AACP is building the Curricular Resource Center (CRC) as an accessible system for sharing intellectual resources on topics pertinent to pharmacy education and practice. The CRC will enable faculty members, students and practitioners to more easily access peer-reviewed teaching resources from a variety of sources to utilize in teaching and learning activities. More material will be added as the project evolves.
Curriculum Framework - A product of the Healthy People Curriculum Task Force that provides a structure for organizing curriculum and communicating within and between health professions.Back to top
AHRQ’s Effective Health Care Program is dedicated to facilitating decision making by providing high-quality research in formats for researchers, clinicians and consumers. Comparative Effectiveness Reviews draw on published scientific studies to make head-to-head comparisons on the effectiveness and risks of treatment options for a particular health condition.Back to top
DM Educate - Developed by the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy, this course will provide a multidisciplinary foundation for health professionals in the principles of diabetes management. The contributing faculty are outstanding educators and practitioners from the fields of pharmacy, nursing, medicine, behavioral psychology, medical nutrition therapy and exercise physiology. All of the course faculty have professional practices and help patients manage their diabetes.Back to top
Pharmacy Based Identification and Screening for Memory Decline - This guide increases faculty awareness of and access to tools and resources for pharmacy-based memory screening that will facilitate meaningful teaching and training activities within colleges and schools of pharmacy. It can be used by faculty responsible for professional practice laboratories, geriatric practice courses and service-based learning activities, as well as those advising student organizations.
Guidelines for Senior Care Pharmacy Student Rotations - The guidelines, developed by an ASCP Foundation Advisory Board comprised of academicians, practitioners and AACP’s Geriatrics SIG Chair-Elect, provide a framework for the development of a geriatric rotation and include eleven specific learning objectives with examples of student activities that correspond with each objective.
ASCP's Geriatric Pharmacy Curriculum Guide - The American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP) Geriatric Pharmacy Curriculum Guide is meant to serve as a guide for pharmacists, student pharmacists and pharmacy educators who are seeking a tool to direct their professional development in Senior Care Pharmacy, regardless of practice setting. In providing this Curriculum Guide, ASCP is seeking to foster and support the continuous development of the Senior Care Pharmacist’s practical and clinical skills. This Guide is designed to be flexible and change as practices in geriatrics and geriatric pharmacotherapy advance. Back to top
Principles in Practice - This resource of educational case studies is provided through The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy.Back to top
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality - The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Patient Safety Network (PSNet) with current patient safety news, literature and resources.
Pharmacy Toolbox - The Virtual Tool Box for Quality Pharmacy Practice can be found on the web sites for both the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) and the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA).
The Institute for Safe Medication Practices - The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) offers resources in error prevention and practice assessment for educational purposes.Back to top
Genetics Education Resources - Material available at the National Coalition for Health Professional Education in Genetics (NCHPEG).
G.R.O.W. - Genetics Resources On the Web search engine.
American Medical Association (AMA) pamphlet: Family Medical History in Disease Prevention - NCHPEG's working group on family history participated in the review of the pamphlet. Back to top
These resources were compiled for the AACP-AAMC “Cultural Competence in Health-Professions Training: Considerations for Implementation” Webcast held on May 12, 2005. The resources listed do not represent a complete listing of cultural competence resources for health professionals. Although the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) and Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) are not responsible for the materials presented on the Web sites or for the web addresses, the hope is that the information will prove useful.
National Center for Cultural Competence (NCCC)
NCCC Resource Database - Demographic information, policies, practices, articles, books, research initiatives and findings, curricula, multimedia materials and Web sites, etc.
Curriculum Framework - A delineation of educational outcomes organized within the Clinical Prevention and Population Health Curriculum Framework for Health Professions. Supported through a contract from the Health Services and Research Administration, Pharmaceutical Services Support Center.
Resources List - Caring for the Underserved, a list of curricular references.
A su salud - An intermediate health professions Spanish course that promotes interactive learning through telenovela-style health drama. Back to top