Council of Sections (COS)
The Council of Sections (COS) is composed of the administrative officers (chair-elect, chair, immediate past chair) of all AACP Sections and Administrative Board that represents the collective interests of the Sections. AACP Members may join up to two Sections. For a full description of each Section and the officers please see the list of Sections below.
Mission Statement
The mission of the Council of Sections is to represent and advocate for the collective interests of the Sections of the Association.
COS Administrative Board
The primary focus of the Administrative Board is to represent the collective interests of the academic disciplines within pharmacy education to the Association and its Board of Directors (BOD). The Administrative Board provides leadership to the Sections through policy development and programming. The Administrative Board acts through its representatives on the Association's BOD and through efforts to facilitate Section activities that align with the mission and the strategic plan of AACP.
| Ana C. Quiñones-Boex (Midwestern University) Chair |
| Rucha Bond (The University of Texas at Austin) Chair-elect |
| Timothy J. Bloom (Shenandoah University) Immediate Past Chair |
| Lourdes G. Planas (University of Oklahoma) Secretary of Knowledge Management |
| Terri Smith Moore (American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy) Staff Liaison |
Specific objectives of the Administrative Board include:
- Advocate for the resolutions and policy proposals brought forward by the individual Sections to the BOD;
- Coordinate programming for the individual Sections as well as collaborate with the Council of Faculties (COF) and Council of Deans (COD);
- Coordinate task forces pertaining to the interests of multiple Sections; and
- Coordinate, communicate and partner with the COF and the COD on selected projects or programs.