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As the national organization representing pharmacy education and the collective voice of academic pharmacy, AACP is deeply concerned about the recent changes to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) under the current administration.

AACP, with other organizations, acknowledges the recent passage of H.R.1, the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," by the U.S. House of Representatives. While long-term fiscal sustainability in our federal government is clearly a priority, we are deeply concerned that several provisions related to higher education financing will have substantial negative consequences on the healthcare workforce pipeline, particularly on pharmacy.

For the fourth consecutive year, the Walmart Community Pharmacy Scholarship for Pharmacy Students will be awarded to seven outstanding Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree students who show dedication to serving rural or medically underserved communities—areas that often struggle with limited access to healthcare.

AACP is pleased to announce that the CVS Health/AACP Community Pharmacy Award will be awarded to 21 outstanding student pharmacists who face financial barriers in pursuit of education.

The American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, AACP’s flagship journal, has appointed three new associate editors.

Recognizing seven individuals, one institution, and one scholarly paper, for their outstanding contributions made to pharmacy education, research, patient outcomes, community service and academic publishing.

An AACP Interim Meeting keynote speaker opens up about how her life experiences inspired her to become a passionate advocate for trauma-informed leadership.

How does personality play a role in communication in the pharmacy sphere? Extroverts are good at initiating conversation, but introverts tend to be empathetic, which leads to connection.

A first-generation student pharmacist at the University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences helped create a high school outreach program for students like her.

An NIH grant is supporting a project to measure the feasibility of implementing strategies such as pharmacogenetic testing in the emergency room.

AACP expresses grave concern regarding the new administration’s illegal and misguided effort to significantly reduce facilities and administrative (F&A) cost funding for research institutions by implementing a standard rate of 15% across all NIH grants for indirect costs starting today. Such actions will damage our members’ ability to maintain critical research infrastructure and will reduce research and training capacity. 

AACP is excited to announce six new partners to strengthen collaboration between education and practice as part of its new Corporate Partnership Program.