The AACP Transformation Center (ATC) successfully built a robust pharmacy practice agenda and firmly cemented practice advancement as a core pillar of the association’s strategic plan. Having achieved these foundational milestones, the AACP Transformation Center is being sunsetas we pivot to align this vital work with our current staff and organizational structure. Despite this structural change, our high-impact practice programming will continue seamlessly. These core practice advancement initiatives remain fully supported and active under a streamlined operational model.
Strategic Commitment to Practice Advancement
Pharmacy practice is undergoing rapid transformation driven by expanding roles for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, digital health, artificial intelligence, and more. AACP supports this evolution by developing competency-based programs, establishing academic-practice partnerships, and creating resources that prepare pharmacists for expanded scope opportunities across diverse settings.
2026-2028 AACP Strategic Plan Practice Pillar Goals
- Champion the ongoing transformation and innovation of pharmacy practice.
- Prepare current and future pharmacists for expanded practice opportunities and critical workforce needs.
Focus Areas
Community Pharmacy Practice Transformation
ACT Pharmacy Collaborative: This is an operational learning and ACTing collaborative between colleges/schools of pharmacy and community pharmacy practices, including clinically integrated networks of community-based pharmacies. The Collaborative goal is to support the transformation of community-based pharmacy practice from a product-based care model to a community-based pharmacy care delivery model.
Advancing Community Pharmacy Institute Unite for Impact Challenge Multimedia Library: The Unite for Impact Challenge brought together faculty, students, practicing pharmacists, and outside partners to take on real problems in community pharmacy through collaboration, creativity, and innovation. This multimedia library showcases the work of every participating team, because each project represents a real effort to move community pharmacy forward.
Navigating Modern Approaches (NMA) in Self-Care Education, Community Practice and Beyond Workshop: Every other year (starting in 2026), AACP offers this workshop to engage educators with interest in self-care therapeutics, outpatient pharmacy practice, and/or public health. As the self-care industry continues to rapidly evolve, pharmacy educators are well positioned to bridge pharmacy education and practice by covering educational topics in self-care and community practice to advance the pharmacist’s role in outpatient practice.
Payment for Pharmacist-Provided Patient Care Services
Workgroup on Payment for Faculty-Provided Patient Care Services: This Workgroup is dedicated to supporting colleges and schools across the Pharmacy Academy in generating revenue from faculty-provided patience care services by increasing awareness, providing tools and resources, and reducing barriers to implementation.
Medical Billing for Educators Workshops: AACP has offered two workshops to support pharmacy educators with teaching medical billing, contracting, credentialing and other related topics. If you did not attend the Medical Billing 101 or 201 Workshops, consider purchasing the recordings and resources on AACP Learn ($99 for members, $149 for non-members for each program).
Medical Billing Practice Advancement Collaborative & Teaching (MPACT) Networking Series: This year-long networking and strategy series with quarterly gatherings is designed to support pharmacy educators with active curricular implementation. This series provides a collaborative infrastructure for faculty nationwide to share ready-to-use educational toolkits, peer-review instructional materials, and brainstorm strategies to overcome hurdles.
Digital Health in Pharmacy Education and Practice
Digital Health Learning Series: This program is designed specifically for pharmacy faculty, staff, and administrators to support individual professional development by using the Absorb–Do–Connect model to translate digital health concepts into practical, ready-to-use strategies in practice, teaching, and scholarship.
