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Recent Updates

The American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy has selected 7 individuals as recipients of the Walmart Health Equity Scholarship for Pharmacy Students recognizing their leadership, academic success, and a commitment to serving rural or medically underserved patient populations upon graduation.
Stipend will provide support to outstanding student pharmacists as they pursue their degree. Each awardee will receive a $20,000 scholarship, up from $8,000 awarded to five students in 2023.
Dr. Marlon Fuller will show attendees how to foster a sense of belonging and build pathways for student success at ...
The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) has selected seven outstanding health professionals for the class of 2024 NAM Fellowships. The fellows were chosen based on their professional qualifications, reputations and accomplishments, and the relevance of their current field expertise to the work of the NAM and the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
Arlington, Va. — For the first time, Indian Americans are serving concurrent terms as presidential officers at three of the leading U.S. pharmacy organizations.
AACP is pleased to announce that the CVS Health/AACP Community Pharmacy Health Equity Award will be awarded to 21 outstanding student pharmacists who face financial barriers in pursuit of education including, but not limited to, those who identify as an underrepresented minority student, a student with a disability, or a student with a previous or current military service. Each awardee will receive a $20,000 scholarship, up from $8,000 awarded to five students in 2023.
AACP today announced the recipients of its top awards for 2024, which recognize six individuals, one institution, one organization and one scholarly paper, for their outstanding contributions made to pharmacy education, research, patient outcomes, community service and academic publishing.

AACP Executive Vice President and CEO Lee Vermeulen, B.S.Pharm., M.S., FCCP, FFIP, co-authored this blog post with APhA Executive Vice ...

Financial support will help students’ educational commitment to serving rural or underserved communities upon graduation.
The ACT Collaborative and the AACP Transformation Center have selected 73 educators to participate in the Community Pharmacy Practice Transformation Educators’ Badge Program to gain credibility amongst other community-based pharmacy educators and practitioners.
The ACT Collaborative and the AACP Transformation Center have selected 66 students for the inaugural cohort of the Community Pharmacy Student Scholar Leaders Program, recognizing their dedication to community-based pharmacy practice. 
AACP joined the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy, Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy and four other national pharmacy organizations to release a statement, "Fighting Fake Medicines Sold Online Requires Commitment to Cautioning Patients."