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The American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy has selected 7 individuals as ...

According to recently released data from AACP, applications to pharmacy school jumped 6% from Fall 2024 to Fall 2025, signaling growing interest in the pharmacy profession. This marks the second consecutive year of growth in both the total number of applicants and applications to pharmacy schools.
Our organizations, representing autistic individuals, their families, medical professionals and public health workers, are alarmed that the CDC is promoting the outdated, disproven idea that vaccines cause autism.
The Unite for Impact Challenge is a national initiative designed to spark collaboration, innovation, and measurable change in community pharmacy practice.
The award is funded by the CVS Health Foundation, and will reduce financial barriers for student pharmacists in pursuit of a Pharm.D. degree who are committed to improving health outcomes and the well-being of individual patients in communities across the United States.
A diverse group of 12 pharmacy organizations jointly published guiding principles for state policy on pharmacy personnel–administered vaccines.
AACP Joins National “We’re Your Pharmacist” Campaign

AACP is pleased to be an official supporter of ASHP’s We’re Your Pharmacist ...

As the organization representing U.S. colleges and schools of pharmacy, AACP emphasizes the critical role pharmacists play in providing safe and effective recommendations for over-the-counter medicines being sought by their patients.
JCPP today announced the release of the 2025 Pharmacists’ Patient Care Process (PPCP), an update to the 2014 PPCP that is intended to reflect pharmacists’ contemporary practice and evolving trends in the health care system. 
The American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, AACP’s flagship journal, is proud to announce Dr. Kristin Janke as its next Editor-in-Chief, beginning January 1, 2026.
The AACP Transformation Center and the Academia-Community Transformation (ACT) Pharmacy Collaborative announce the launch of the Community Pharmacy Student Scholars (CPSS) Program Cohort 2, designed to empower student pharmacists to drive innovation and transformation in community-based pharmacy practice.
AACP is disappointed with many of the provisions still included in the reconciliation bill passed by the U.S. Senate today, particularly regarding elements of the bill reducing funding for higher education, eliminating Grad PLUS Loans and imposing unacceptable loan limits for graduate and professional students.