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Trailblazers in Community Pharmacy Advancement

ACT Community Pharmacy Centers of Excellence have demonstrated significant commitment to pharmacy advancement in the following areas: teaching, service, scholarship, leadership, and partnerships.

Inaugural ACT Community Pharmacy Centers of Excellence:

• Ohio Northern University Raabe College of Pharmacy
• The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy
• Purdue University College of Pharmacy
• University of Arkansas for Medical Science (UAMS) College of Pharmacy
• University of Iowa College of Pharmacy
• University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy
• University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
• University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy
• University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Pharmacy
• University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy
• University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy
• University of South Carolina School of Pharmacy
• University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy
• University of Washington School of Pharmacy
• Virginia Commonwealth University School of Pharmacy
• Western University of Health Sciences College of Pharmacy
• Wilkes University Nesbitt School of Pharmacy 

The Centers of Excellence will serve as ambassadors for pharmacy academia through convenings with leaders in pharmacy and healthcare, uniting to mobilize and amplify community pharmacy practice transformation efforts. These trailblazers will inspire and inform community pharmacy advancement across the pharmacy academy.

 

Community Pharmacy Centers of Excellence Program Overview

Applications will Reopen in 2026

For questions/support, please email aacpcenter@aacp.org.

The Academia-Community Transformation (ACT) Pharmacy Collaborative will recognize schools and colleges of pharmacy who are committed to advancing community pharmacy practice. Schools and colleges will be invited to submit an application to be recognized as a Center of Excellence based on commitment to community pharmacy advancement in the following areas: teaching, service, scholarship, and leadership/partnership support. Centers of Excellence will be recognized at the AACP Annual Meeting, and the designation will remain for a total of 5 years once achieved. After this time, schools/colleges will be invited to resubmit to maintain the designation.

Eligibility

ACPE-accredited schools and colleges of pharmacy. 

Application Instructions

Additional details coming soon.

Key Application Areas

• Teaching
  • Didactic, Experiential, Post-graduate
• Service
• Scholarship
• Leadership Support
• Partnerships

Application Review

Eligibility Review

• AACP staff will confirm that accredited schools completed the entire application, and the application will be moved through a peer review evaluation process.

Evaluation Criteria

• Reviewers will look for evidence that the school/college is committed to advancing community pharmacy practice through teaching, service, scholarship and leadership support. The strength of evidence provided will determine if the program is designated as a Center of Excellence or an Emerging Center of Excellence. 

 

Special Thanks

This program would not have been possible without the dedicated workgroup members listed below and the support of the Community Pharmacy Foundation. 

William (Bill) Doucette (Lead), Stefanie Ferreri (Lead), Jenny Bacci, Kim Coley, Bianca Daisy-Bell, Cody Clifton, Chris Daly, Kenneth Hohmeier, Nicholas Leon, Sarah Oprinovich, Sarah Ray, Jessica Robinson, Kate Rotzenberg, Kayce Shealy

AACP’s debut Artificial Intelligence Institute drew a big audience looking for answers about the rapid changes that AI is bringing to the digital environment and what that means for pharmacy education.

2024 AACP NMA Conference CPE Activity Announcement

June 5-7, 2024

Kansas City, MO

Target Audience

The 2024 AACP NMA Conference is designed for self-care and non-prescription medication educators from colleges and schools of pharmacy.

Arlington, Va. — For the first time, Indian Americans are serving concurrent terms as presidential officers at three of the leading U.S. pharmacy organizations.

Interested in Sponsorship, Exhibit Hall, and Media Opportunities for Pharmacy Education 2024, the AACP Annual Meeting? Download the prospectus for more information or contact Elissa Brooks, Senior Director of Development, at sponsorship@aacp.org

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2024 Trainee Poster Competition Judges

AACP is seeking volunteers to serve as Judges for this year’s Trainee Poster Abstract Competition, which will be conducted prior to the Pharmacy Education 2024. Trainee Poster Judging Competition will take place online on CadmiumCD platform from June 24, 2024, to June 27, 2024.  If you are available during that time and would like to serve as a Trainee Poster Judge, please complete this volunteer form below by June 3, 2024. This volunteer submission form will open from May 20–June 3, 2024.

After the sign-up closes, judges will be provided with the evaluation criteria and instructions on how to review and score the presentations of the Trainee Poster Competition Finalists in a separate email. Judges will be grouped in teams of three and will be provided with the contact information of the other judges on their assigned team. 

Trainee Poster Competition Finalists will display their posters live in Boston, Massachusetts. Trainee Poster Winners will be announced at the 2024 AACP Annual Meeting.

PLEASE NOTE: To serve as a judge, you must be an active member of AACP and must be registered for the 2024 Annual Meeting to access the trainee poster competition abstracts on CadmiumCD platform. Judges should have at least two years of experience as faculty in pharmacy education; preferably with research experience.

One poster will be recognized in each category:

1. Student pharmacist
2. Graduate student
3. Resident, fellow or post-doctoral trainee

Please contact Nidhi Gandhi-Patel or Rosa Bello, with any questions or concerns.

Program and Abstract Submissions

This page provides information about the different types of presentations and announcements that members can submit for inclusion in the AACP Annual Meeting. Specific information about various submission types and their associated deadlines can be found below. AACP members will submit school posters, annual meeting programming proposals, research and education poster abstracts through the submission portals in the Cadmium Abstract Scorecard.