Pharmacists Help People Live Healthier, Better Lives

AACP Connect is a platform that allows users to network, collaborate, share, and much more using the Community discussion boards and libraries. Keep informed and stay in tuned to what is happening with your peers by logging in and joining Communities. Each Council, Section, and Special Interest Group has their own Community. There are various specialized Communities as well accessible to all AACP members.
 

Benefits and Requirements

Communities provide an informal and flexible way for members with like-minded interests to discuss current issues facing the profession. 

• Membership
  • With the exception of Section and SIG Communities members can join an unlimited number of Communities that are open to all AACP members. Invite only Communities will only be available to members specifically invited to that Community by the Community leader.  
• Creation
  • AACP members have the ability to request the creation of a Community by completing the creation request form. An internal staff workgroup reviews the applications and will approve, reject, or defer the application.
• Continuance
  • If a Community drops below 5 discussion posts per month on average and has less than 30 members the Community may be discontinued after the review of an internal group of AACP staff members. Communities are reviewed every 12 months. 
• Funding
  • None
• Sponsor Annual Meeting Programs
  • No, but members have the ability to use the discussion board to propose collaboration efforts to submit programming for the annual meeting.
• Elected Officers
  • Select conveners using their own process. 
• Subgroups
  • None
• Council/Cabinet Representation
  • None
• Standing Rules of Procedure
  • None. Follows the Community guidelines. 

Create a Community

Are you interested in starting your own AACP Connect Community? View the AACP Connect Community Guidelines first. Then complete and submit the Connect Community Request form and AACP staff will contact you with more details.

View a full list of all the AACP Connect Communities.

AACP Connect Training

Are you interested in learning more about AACP Connect and all the things it can do? Sign up for a one-on-one or small team (up to six people) training session with Candelaria M. Moralez, the AACP Connect administrator.

General Program Overview

The purpose of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) Distinguished Preceptor Recognition Program (DPRP) is to nationally recognize preceptors who are not full-time employees of a college/school of pharmacy for their sustained commitment to excellence in experiential education and professional practice. The DPRP was developed based on recommendations from the 2012 AACP Professional Affairs Committee and was approved for implementation by the AACP Board of Directors. This award is funded in part by the American Pharmacists Association (APhA), the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), and the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) Foundation.

The DPRP consists of a recognition plaque, free AACP membership for the year of DPRP recognition, and national recognition from AACP and other pharmacy associations.

Eligibility

1. Each application must be submitted by the Experiential Education Department from no more than two colleges/schools of pharmacy. Each college/school of pharmacy may nominate no more than one nominee per year. A nominee’s name may not be submitted posthumously.
2. Nominated preceptors must not be full-time employees nor have a primary employment commitment (>50% of the nominated preceptor’s work salary) to a U.S. member college or school of pharmacy.
3. Nominated preceptors must have a minimum of 6 years of preceptor experience for a college/school of pharmacy. The total years of experience do not all have to be from the same college/school.
4. Nominees will be evaluated based upon demonstration of and contributions to the following areas:

Evaluation

Commitment to Experiential Education

The nominee’s participation in:

1. Precepting and evaluation of pharmacy students for IPPE and APPE rotations
2. Precepting and evaluation of students from other healthcare professions.
3. Precepting and evaluation of pharmacy residents and residents of other healthcare professions. 
4. Mentoring students or residents in the field of research. 

Commitment to Service

The nominee contributes to his or her professional and/or general community. Examples may include the following:

Service to the Pharmacy Profession

1. Active involvement in local, state and/or national pharmacy organizations
2. Development and delivery of CPE related to teaching and learning
3. Development and delivery of CPE related to the candidate’s expertise/ practice area
4. Committee work at the preceptor’s practice site
5. Privileges related to the preceptor’s practice site (any examples)
6. Service as a contributed paper, poster and/or abstract reviewer
7. Publication in peer-reviewed journals
8. Demonstration of pharmacy innovation (e.g., creating new or revised practice models)

Service to the College/School of Pharmacy

1. Serving as an advisor for student pharmacists
2. Serving on a college/school committee or advisory board
3. Performing admissions interviews
4. Teaching of didactic courses at a college/school of pharmacy or other healthcare programs.

Other Healthcare and Non-Healthcare Related Community Service

1. Active involvement in non-profit or non-profit or health-related organizations and events
2. Participation in public awareness education campaigns
3. Other community service not related to healthcare (e.g., PTA, Boy or Girl Scouts)

Awards, Recognitions, and Professional Credentials:

The nominee has received accolades from other organizations or institutions related to teaching/precepting, practice or service. This includes:

1. College/School of pharmacy awards (i.e., preceptor, alumni, service)
2. Employer preceptor or service award
3. State and/or national association awards
4. Other civic, professional or social recognition
5. Attainment of professional/practice credentials

AACP is committed to providing a safe, productive, and welcoming environment for all meeting participants and AACP staff. All participants, including, but not limited to, attendees, speakers, volunteers, exhibitors, AACP staff members, service providers, and all others are expected to abide by this Virtual Programs Code of Conduct. This Policy applies to all AACP meeting-related events.

2023–2024 Submission Information

• Institution Submission Information
  • Office of Experiential Education Nomination Form, including Letter from Recommendation from the Experiential Education Department
  • Signed acknowledgment statement from nominating college/school of pharmacy Dean
  • Letter of recommendation from a direct supervisor or pe