to aid colleges and schools of pharmacy in their endeavors to support the well-being of faculty, staff, and students. Recognizing that the threats to well-being are often unique to each organization, this guide details a process by which schools can explore their specific needs related to well-being and then address these challenges through a continuous cycle of organizational change, with a focus on changes to policies and practices and a redesign of the work environment.

Join the Well-being and Resiliency Community on AACP Connect

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AACP Professional Development Programs Related to Well-being

The Student Success Institute 2024 featured many topics related to well-being among students in pharmacy education. Go to the Institutes section on AACP Learn, the education and learning platform for AACP where the recordings and resources are available for purchase.

The Mid-Career Recharge program is a longitudinal hybrid program available to all faculty and staff to "recharge" their careers. A significant portion of the program topics are related to well-being and unique aspects to consider in mid-career. New applicants apply in the Spring and a new cohort begins in June each year.

AACP Webinars and Posters Related to Well-being

There are numerous webinars and posters related to well-being that have been presented by various AACP members, sections, councils, and special interest groups. Go to the Webinars and Posters sections on AACP Learn, the education and learning platform for AACP. Or you can go the search bar and type in "well-being" and all the content will come up. Many of these resources are available for free!

AACP American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

There are numerous articles related to well-being that are published in AJPE, the official publication of AACP that is available for free to members. Go to the search bar and type in "well-being" and the articles will be listed.