Pharmacy SuRGE Community Statement

Below is a draft of the Pharmacy SuRGE Community Statement. The SuRGE Planning Group invites feedback on this Statement, which will be discussed at the December 16 virtual quarterly SuRGE meeting. You can send feedback to sending email to Dorothy Farrell (dfarrell@aacp.org) or by using this Padlet discussion board

Seven Student Pharmacists Awarded Walmart Community Pharmacy Scholarship

AACP has selected 7 individuals as recipients of the Walmart Community Pharmacy Scholarship for Pharmacy Students recognizing their leadership, academic success, and a commitment to serving rural or medically underserved patient populations upon graduation.

Advocacy Champions Engagement Survey

The AACP 2025–2026 Strategic Engagement Committee (SEC) is updating the list of individuals identifying themselves as ‘Advocacy Champions’ for schools and colleges of pharmacy. The committee defines advocacy as multifactorial and characterized as any action taken to speak in favor of, recommend, argue for, support, defend, or plead on behalf of yourself or others.

Medical Billing 201 Workshop - Agenda

Medical Billing 201 Virtual Workshop

Pharmacy School Interest Rises as Applications Jump 6%

According to recently released data from AACP, applications to pharmacy school jumped 6% from Fall 2024 to Fall 2025, signaling growing interest in the pharmacy profession. This marks the second consecutive year of growth in both the total number of applicants and applications to pharmacy schools.

A Multi-University Institute Advances U.S. Medicine Making: 20 Years and Counting

NIPTE university faculty members collaborate with government and industry to address challenges in drug development and manufacturing.

ACT Educators Badge Application

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ACT Community Pharmacy Transformation Educators Badge Application

The Cohort 3 application cycle for the Community Pharmacy Practice Transformation Educators Badge Program is now closed. It may reopen in Summer/Fall 2026.

Please note: If accepted into the program, a required fee of $149 will be charged.

Interim Meeting 2026 - CEO Dean/Development Officer Program Speakers

Statement from Leading Physician, Medical, Health, Patient Advocacy Groups on CDC Autism Website Changes

Our organizations, representing autistic individuals, their families, medical professionals and public health workers, are alarmed that the CDC is promoting the outdated, disproven idea that vaccines cause autism.

Guided Grant Writing Program Evaluation

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Thank you for participating in Guided Grant Writing for Pharmacy Faculty – A Program in Real-Time. We ask that you complete this evaluation to help us gauge the effectiveness of the program, discover what parts of the program worked best for participants, and plan for future editions of this and related AACP programs. The evaluation will cover the online modules on AACP Learn, the monthly synchronous sessions with your program facilitator and small discussion group, the monthly full-group sessions, and the feedback and assistance with your proposal preparation. In addition to this evaluation, AACP plans to follow up with program participants in the coming months and years to track program outcomes, such as grant proposal submissions, grant review scores and grant funding. 

Please reach out to Dorothy Farrell at dfarrell@aacp.org with any questions or comments about this evaluation.