Pharmacy is undergoing a trans-formation from a profession of primarily providing a
commodity (medications) in reaction to the orders of a prescriber to one of providing and …

American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) each have established a vision
that, by 2020, postgraduate year 1 (PGY1) residency training should be required for entry …

Public perception of a profession is extremely important, but even more vital is the actual
worth the profession provides to those who partake of its services. As pharmacy recreates …

National efforts to achieve a health care system that improves individual patient outcomes,
advances the health status of the population and is more cost effective validate the …

As AACP President-elect Beck was considering the areas for committee deliberation in early
2005, the Joint Commission of Pharmacy Practitioners (JCPP) completed a planning …

The 2012 A merican C ollege of C linical P harmacy (ACCP) C ertification A ffairs C
ommittee was charged with developing guidelines for the desired professional development …

To optimally position and advance the pharmacy profession, it is necessary to continue to
build on the current framework for postgraduate pharmacy training and education. In the …

Evolving change in the scope of practice of pharmacists1 and the profession's envisioned
future for pharmacy practice2 should prompt serious consideration of the approach to …

Does the academy have the responsibility of preparing graduates to realize their potential in
society? This would include preparing them to practice advanced patient care roles in …

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Pharmacy Manpower Project, Inc., convened a conference in
the fall of 2001 to delineate and project the professionally determined need for pharmacy …