ACT Pharmacy Collaborative
This is an operational learning and ACTing collaborative between colleges/schools of pharmacy and community pharmacy practices, including clinically integrated networks of community-based pharmacies. The Collaborative goal is to support the transformation of community-based pharmacy practice from a product-based care model to a community-based pharmacy care delivery model. The operations of the Collaborative are now run through AACP within the AACP Transformation Center.
The ACT Pharmacy Collaborative will:
Colleges/Schools of Pharmacy and ACT Champions
As of September 2024, a total of 115 colleges/schools of pharmacy are engaged in the Collaborative.
Partners
Founding Partners: Community Pharmacy Foundation, University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy, CPESN, and AACP
Collaborative Partners: National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA), American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP), and American Pharmacists Association (APhA)
Culture of the ACT Pharmacy Collaborative
The ACT Pharmacy Collaborative culture is focused on networking highly engaged faculty with community pharmacy leaders nationwide to mobilize efforts and amplify the collective work to advance community pharmacy practice. The Collaborative works “in the moment” with agility to meet the needs of practice advancement by connecting faculty and students to projects and programming that are needed in practice. The Collaborative focuses on both “short-term wins” to accelerate awareness of issues (i.e. COVID-19 intern match program, map of pharmacy closures), and long-term development of tools and resources (i.e. 50 stories from 50 states, ACT research group). The Collaborative further focuses on supporting the work of the national associations by connecting and encouraging faculty expertise to needed association committees, working groups, and leadership (i.e. development of the ACCP Community-based PRN).
ACT Pharmacy Collaborative Initiatives
Community Pharmacy Student Scholar Leaders Program
This program engages student pharmacists nationwide who aspire to be leaders in community pharmacy practice.
Community Pharmacy Practice Transformation Badge Program
This program aims to provide a fun, contemporary way to connect community pharmacy practice leaders and educators, ultimately leading to recognition of educators with proven competencies in community-based pharmacy practice transformation.
Community Pharmacy Centers of Excellence Program
This program recognizes colleges and schools of pharmacy based on work they are doing to lead community pharmacy transformation through teaching, service/advocacy, scholarship, and leadership support.
To learn more on the background of the ACT Pharmacy Collaborative, please download the ACT Blueprint here. For any questions, please contact Miranda Steinkopf or Nidhi Gandhi-Patel at aacpcenter@aacp.org.
